Table of Contents:

1. What activities are good for preschoolers?
2. So what kind of activities do preschoolers need?
3. Do you need worksheets for these?
4. My Favorite List of Preschool Activities
5. STEM Activities for Preschoolers
6. Literacy Activities for Preschoolers
7. Art Activities for Preschoolers
8. 50+ Awesome Preschool Activities – that’s a wrap!
9. What are your favorite activities for preschoolers?

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Looking for a GO-TO list of Preschool Activities? This is it.

I love a good preschool activities moment, but I HATE having to blindly search Pinterest for the “good ones”. It just takes way too long.

I know you feel me.

There are so many amazing preschool activities for us to use at home – but wouldn’t it be easier if they were all in one place? Friends, it is here.

Welcome to my comprehensive list of activities for preschoolers. I’m so excited to roll this out.

What activities are good for preschoolers?

Any activity that involves PLAY is a great activity for a preschooler.

The world is just opening to them and they are sponges trying to take all the information in. Plus, they do have a few more skills and a lot more background knowledge / life experience than toddlers, along with all that wonder and imagination.

They are living in such a sweet spot for activities.

RELATED: Thinking about doing preschool at home? Check out my super simple homeschool preschool program, Playing Preschool.

So what kind of activities do preschoolers need?

• Our preschoolers need hands-on learning (so do our big kids but this post is focusing on preschoolers).
• Our preschoolers need tangible (they need to TOUCH everything).
• Our preschoolers need a chance to learn by doing (and actual doing, not pencil to paper doing).

Truth be told, in this post, focused more on learning activities for preschoolers  – and I’m fine with it. Preschoolers have a ball doing all toddler activities and sensory bins…

But the activities in this list are ones they can in addition to those. Toddlers aren’t ready for complex math activities using dice and tallies – but our preschoolers are.

I wanted a post that really highlighted activities that are geared more towards the pre-k crowd. So I wrote one…

Do you need worksheets for these?

In a nut shell: no. But first, I need to get on my soap box for a minute.

(Throat clear)

There’s an INFLUX of preschool activities nowadays that use printables or worksheets and friends, that’s just not what our kids need.

Our preschoolers can do SO MUCH with their hands

Let’s give them a chance to show off their skills and abilities WITHOUT using a two-dimensional worksheet.

Here are 50+ activities that prove just how capable and amazing these kids are.

My Favorite List of Preschool Activities

Because I cannot just throw a list of 50-something activities out into the world, I’ve broken this list into three learning categories:  STEM (particularly math and science), literacy, and art.

Remember, just because I didn’t include an array of sensory bin or motor skill activities doesn’t mean we walk away from those once we hit preschool land…

I simply wanted to highlight some learning activities for preschoolers that may be a tad much for the toddler crowd.

STEM Activities for Preschoolers

The STEM list of preschool activities is broken into a two sub groups – apparently, I really like grouping.

I divided it into math activities & science activities to make it even easier to find the right activity for your kiddo.

Math Activities for Preschoolers

Preschool Math with Duplo Legos – Frugal Fun 4 Boys and Girls

Introducing Addition – Busy Toddler

Count & Bead: Pre-K Math Activity – No Time for Flashcards

Shadow Activity: Build the Blocks to Match – Hands on as We Grow

Shape Sorting Activity – Busy Toddler

Skyscraper Day Building Activity – No Time for Flashcards

Corn Sorting Preschool Math Activity – Busy Toddler

2D Shape Hunt – Playdough to Plato

Find the Shapes – Busy Toddler

Cut and Paste Shape Game for Kids – Playdough to Plato

Make a Domino Line-Up – Busy Toddler

How Many Legos Long? – Playdough to Plato

Post-it Number Line Activity – Busy Toddler

Preschool Build and Measure Center  – Play Teach Repeat

How to Use a Ten-Frame – Busy Toddler

Shaving Cream Foam Block Sensory Play – Days with Grey

Easy Sticker Number Match – Busy Toddler

Post-it Number Match – Busy Toddler

Roll & Count Tally Activity – Busy Toddler

Science Activities for Toddlers

Blowing Balloons with Baking Soda and Vinegar – Hands on as We Grow

Making Potions Science Experimenting – Busy Toddler

Microwave Ivory Soap Experiment – Happy Hooligans

Itsy Bitsy Spider Sensory and STEM Activity – Play Teach Repeat

Bubble Droppers Science Experiment – Busy Toddler

Cool Science: Spring Salt Painting – Toddler Approved

Literacy Activities for Preschoolers

Welcome to my list of 20+ Literacy Activities for Preschoolers – we are talking alphabet letters, sounds, name recognition and all the other fun preschool work on road to reading.

There’s no rush to learn to read, and these activities are ONLY meant for kids who are ready for them. Don’t worry or push your preschooler into literacy…it’ll happen naturally.

When they are ready to explore the ABCs – this is your list.

RELATED: Worried about your child and the ABCs? Read my thoughts on it.

Find Your Name Breakfast Invitation – Days with Grey

Letter Board Name Search – Preschool Inspirations

Alphabet Line-Up with Post-it Notes – Busy Toddler

Hidden Name Art – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Alphabet Sticky Wall – Toddler Approved

Alphabet Ice Game for Kids – Days with Grey

Building Names – Busy Toddler

Sensory Name Recognition Activity – Play Teach Repeat

Alphabet Tunnel Play – Toddler Approved

Sticker Name Recognition Activity – Busy Toddler

Color Words Drive-Up – Days with Grey

ABC Tube Alphabet Matching – Busy Toddler

Giant Alphabet Sticker Connect the Dots Game – Toddler Approved

Marshmallow & Toothpick: Alphabet Building Challenge – Play Teach Repeat

Post-It Names – Busy Toddler

Chrysanthemum Preschool Name Art – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Alphabet Soup Matching – Busy Toddler

Alphabet Construction Zone – Play Teach Repeat

Giant Word Search – Busy Toddler

Build Your Name – No Time for Flashcards

Build an Alphabet Wall with Preschoolers – Toddler Approved

Easy Alphabet Match Up – Busy Toddler

Family Name Matching – Busy Toddler

Art Activities for Preschoolers

Who doesn’t love a good preschool art moment?!

This list of art activities is filled with process art ideas that preschoolers just love.

Process art is a fancy term for “art that has no predetermined end appearance”. It’s a beautiful thing to let our preschoolers explore art without any preconceived expectations.

Paint the Ice – Days with Grey

Watercolor Coffee Filter Flower – Hands on as We Grow

Bubble Painting Art Activity – Fun Learning for Kids

Outdoor Name Art – Busy Toddler

Rubber Band Splatter Painting – Hands on as We Grow

Seashell Self Portrait – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Play Dough Trays for Preschoolers – Play Teach Repeat

Color Mixing Activity – Days with Grey

Frozen Paint Process Art – Busy Toddler

Paper Plate and Button Self Portrait – No Time For Flash Cards

Monster Collage Art Activity – Fun Learning for Kids

Vibrant Paper Towel Art – Happy Hooligans

Pop Can Prints – Easy Art Project – No Time for Flash Cards

Body Paint Process Art – Busy Toddler

 

Ladybug Art – Fantastic Fun and Learning

Paper Plate Art – Play Teach Repeat

Salt, Glue, and Watercolors Writing Activity – Happy Hooligans

50+ Awesome Preschool Activities – that’s a wrap!

There’s a whole world of play-based learning activities for preschoolers out there – it’s just a matter of finding them.

What are your favorite activities for preschoolers?