Spring and summer is a perfect time to teach a preschool garden theme. Even with school out, these activities and ideas are fun for summer camps or at home. The hard part is deciding which one to try first, in my opinion.
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Activities for a Garden Theme
Merge science and art with these beautiful coffee filter flowers. We probably made thousands of these during the last months of school – they were that much of a hit!
Set up a pretend play garden and farm stand. My preschoolers always love a great dramatic play set up in our home center!
Use flowers to paint! Let children explore different textures and designs as they get creative with flowers and paint.
Challenge kiddos to make flowers using cupcake liners. It’s always fun to see the different ways children can create with simple materials.
Try out some flower yoga poses. I think this sounds like a fun way to integrate movement into a garden theme.
Grab some seeds and make a homemade sound matching game. It’s interesting to see which children can differentiate the different sounds. Plus, the game doubles as homemade musical instruments.
Do an experiment to show how leaves breath. My son’s been into the concept of photosynthesis this month, so I know he’ll enjoy trying this experiment soon.
Let the children play pretend flower shop. I’ve done something like this most years, and it is always a HUGE hit with the kiddos!
Dissect a bean seed with the kids. What a great way to explore the beginnings of a plant!
Use old flower petals as part of an early Montessori lesson. Young children will love touching and transferring the petals!
Preschool Lesson Plans
Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for preschool classrooms and home preschool, so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.
Flowers Theme Lesson Plans >>> Preschool Classroom | Home Preschool
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Even more garden theme ideas
Fun and Educational Garden Activities for Kids
Flower Garden Crafts and Activities
Originally published May 30, 2015
Do you have any examples of the coffee filter flowers!!
Here’s the link to our coffee filter flowers — https://fun-a-day.com/colorful-science-and-art-experiment-for-spring/. I’ve made them with various kiddos, always with great success!