Summer has come and gone, and many little kids are heading out to their first year of school. This means it is time for you to meet your new preschoolers!
Fall is the perfect time for welcoming a new class of preschoolers as this time of year provides so many wonderful opportunities for fun and learning. Once you have welcomed students to your classroom with your favorite back to school activities, keep their excitement for learning going with this bundle of preschool fall activities.
Fall Themed Lesson Plans for Preschool
Depending on where you live, it may feel like fall begins in September while for others it may not feel like fall until Halloween. Regardless of when it feels like fall for you – fall themed learning activities can start in your classroom as soon as you would like. Furthermore, you can continue using fall themed activities in your classroom up until December!
To help you get started with your fall themed lesson plans for preschool, we created a bundle of fall themed resources. This bundle is the perfect resource to kick off your fall learning experience – whether it be in September or October!
Come with us as we share our fall themed activities, beginning with lesson plans for a fall themed circle time and continuing with lesson plans for fall themed math, science, and reading lessons.
Fall Themed Circle Time Activities
When your students start preschool this year, one of the things they will look forward to each day is circle time. Designed to help build a positive classroom community, circle time is an essential part of any preschool classroom.
One of the wonderful things about circle time is that it can easily be designed around any theme – like fall! This makes it the perfect starting point to introduce young learners to a new unit. Moreover, it is the ideal time to bring kids together each day to review what they’ve learned throughout the unit – all while building positive relationships with their peers.
While circle time can include an assortment of learning activities, it typically includes whole group reading, games, and singing. Below is an example of these activities as found in our fall themed circle time!
- teacher overview
- detailed circle time lesson plans
- print or projectable text
- 2 reread/review the text activities
- 3 responding to text activities
- song lyrics with a familiar tune + 2 corresponding activities
- pocket chart poem + 2 corresponding activities
- 3 game-style whole class activities
- 5 corresponding independent worksheets
- 1 emergent reader
Circle time is just the beginning of the fall fun! Once you have kicked off class with the fall circle time activity for the day, it is time to move into your core subject areas. Let’s start with a peek at how students will practice their math and literacy skills through the lens of fall.
Preschool Fall Math Activities
Our PreK math resource for fall includes several learning activities that cover several math concepts. Your preschoolers will practice counting and writing numbers and engage with number recognition, patterns, graphing, measurement, and 2d shapes.
Curious about how they will experience each of these math concepts through the lens of fall? Take a look below!
- Flip and Match: Counting Fall Items
- Write and Count: Counting Acorns
- Graphing fall leaves
- Measurement: Sunflower Stem Measurement
- 2D Shapes: Matching Squirrels
- Pattern Puzzles: Fall Patterns
- Clip It: Comparing Numbers
To help you easily set up each math center in your classroom we have provided printable materials, teacher preparation tips and activity instructions. In addition, you’ll find an “At a Glance Materials” sheet that lists all supplies needed. That’s not all you’ll find inside this resource – we have also included 18 no-prep worksheets that match the center activities.
Preschool Fall Literacy Activities
Math worksheets are not the only additional thing found inside this fall centers packet, there are also lesson plans and materials for 11 fall literacy centers!
Like the math centers, each literacy center helps preschoolers practice an important literacy skill. By the end of the 11 centers, your students will have practiced letter recognition, counting syllables, letter writing, and upper and lowercase recognition. They will also practice writing their name and free writing to help improve their fine motor skills.
- Beginning Sounds: Match the Sound
- Sorting: Fall Colors
- Letter Formation: Corn Writing
- Syllables: Syllable Stack
- Letter Identification: Pick and Sort
- Writing and Fine Motor: Concepts of Print
- Upper and Lowercase: Tree and Leaf Match
- On My Own Craft: Tear A Tree
- Writing Own Name: Pumpkin Wagon Craft
- Easy Reader: The Colors of Fall
- Free Write
Fall Themed Exploration Stations for Preschool
Knowing that centers (or stations) are so beneficial for young learners, we developed nine additional fall themed centers. These centers are part of our Exploration Station series for preschoolers. Each center is designed to engage kids in learning about a new topic through a hands on activity that fosters independence.
Here is an overview of the nine fall themed activities in our Fall Exploration Stations:
- Explore: Explore and read the pages. Make a fall scene on the mat.
- Color: Color the pictures, or use the code to color the pictures.
- Solve: Solve the puzzle to put the baking steps in order.
- Make: Use play dough to make the item on the mat.
- Build: Use geoboards and bands to build the pictures.
- Experiment: Test the fall items to see if they sink or float.
- Play: Roll the dice to create a scarecrow.
- Write/Draw: Draw or write about fall.
- Create: Make the tree craft.
Just like all of the learning activities in this fall bundle, this Exploration Station resource comes complete with detailed lesson plans. Moreover, it includes printable materials to help set-up each station and support student independence.
- Tent signs for each station
- Editable work-boards
- Editable checklists for students
- Labels
- Letter banner template
Preschool Fall Science Activities
Another exceptional way to engage students in hands on learning is through STEM projects. Therefore, we created a fall themed STEM experience as part of this PreK fall bundle.
As with each of our PreK STEM lessons, this fall lesson plan centers around a real world experience. Moreover, it uses everyday materials you already have access to in your classroom.
Here is a sneak peek of this fun fall science activity!
STEM Focus: Build a mobile that balances using items found in nature.
Learning Materials Included:
- Step-by-Step lesson plans
- STEM Exploration Process posters
- Fall STEM Event and Exploration posters
- Printable Nature Objects templates
- Vocabulary Cards
- Explore science connections with QR codes and an infographic
- Materials List
- Planning Poster
- Recording Sheets
- Reflection Sheets
Preschool Fall Reading Activities
From circle time to STEM, you can see that fall can be explored through any subject area and there is one area we can’t forget – reading!
Reading is one of the most important skills preschoolers will begin to develop. Therefore, it is essential to include a weekly read aloud. Even better if that picture book connects students to the current theme!
To help students stay connected to the theme of fall, we selected the picture book, The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming for this PreK read aloud.
Here is an overview of the various learning activities we created for you to use when reading The Leaf Thief with your preschoolers. Each activity can be printed or uploaded as a digital activity. Moreover, details on how to teach each activity are provided in the lesson plans.
This Resource Includes:
- Detailed lesson plans
- Comprehension questions
- Whole group response to text activities
- Response to text worksheets
- Writing pages
- Vocabulary cards and worksheets
- Quiz
- Retelling puppets
- Craftivity template
Once your students finish this fun fall read aloud and the other engaging lessons in this bundle, they will be ready for more fall fun!
Try our Preschool Fall Activities today! We know you students will have a blast with all of the engaging activities. We worked hard to design the perfect variety for this beautiful time of year.
