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Preschool Lesson Plans for Teachers & Providers

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Library updated 2026-08-26. Free starter plans open fully; other plans show library previews.

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Weather Watchers

Theme: Weather Watchers

Preschoolers become weather watchers who observe, record, and investigate sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, and stormy weather. Clothing choices, safety, and process art support real outdoor noticing — not elementary meteorology worksheets.

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Farm Animals

Theme: Farm Animals

Preschoolers investigate how farm animals move, communicate, live, and help people — through discovery baskets, sound/movement, sorting, sensory wash play, STEM shelters, market dramatic play, counting, process art, and a collaborative class farm.

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Community Helpers

Theme: Community Helpers

Preschoolers explore many people who help a community — healthcare, fire/rescue, mail, grocery, construction, library, sanitation, and teachers — through dramatic play, process art, movement, and conversation. Anyone can do these jobs.

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All About Me

Theme: All About Me

Preschoolers will explore who they are through activities focused on their names, families, bodies, feelings, preferences, and unique characteristics. Through books, songs, art, mirrors, movement, and discussions, children will build self-awareness, confidence, communication skills,…

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Letters & Sounds

Theme: Letters & Sounds

Preschoolers will explore letters and sounds through playful literacy activities, sensory materials, songs, books, and hands-on building. Children will recognize letters, connect sounds to symbols, explore names, and build phonological awareness in meaningful contexts.

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Numbers Everywhere

Theme: Numbers Everywhere

Preschoolers will explore numbers and counting through hands-on play, songs, books, games, and everyday routines. Children will count, compare quantities, recognize numerals, and use numbers in pretend play while building mathematical thinking.

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Feelings & Emotions

Theme: Feelings & Emotions

Preschoolers will explore feelings and emotions through stories, art, movement, discussions, and pretend play. Children will name emotions, recognize feelings in themselves and others, and practice helpful strategies for managing strong feelings.

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Shapes Around Us

Theme: Shapes Around Us

Preschoolers will discover shapes in the environment through hunts, art, building, sorting, and pretend play. Children will name shapes, describe attributes, combine shapes to create designs, and find shapes in everyday objects.

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Five Senses

Theme: Five Senses

Preschoolers will explore sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste through safe sensory stations, experiments, games, and discussions. Children will name the five senses and describe how each helps them learn about the world.

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Colors Everywhere

Theme: Colors Everywhere

Preschoolers will explore colors through hands-on play, movement, art, songs, books, sensory experiences, and everyday discoveries. Throughout the week, children will identify, sort, match, mix, create, and talk about colors while developing language, problem-solving,…

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Easter Eggs, Chicks & Spring Science

Theme: Easter & Spring

Preschoolers will explore Easter and spring through life cycle investigations, egg experiments, nature studies, literacy activities, engineering challenges, art projects, and outdoor exploration. Children will develop scientific thinking while learning about growth, change, and…

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Fourth of July Stars, Stripes & Community Heroes

Theme: Fourth of July

Preschoolers will explore the Fourth of July through community helpers, patriotic symbols, STEM investigations, literacy activities, art projects, and outdoor games. Children will learn about community, teamwork, celebrations, and national symbols while building kindergarten…

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New Year's Goal Setters & Big Dreams

Theme: New Year's

Preschoolers will celebrate the New Year through goal setting, reflection, STEM challenges, literacy activities, counting games, art projects, and social-emotional learning. Children will explore the concepts of growth, perseverance, and new beginnings while building…

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Zoo Veterinarians

Theme: Zoo Veterinarians & Animal Care

Children will become zoo veterinarians as they learn how animals are cared for, explore animal needs, conduct pretend health checks, investigate habitats, and practice empathy through dramatic play and hands-on science activities. Children will…

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Water Park Engineers

Theme: Water Engineering & Summer STEM

Children will become water park engineers as they design water slides, build water systems, test floating objects, solve engineering challenges, and explore how water moves. Through hands-on STEM investigations, children will learn about gravity,…

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Ice Cream Shop Entrepreneurs

Theme: Ice Cream Shop Business

Children will become ice cream shop owners as they create menus, take customer orders, count money, build ice cream creations, and operate their own classroom ice cream business. Through dramatic play, math activities, literacy…

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Construction Engineers

Theme: Construction & Engineering

Children will become construction engineers as they design buildings, test structures, operate construction sites, explore tools, and solve engineering challenges. Through hands-on building experiences and STEM investigations, children will develop creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork…

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My Home & My Family

Theme: Family Connections — My Home & My Family

Children explore home, family routines, responsibilities, and ways families spend time together through literacy, dramatic play, STEM, math, and creative experiences that build appreciation for home life and early academic and social-emotional skills.

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Frequently asked questions

Are preschool lesson plans ready for classroom use?

Yes. Plans are built for real preschool days with themes, weekly overviews, and activities. Free starter plans open completely; Pro unlocks every published preschool plan.

Can preschool teachers request new themes?

Yes. Members can request lesson plans through the website with age group, topic, and learning goals.

Do preschool plans include circle time and art?

Many preschool weeks include Circle Time, Art, Sensory Play, and other activity types. Browse the Circle Time and Process Art hub pages for activity-level ideas.

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