Bird Preschool Activities

Bird Preschool Activities

Spring is in the air, and so are our favorite flying friends, birds! Preschoolers love learning about animals, and birds are no exception, especially since we see them almost daily. As spring approaches, it’s an excellent time to get outdoors to birdwatch and study these fascinating friends. Your preschoolers will love learning about these critters through various activities. We’ve outlined some of our favorites below.

Free Bird Lesson Planning Ideas

Visit our free Bird Preschool Theme Planning page gather some fun ideas for your Arctic Animal Unit. On this page you can find a variety of Arctic Animal Activities sorted by learning domain.

Bird Printable Preschool Activities

Bird Shape Clip Cards

Birds come in all colors, sizes, and shapes...Well, maybe not hexagons and squares but these cards are still a fun way to practice shape recognition and develop fine motor skills!

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Birdhouse Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Matching

Practice letter recognition and phonemes with this fun activity. Preschoolers will practice matching lowercase-to-lowercase, uppercase-to-lowercase, or the images to the beginning sound. ​

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Birdhouse Color Matching Puzzles

Practice color matching by matching up each bird to the same color bird house. Extend this activity by talking with preschoolers about the different types of birds that fall into those color categories.

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Pre-Writing/Cutting Practice

Follow the line from left to right to work on pre-writing skills! You can find this cutting practice worksheet and many more inside our of Birds Activity Pack.

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Bird Themed Puzzles 1-10 & 11-20

Number puzzles are a fun way to work on recognizing numbers and ordering. Put the numbers in order to reveal the picture in the puzzle. This set includes 1-10 and 11-20, a great way to assess and differentiate based on the needs of your students. Both printables can be found in the Birds Activity Pack.

More Bird Activities for Preschoolers

Bird Books for Preschoolers

Take a look at some of our favorite preschool bird books!

Build a Bird Feeder

One of the best ways to watch birds is by feeding them. Follow along with this Bird Feeder tutorial for simple directions on creating a bird feeder with your preschool students.

Bird Nest Provocation

When concepts are introduced through play preschoolers have the chance to naturally explore and learn. Check out this Bird Nest Provocation for a chance to allow your preschoolers to build their own.

Bird Seed Writing Tray

Writing trays are always a must in any preschool theme but this Bird Seed Writing Tray is as easy as they come plus it's a really neat sensory experience for little learners.

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Play-Dough Birds

Invite preschoolers to make their own birds with play-dough and various classroom materials. You can allow preschoolers to create from imagination or try setting out pictures of different birds to replicate. Take a look at our Bird Play-Dough Tutorial.

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Birds Preschool Activity Pack

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Feed the Bird Preschool Counting Game

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Spring Science & Discovery Cards

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