Back to School Activities for Preschool & PreK – Complete Preschool Lesson Plan

If you are looking for activities for Preschool with a Back-to-School theme, this Preschool lesson plan is for you! These activities for PreK and Preschool bring Back-to-School fun into your classroom. You will have an entire Preschool lesson plan of Back to School theme activities for preschool to keep your students engaged! No need to spend hours planning, because it is all done for you! Your Back to School theme will come to life through learning with these great developmentally appropriate activities for Preschool & PreK!

 This Preschool lesson plan includes video links, fiction & nonfiction book lists, free choice center ideas, classroom posters, pocket chart cards, & more!  The preschool activities for Back to School include 10 Math, 9 Literacy, 1 Science, 2 Games, & 4 Art/Craft activities & centers.

 All of the Math & Literacy Activities for PreK & Preschool come with an assessment recording sheet and Common Core Standards lists. are included.  These activities for Preschool are also designed for PreK, and kindergarten.

 This Back to School Activities for PreK & Preschool Set Includes:

• How to Use This Resource
• ‘What You Will Need’ supply list for this unit
• Center List for Math, Literacy, Art & Science
• Book & Song List
• Sensory Bin, Block Table, & Dramatic Play Idea List
• Monday-Friday Daily Plan Suggestions
• 12 Pocket Chart Vocabulary Word Strips-Graphics
• 12 Pocket Chart Vocabulary Word Strips-Photo
• 13 School Themed Wall Posters-Photo
• 10 School-Themed Wall Posters-Graphics
• Circle Time Backpacks Name Recognition Chant and Activity with templates

Math Centers-All center activities have assessment recording sheetsCenter list with Early Childhood and Kindergarten Common Core Standards

• Let’s Count & Make Sets mats 1-10
• School count & Clip 1-15
• Backpack Shape Sort! Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle & Oval
• Let’s Color Shapes! Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle & Oval
• School Count & Match Puzzles 0-15
• Crayon Boxes Count & Trace 0-10
• Spin, Sort & Count Colors-Introduction to graphing
• Build it! 1-10
• Pack My Lunch! Introduction to number cubes (dice) and subitizing

Literacy Centers-All center activities have assessment recording sheetsCenter list with Early Childhood and Kindergarten Common Core Standards

• School Stuff Vocabulary Matching Game
• Tracing Lines Practice Sheets & Cards
• Upper & Lowercase Letter Sort-Fill the Backpacks
• Lowercase Letter Clip
• At School-Foldable Emergent Reader to Color
• Circle/Highlight the Letter (Flashcards included)
• Mark a Letter (Flashcards included)
• Letter Tracing A-Z
• Follow the Roads & Make the Letters Mats

Art/Science/Fine Motor Centers

• Color Sorting
• Back to School Vocabulary Bingo
• What Goes in a Backpack…(& what doesn’t!)
• Tracing Lines & Cards
• Monster Dots…How to Use Liquid Glue
• Haircuts-Cutting Practice
• This is What I Made At School Today
• Preschool/PreK/School Is Fun! Coloring Crowns
• I Made it Through the First Week Coloring Certificates

Here’s What Teachers Have Said:

❤️ “Used this resource for center work, IEP goal work and morning stations. The kids loved the hands-on activities! Very useful! Thank you!”-Tara L”

❤️ “This was a great lesson to make sure that my students were learning everything they needed to within the first week of school.”-Faith P.

❤️ “Such an amazing resource! My kiddos loved all the different activities!”-Allison H.

Back-to-school time is so hectic for students and teachers…this Preschool Lesson Plan will take some stress from your planning and let you enjoy your class!

Try these great Back to School Resources. They full of amazing Activities for PreK & Preschool:

About Me Activities for Preschool & PreK – Preschool Lesson Plans

My Family & Friends Activities for Preschool & PreK – Preschool Lesson Plans

5 Senses Activities for Preschool & PreK – Preschool Lesson Plans

Apples Activities for Preschool & PreK – Preschool Lesson Plans

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