Preschool Bird Activities and Lesson Planning Ideas

Below you can find tons of fun and engaging Bird Activities! Pick and choose the activities for your lesson or download a free copy of our Bird Preschool Lesson Plan to save you time!

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Preschool Bird Theme Map

Stock up on feathers this week! Add Bird related cookie cutters to your Art space to use with play dough, or stamping. Add Bird Stickers, and items that can be used to create nests.

Create a Nest

Member Sheena W. of Building Blocks Family Child Care invited her students to create a nest using paper plates, glue and pine needs, leaves, and other items found in nature.

Make your own bird feeder

Invite your preschoolers to Create a Bird Feeder
and then observe the visitors!

Painting with Feathers

Gather a variety of feathers, and tempera paint (or acrylic on canvas) to create your own feather painting art piece.

More Bird Themed Art & Creative Ideas:

Bird Nest Dough Invitation from The Kindergarten Connection
Tykes 'n Tots Preschool & Daycare
Feather Painting From Munchkins and Moms
Bird Sponge Stamping by Cutting Tiny Bites
Feathered Parrots by Little Page Turners
Construction Paper Nest from Frugal Fun for Boys
Free bird sounds, songs and rhymes from Living Montessori

*Pretend Bird Watching

Add bird watching items: Binoculars, Bird Books, Bird Magazines.

Life-Size Bird Nest

Create a "Child Sized" Bird Nest. Use a large Cardboard box, or a Kiddie pool. Provide pretend bird wings, and beaks.

Check out this life sized nest tutorial
from Creekside Learning

Bird Watching Station

Set up a bird watching station on your dramatic play stand. Add binoculars, books about birds, photos of birds, and clipboards for marking notes. Hang up pictures of birds in the room if playing indoors for kids to spot with their binoculars.

Bird Small World Play

Add: Plastic Birds, Nests, Birdhouses,
and Trees to the building space.

Bird Nest Provocation

Set up an invitation to provoke thought and creative exploration with your preschoolers.
Provide materials like moss, twigs, leaves, and shredded paper for children to build nests with.
See our Bird Nest Provocation blog post here.

Bird Seed Writing Tray

A bird seed writing tray is a great way to support preschoolers that are beginning to recognize letters and learn to form them.

*Bird & Birdhouse Letter Matching

Practice matching uppercase to lowercase letters or phonics with this Birdhouse Uppercase/Lowercase matching from the Pre-K Printable Fun Bird Activity Pack

Spring Word Wall Activities

When I think of Spring birds are often one of the first things that comes to mind.
My Spring Word Wall Set is a great compliment to your bird theme activities.

Bird 3-Part Cards

Use these 3-part cards from the Pre-K Printable Fun Bird Activity Pack to support your preschooler as they learn the names of a variety of birds.
Find more ways to use these cards on my blog post Tips for Using 3-Part Cards in Literacy Activities

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Mama Built a Little Nest
by Jennifer Ward and Steve Jenkins
Hooray for Birds!
by Lucy Cousins
Feathers for Lunch
by Lois Ehlert
An Egg is Quiet
by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylia Long

*Building a Nest Sequencing

Build a nest sequencing activity from the Pre-K Printable Fun Bird Activity Pack

Worm & Bird Color Sort

Member Sheena W. from Building Blocks Family Child Care
printed photos of birds in colors to match the Learning Resources Measurement math worms and invited students to match the worms to the same colored bird.

Feed The Bird Counting Game Freebie

Practice math skills with this fun hands-on
Feed the Bird math activity from Pre-K Printable Fun

Spring Measure, Compare, and Graph

Preschoolers are learning a large variety of math skills including measuring, graphing and comparing objects.
Support these math skills while exploring birds with our fun Spring Measure, Compare & Graph pack.

Backyard Bird Watching

Set up an Outdoor Space for Bird Watching: Add a variety of Bird Feeders, Nesting Materials, Binoculars, a notebook for drawing birds, Reference Books, and a comfy space to sit and observe.

This adorable bird feeding and watching area was shared by Community member Kathy M. of Just like home Childcare and Preschool

Sheena Wheeler of Building Blocks Family Childcare created this fun outdoor bird watching area.
A bird house and feeder is a great way to encourage repeat visitors.

Bird Seed and Gelatin Feeders

Dissolve a packet of unflavored gelatin in hot water (an adult needs to do this part).
Add 3/4 cup of bird seed (more if mixture has too much liquid)
Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Fill cookie cutters with the mixture, use a straw to make a hole to thread string or ribbon through.
Allow to dry and then hang
Observe visiting birds!
**Optional: Make a few different shapes and try to predict which shapes will be consumed first.

Bird and Egg Sorting

Sorting eggs activity from the
Pre-K Printable Fun Bird Activity Pack

Explore Birds on the Light Table

Light Table Invitation created by Community member
Laurie P. of Pitter Patter Dayhome.

Bird Themed Sensory Bin Inspiration

Bird Sensory Bin created by Community Member Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center

Bird sensory bin created by community member
Laurie P. of Pitter Patter Dayhome.

Bird Investigation Invitation

This lovely invitation to explore birds was created by reader Laurie P. of Pitter Patter Dayhome.

Investigate a Nest

Ask parents or other local resources if they have items such as abandoned nests for students to investigate. Encourage children to observe the nests and document the materials the bird used to create the nest.

More Bird Themed Science & Discovery Ideas:

Toddler feather sorting activity from Fantastic Fun and Learning
Fine Motor Feather Cutting by A Little Pinch of Perfect
Feather experiment by Life over C's
Feed the birds fine motor activity from Learning 4 Kids

Bird Fine Motor Sweeping Mat

Invite your preschoolers to engage in some fine motor fun with the Fine Motor Sweeping Mats from Pre-K Printable Fun. This pack includes more than a dozen options including this bird mat. Simply pair with a paint brush and colored sand.

Frozen Bird Seed

Freeze bird seed in chunks of ice. Challenge preschoolers to use tweezers as a beak to remove the bird seed for some fine motor fun.

Build a Bird Play Dough Invitation

Set up a fun play dough invitation for your preschoolers to build birds and explore bird feathers.
See our tutorial on the blog

Gross Motor: Pretend to be birds!

Fly around like birds, build a nest, and make bird calls!

Gross Motor: Duck Duck Goose

Play Duck Duck Goose Together!

Gross Motor: Bird Scavenger Hunt

Grab your binoculars and go on a backyard bird scavenger hunt! If you don't have all these birds in your area try printing photos and hanging them in trees for children to spot.

Then learn more about the areas where each bird lives. This list can be found in my Around the House Scavenger Hunt pack.

*Can I Fly? Bird Sort

Sorting birds that can fly from the Pre-K Printable Fun Bird Activity Pack.
This is a great activity to set up for children in a small group to encourage discussion.
Support discussion of where in the world these birds live.
Extend this activity to a discussion of which birds in your community can fly and which cannot.

What birds live in your area?

Research and learn more about the birds that live in your community.

Spring Bird Rhyme

Add some bird fun to your circle time with a fun rhyme!
This rhyme, and four more spring rhymes, can be found inside my Spring Rhymes for Circle Time pack.

Count the Birds in your Backyard

Count the number of birds and number of different types of birds viewed each day, graph and compare. Alternatively you can play this roll and graph game from our Spring Measure, Compare, and Graph set.

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Birds Preschool Activity Pack

$7.00

Your preschooler will love learning about birds while they build important math and literacy skills. This set includes a variety of fun preschool activities and games.

Inside this this 58-page .pdf file you will find the s the following 17 preschool sctivities:

Bird Shape Clip Cards

Birdhouse Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Matching

Birdhouse Color Matching Puzzles

Pre-Writing (Cutting) Practice

Count and Clip Cards

Bird Themed Puzzles 1-10 & 11-20

Bird Nest Counting Mats 1-10

Bird Nest Counting Mats with Frames & Counters

Nest Counting Mat

Egg Sorting Activity

Eagle Life Cycle

Can I fly? sorting mat

Egg Matching Activity

Parts of a Bird

Build a Nest Sequencing Mat

Birdhouse Color Matching Mat

Bird Word Wall

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Feed the Bird Preschool Counting Game

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This free preschool printable game includes the following:

Bird Mat

Counting Cards 1-10

Worm Cube

Printable Worm Counters

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Play Number Dough Mats

$3.00

Preschoolers love to manipulate play dough in a variety of ways. In addition to being tons of fun, playing with play dough is a super fine motor workout for little fingers.

Use these counting mats with your favorite dough recipe, or your favorite math counters such as pom poms or mini erasers. This activity help build both math, and motor skills.

This 13 page .pdf file includes the following

Table of contents
Directions and Learning Standard information
Dough mats for numbers 1-10
TOS, Graphics Credit

These mats are to easy to assemble. Simply print and laminate! Children learn to build the numbers, by simply rolling out their dough and forming it around the number on the mat. Each mat also includes a fun counting activity and 10-frame for even more hand on counting fun.

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Animals Sorting and Classifying Mats

$4.00

This download includes 6 fun and engaging preschool animal sorting activities-featuring realistic photos! Simply choose the sorting mat(s) of your choice and the animal cards.

Choose to sort animals by:

Where they live: Arctic, Woodland Forest, Rain Forest, Ocean, Desert, Savanna, Antarctica, Wetlands, and Farm
How they travel: Walk, Fly, or Swim
Their skin coverings: Fur, Scales. or Feathers
The number of legs they have: 0, 2, or 4
What type of feet they have: Paws, Webbed Feet, or Hooves
The sound they make: This set includes a QR and URL link to 12 animal audio files .mpv

This pack also includes a cover page with table of contents, contact information, TOS, and graphics credit

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Scavenger Hunt Lists for Around the House

$3.00

Preschoolers love seek and find activities! These Scavenger Hunt activities will keep your preschooler busy while supporting their math and literacy development at the same time.

This set includes the following 8 checklists:

Things Around the House List
Backyard Scavenger Hunt
Shapes Around the House
Things you Hear Around the House
Colors Around the House
Numbers Around the House 0-10
Numbers Around the House 11-20
Backyard Birds

Also Included: TOS, Graphics Credit

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Spring Fine Motor Sand Sweeping Mats

$3.00

Here is a fun way to support preschoolers with fine motor development and focus skills.

Combine these spring mats with colored sand for an activity your preschooler will ask for again and again.

This 21-page pack includes the following Spring themed printing sweeping mats:

Puddle Sweeping Mat
Bubbl Sweeping Mat
Raindrop Sweeping Mat
Umbrella Sweeping Mat
Lily Pad Sweeping Mat
Bird Sweeping Mat
Tulip Sweeping Mat
Daffodil Sweeping Mat
Butterfly Sweeping Mat
Sheep Sweeping Mat
Earth Sweeping Mat
Gold Sweeping Mat
Shamrock Sweeping Mat
Carrot Sweeping Mat
Egg Hunt Sweeping Mat
Rainbow
Sweeping Mat

Also included: Directions, Visual Instructions Poster, TOS, Graphics Credit

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Trace and Color Pre-Writing Sheets

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Trace and Color sheets are great to have on-hand for children of all ages.

Children love simple coloring sheets, these pages have an added tracing element for engagement as well as development of fine-motor and hand-eye coordination.

Use them anytime or pair with your themed curriculum.

This 17-page pack includes the following Trace & Color Sheets:

Roses
Rocket
Ice Cream
Car
Sailboat
House
Eggs
Medieval Fantasy
S'mores
Pizza
Apple Tree
Umbrella
Snowman
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Spring Word Wall Activities

$3.00

This Spring Word Wall Activity Pack is packed with literacy activities to engage your preschoolers all Spring!

Inside this 54-page PDF you will find:

Directions
Word Wall Cards
pocket Chart Category Cards
Mini Word Wall Cards
Syllable Sort

Reproducible Writing Sheets:

I can Seek, Color and Trace Spring Words
I can Build or Write Spring Words
I Can Tell a Story About Spring
Spring Say it, Build It, Write It

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Spring Seek & Find Activities

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This versatile pack includes all you need to seek and find Spring items indoors or out!

Take the checklist and a clipboard outside to look for objects, use the object cards in your sensory bin, or use with the included seek and find mats.

This 24 page Spring Seek and Find Activity Pack has all you need to set up a fun seek and find invitation. This pack includes 4 different scenes, each set of scenes includes:

Seek & Find Spring Scene Poster
Spring Scene Checklists (Color and B&W)
Spring Scene Image Cards

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Spring Rhymes for Preschool Circle Time

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Jump into Spring with these engaging Spring Rhymes! Perfect for one-on-one engagement or circle time with preschoolers.

This set of 5 printable Spring Rhymes and pieces is a fun way to add music and movement to your group time. These rhymes support your pre-k students in developing important math and literacy concepts such as letter identification, vocabulary words, rhyming, one to one correspondence, shape recognition, counting, and positional phrases.

Inside this 10-page PDF you will find:

Welcome Spring Chant
Rainbow Rhyme
Bees in the Garden
Earth Day
Five Little Robins
Pieces for Magnet or Felt Activities

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Spring Calendar Number Cards

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This set of Calendar Cards is a versatile tool for early learning! Use these calendar number cards in your pocket chart calendar, or as a linear calendar for group calendar or math activities.

This set features several different Calendar Card Number designs to choose from all season long. Mix and match the themed numbers to create a variety of different patterns (AB, ABB, ABC, etc).

This 40-page PDF includes:

Month Cards (Northern and Southern Hemisphere)
Season Cards
Year Cards
Days of the Week
Holidays and Special Days
At Home/At School Heading Cards

Plus the following themed calendar number cards:

Tulip Design
Rainbow Design
Umbrella Design
Bunny Design
Clover Design
Bird/Nest Design
Earth Design
Butterfly Design
Kite Design
Blank Cover Cards

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Spring Play Dough Mats

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These Spring Play Dough Mats are fantastic for keeping preschoolers engaged with learning during spring. Pair with your favorite Play Dough for fine motor fun!

Inside this 11 page PDF you will find the following printable mats:

I Can Add Worms to the Ground
I Can Add Raindrops to the Sky
I Can Add Lily Pads and Frogs to the Pond
I Can Add Dots to the Ladybug
I Can Add Bees to the Hive
I Can Add Eggs to the Nest
I Can Add Rocks to the Cairn
I Can Add Petals to the Flower

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Preschool Bird Activities and Lesson Planning Ideas

Pre-K Printables Club Members

Preschool Bird Theme Map

​Create a Nest

Make your own bird feeder

Painting with Feathers

More Bird Themed Art & Creative Ideas:

*Pretend Bird Watching

Life-Size Bird Nest

Bird Watching Station

Bird Small World Play

Bird Nest Provocation

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Bird Seed Writing Tray

*Bird & Birdhouse Letter Matching

Spring Word Wall Activities

Bird 3-Part Cards

*Building a Nest Sequencing

Worm & Bird Color Sort

Feed The Bird Counting Game Freebie

Spring Measure, Compare, and Graph

Backyard Bird Watching

Bird Seed and Gelatin Feeders

Bird and Egg Sorting

Explore Birds on the Light Table

Bird Themed Sensory Bin Inspiration

Bird Investigation Invitation

Investigate a Nest

More Bird Themed Science & Discovery Ideas:

Bird Fine Motor Sweeping Mat

Frozen Bird Seed

Build a Bird Play Dough Invitation

Gross Motor: Pretend to be birds!

Gross Motor: Duck Duck Goose

Gross Motor: Bird Scavenger Hunt

*Can I Fly? Bird Sort

What birds live in your area?

Spring Bird Rhyme

Count the Birds in your Backyard

Birds Preschool Activity Pack

Feed the Bird Preschool Counting Game

Play Number Dough Mats

Animals Sorting and Classifying Mats

Scavenger Hunt Lists for Around the House

Spring Fine Motor Sand Sweeping Mats

Trace and Color Pre-Writing Sheets

Spring Word Wall Activities

Spring Seek & Find Activities

Spring Rhymes for Preschool Circle Time

Spring Calendar Number Cards

Spring Play Dough Mats

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