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Preschool Unit Lesson Plans: Hands-On Activities to Build Skills and Teach Thematic Units

It is time to stop searching for preschool activities!  We both know there are some great ideas on on the internet, but let’s get honest here.  Social media sucks us in and becomes more of a time waste than a helpful tool.  Our kids need US, not us on the computer.  A team of 12 teachers and preschool parents have created an awesome resource packed with hands-on fun and learning activities. Save time by downloading Preschool Unit Lesson Plans with some of the best activities for your preschooler.

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Get ready for fun and learning with all our preschool unit lesson plans. These thematic units are packed with literature based activities that are easy to prepare and fun to implement.

Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

Each thematic unit is packed with literature based activities that are easy to prepare and fun to implement. From making pattern necklaces to playing Dino, Dino Where’s Your Bone, children play, learn, and develop essential early-childhood skills. Each individual unit includes a variety of activities in literacy, math, sensory exploration, craft, science, social studies, gross motor and social / emotional well being. Developed by a team of teachers and parents, these activities have been carefully crafted and kid tested!

Click here to check out the units ——> Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

You and Your Children will Love Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

  • All the activities in the book are FUN! Every activity has been tried, tested and approved by our children.
  • The activities are based on play, and your children will be exploring and learning through their senses.
  • Your children will love the engaging invitations, and you will be able to see how they are building their skills through play.
  • The activities have been carefully chosen to offer a wide range of math and literacy skills, working across the curriculum to incorporate play, imagination, science, sensory and art.
  • Each thematic unit is packed with literature based activities that are easy to prepare and fun to implement.

Each Preschool Unit Lesson Plans Contains:

24 hands-on ideas that will help your child succeed in preschool

A variety of themed hands-on activities based on literature

Ideas to build vocabulary and early literacy skills with songs and games

Printable pages to help get learners ready for school

Material lists, step-by-step instructions and full color photographs of every activity

Suggestions for modifications and extensions so you can adapt the activities to suit your child

Peek inside a Preschool Unit Lesson Plan


A wide range of learning activities, including:

  • literacy
  • math
  • sensory exploration
  • crafts
  • science
  • social studies
  • gross motor
  • social and emotional well being

Developed by a team of talented teachers and parents, these activities range from whole group
circle time ideas to active learning games. All lesson plans have been carefully crafted and kid
tested!

Whether you are a new teacher developing an entire preschool curriculum, a veteran teacher
searching for new inspiration, or a parent homeschooling your preschooler, you’ll find everything
you need in these Preschool Unit Lesson Plans.

Select specific units to enrich your school curriculum or get them all!

Themes Included in the Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

Click the theme to see the cover and a peek inside each unit lesson plan.

Fall – All the leaves are falling down! Now is a great time to explore learning with leaves,
apples, and pumpkins.
Winter – Outside temperature may be low, but the activities in here are hot! There are plenty of
indoor activities in here to keep your children learning this season!
Color – Give learning a burst of color with these bright themed activities!
Five Senses – Investigate your sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight with these fun
explorations.
Farm – “Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo!” Bring the farm to your children with
the engaging activities in this unit!
Space – Blast off into an action-packed learning adventure. From sorting moon rocks to painting
stars, young learners will explore space in this unit.
Construction – Don your pretend hard hats and get ready for some construction themed play
and learning.

All About Me – Establish a sense of self while exploring similarities and differences that make us
all unique.
Habitats – From the desert to the arctic, help young learners explore different animal habitats
through interactive learning activities.
Spring – Celebrate the beauty of spring flowers, rain showers and sprouting gardens with these
playful learning activities.
Bugs & Butterflies – Build, measure, paint and read all about bugs and butterflies!
Weather – Rainy days can’t keep you down! These weather-related activities are sure to keep
your children actively learning, no matter what the weather!
Animals – Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! No need to fear teaching an animal unit, we’ve got
everything covered here!
Ocean – Bring the ocean indoors with these splash-tastic unit lesson plans.
Flowers & Trees – Learning will blossom with these activities to help grow little minds!
Transportation – Zoom into learning fun with this hands-on unit featuring some of your favorite
vehicles.
Community Helpers – Play and learn about the people in our neighborhoods and the jobs they
do to improve our society.
Dinosaurs – Step back in time with dinosaurs. Make sure to figure out your name–osaurus first!
Around The World – Pack your {pretend} bags and get ready to go on a world adventure. From
stringing patterned necklaces to making apple pie, children will get a glimpse at some different
places around the world.
Summer – Say hello to sunshine and sweet summer fun with counting, literacy, crafts and more.

 

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