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Home / Early Learning / 10 More Preschool Name Activities to Try

10 More Preschool Name Activities to Try

Shared by Mary Catherine 3 Comments

If you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, you already know how I love teaching using kids’ names! There’s so much learning that takes place as children explore their names and the names of their friends. Previously, I shared over 15 preschool name activities to try with the kiddos. Since then, my students and I have done even more with name learning. So here are 10 more name ideas to try out with your preschoolers!

10 more preschool name activities for the kids

Table of Contents

  • #PLAYfulpreschool learning with preschool name activities
  • How do preschool name activities teach kids?
  • More #PLAYfulpreschool ideas to use in the new year
  • All About Me Books
  • Done-for-You Preschool Resources

#PLAYfulpreschool learning with preschool name activities

If you’ve been following along most Wednesdays for the past few months, you’ve seen some themed posts from the #PLAYfulpreschool team. I’ve really enjoyed sharing lesson plans with other parents and educators, and I hope you all have enjoyed it too. This Wednesday’s focus is sharing a round-up of preschool ideas. Below are 10 preschool name activities to try out soon!

More preschool name activities to try this week

1. Colorful pumpkin seed names

2. Name activity inspired by “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”

Preschool name activities for playful learning

3. Blinged-out fairy tale names

4. Candy cane name ornaments

10 preschool name activities

5. Word wall filled with names

6. Winter-y, marshmallow names

Fun and meaningful preschool name activities

7. Name writing in vanilla spice sensory tray

8. Clothespin names

meaningful preschool name activities

9. Name snowmen

10. Spicy apple print letters and names

How do preschool name activities teach kids?

The main reason I like using kids’ names to teach is because names are meaningful. I am ALL ABOUT fun and meaningful learning experiences! Children have ownership over their names, which makes their names important. Therefore, kids will be more interested in anything done with their names!

Here are just some of the concepts that can be taught using children’s names (as well as their friends’ names, their family members’ names, their teachers’ names, etc.) –

  • Letter identification
  • Letter sounds
  • Letter formation
  • Reading/writing left to right
  • Counting
  • Graphing
  • Comparing and contrasting
  • Sight word recognition

What are some of your favorite preschool name activities? I love hearing how other parents/teachers integrate learning with kids’ names. I’m sure I’ll be doing even more in the next year!

More #PLAYfulpreschool ideas to use in the new year

Free preschool thematic lesson plans from The Educators’ Spin On It

Favorite literacy ideas for preschool from Growing Book By Book

10 more preschool name activities

All About Me Books

These name activities are great for any time of year, but they go perfectly with an “all about me” theme. And if you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, then you probably already know that I cannot pass up the opportunity to recommend some great books for preschool.

Since these activities will fit in really well with an “all about me” theme, I would like to recommend some books that are perfect for that same theme! Check them out below.

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Done-for-You Preschool Resources

Planning meaningful lessons for students week after week, all while balancing other teaching responsibilities and a personal life, can be a daunting task. That’s where Preschool Teacher 101 comes in to save you time!

Preschool Teacher 101 is excited to share with you some amazing lesson plans, activity packs, and much more! We offer a wide variety of themes that are frequently used in preschool classrooms, as well as some less common (but super interesting) themes. Click on the images below to learn more about some of our preschool name resources!

Editable Name Mats preschool resource cover
Editable & Auto-Fill Name Mats Bundle
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Name Bundle
Editable & Auto-Fill Name Mats - Seasonal Options
Editable & Auto-Fill Name Mats: Seasonal Options

Join The Pack from Preschool Teacher 101 today for exclusive access to our amazing products. And we even have three different membership options to suit your needs!

Filed Under: Early Learning Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Names

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  1. Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says

    December 24, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    So many neat ideas. I especially like the candy cane ornaments!

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  2. Elizabeth says

    November 17, 2017 at 9:41 am

    OMGOSH!!!! I am trying to put together craft kits for when my 4yr old grandson is here for Christmas. I consider myself crafty, but these ideas at SO COOL!!!! It REALLY helps that during my search I have found more stuff than we could possibly make! Bonus, my shopping list, so far, is pretty short! (Yes, ‘m a craft hoarder.)

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    • Mary Catherine says

      November 20, 2017 at 11:53 am

      You sound like an incredibly fun grandma! I won’t judge you for your craft hoarding. You should see our craft closet at home! 😉

      Reply
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