Preschool Flowers and Bees Theme
Planning your Flowers and Bees Theme
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Painting with FlowersSet up a unique art invitation that engages the senses!
Preschoolers are sure to love the process of Painting with Flowers |
Nature Suncatcher
Nature is full of beauty and so many opportunities for exploration for curious little learners. A nature sun-catcher is an easy and fun craft that allows your preschoolers to use materials they found to make a masterpiece they can hang in their windows.
Find the details on how to make a Nature Suncatcher with preschoolers on my blog |
Torn Paper Bee Craft
Make a torn paper bee craft. Tear up yellow and black paper, and use them to create stripes on your own torn paper bee craft. Don't forget to add a parchment paper wings, a stinger, and a head with google eyes, antennae, and mouth.
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Add a Pretend Flower Garden to Your SpaceAdd gardening supplies to your Dramatic Play Space this week. Add gloves, mini tools, plastic flowers , plastic vases, and a pretend garden area. Don't forget to encourage literacy by adding old garden magazines and catalogs to your space.
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Create a Flower Shop*
Reader Liza created this Flower Shop using our Flower Shop Dramatic Play Pack. Preschoolers love to explore flowers. So many vibrant and beautiful colors. Add plastic flowers, plastic vases, cards, tissue paper, and a cash register to your space. Our flower shop dramatic play pack includes all of the labels and order forms you'll need to easily set this up in your space.
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Reader Victoria shared her flower shop she created using our Flower Shop Dramatic Play pack.
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This adorable Flower Shop was created by our reader Jamaliah B.of My First School Family Childcare and Preschool. I love how she even added a "Delivery" Cart.
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Add Flowers to the Mud KitchenFlowers like marigolds are great for kids gardens. The flowers need to be plucked to promote new growth, giving preschoolers an opportunity to explore flowers with all their senses...without destroying a beloved garden.
Add flowers to the Mud Kitchen! Preschoolers can mix with water to transform them into all kinds of pretend dishes. |
Small World Play Flower GardenConsider adding: Pretend Flowers, Green Felt, Pretend Bees, and other small garden items to the construction area this week.
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Bumblebee Seek-and-Find Alphabet Game*Practice matching uppercase letters with this Bumblebee Seek and Find activity found inside our
Flowers and Bees activity pack |
Practice Writing Left-RightAdd this Bee and Flower themed pre-writing/pre-cutting practice page from the Flowers and Bees activity pack to your writing space this week. This activity encourages preschoolers to practice writing or cutting from left to right, helping them prepare to read and write.
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Here is a fun circle time rhyme! Watch a YouTube video of the rhyme Here is the Beehive from Jbrary!
Here is the Beehive |
Bee Ten FramesReader Erica shared a copy of the counting mats from our Pre-K Printables Club Flower and Bee activity pack. She used adorable bee erasers with these ten frames.
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Bee Counting MatPractice counting 1-20 with this cute bee mat.
This activity is included in our Flowers and Bees Activity Pack. Use the included printable bee counters or bee erasers like these adorable ones that our reader Erica used. |
Transform shapes into FlowersChallenge preschoolers to create flowers using pattern blocks.
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Beehive Number SortingUse this Beehive Number Sorting set to practice matching up number words, quantities and numerals with a fun Bee theme!
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Color Changing Flower STEAM ExplorationAdd a splash of art to your science activities this week by exploring Color Changing Flowers.
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Parts of a FlowerExplore the parts of a flower!
This activity from our Flowers and Bees activity pack is great for reinforcing knowledge gained from reading a great book about the parts of flowers like Flowers (Plant Parts) by Vijaya Khisty Bodach |
Explore Flowers with the SensesUse touch, smell, and sight to explore flowers in the mud kitchen.
Marigolds are a great addition to preschool gardens. The flowers need to be plucked off to promote new flowers to grow. This is a great opportunity to allow preschoolers to freely explore flowers, without tearing apart a beloved garden. Encourage preschoolers to mix the flowers with water, see how it changes the smell and texture. |
Parts of a BeeLearn all about the parts of a bee!
Explore bee specimens up close or watch an interesting video about bees. Then see if your preschooler can label the parts of a bee. Keep this activity in your Science Center all week. Find this printable our Flowers and Bees Activity Pack |
Catch Your Own Flower SeedsFlower seeds travel by wind and animals. They land, and with sunlight, and water they grow into beautiful flowers. Try this activity to catch your own flower seeds! Add contact paper to cardboard and leave outside to see what kinds of seeds you can catch. Or put packing tape with the sticky side out around each child's ankle and have them walk through the grass to see what kinds of seeds they can collect!
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Build Your Own Nature JarTake a glass jar on a nature walk around your neighborhood, a park, or any nature space. Observe and record all of the beautiful things around you and put them in a jar as you go. When you return home, empty your jar to take a closer look at your findings and think about where they were found, what season they are found in, how the interact with animals, etc.
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Frozen Flower DiscoveryYou will need:
-Various flowers (real or artificial) -Ice cube tray -Water Place 1 flower in each section of the ice cube tray. Pour water over the flowers so that each section is 3/4 full. Freeze overnight. Remove the frozen flowers from the tray and place in separate containers. Observe and record findings as you use different methods to remove the flower from the ice. You can leave some outside, some inside, put warm water on some, use a rolling pin to try to crush the ice, etc. |
Honey Slime
Make slime that looks like honey!
This activity is great for practicing measuring, having children share their observations as the slime gets made and doubles as a great fine motor activity when they get to play with the slime they created! |
*Baby Bumblebee Action Song-Fine MotorBaby Bumblebee is a fun song to share with preschoolers. You can add Bee props, such as Chip Clips or Bee Finger puppets for kids to use while singing. Keeping cards with song choices in your circle time area is a great way to support preschoolers choosing a song for circle time. These cards and sheets with the lyrics are part of our Fingerplays, Songs, and Rhymes Binder
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Flower Sand Sweeping-Fine Motor
Encourage your preschooler to work on their focus and attention to detail while engaging in this fine motor activity. Pair colored sand with these Spring Fine Motor Sweeping mats.
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*Bee Shape Clip Cards-Fine Motor
Clip cards are excellent for fine motor development and hand-eye coordination. Add these bee themed shape clip cards and clothespins to your learning centers this week. Find these in the Flowers and Bees Preschool Activities Pack.
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*Flower Color and Roll-Fine Motor Activity-Fun for Partners
Pull up a chair and invite a friend to play the Flower Color and Roll activity from the Flowers and Bees Activity Pack. Take turns rolling and coloring in the petals until each petal is colored in.
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Cutting Flowers*-Fine Motor
Practice scissor skills by cutting paper flowers. The cutting flowers activity from the Flowers and Bees Activity Pack includes a variety of flowers with straight lines and curves for preschoolers to work on mastering cutting skills.
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Pollen Pick Up*-Gross Motor Activity
Engage your preschoolers in our fun pollen pick up game that supports gross motor, fine motor, and math development. Your students will love pretending they are bees collecting the pollen and dropping it off in the hive.
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Flower Scavenger Hunt-Group Gross Motor Activity Idea
Go on a flower scavenger hunt around your home, neighborhood, and in your community. What types of flowers can you find? Use the real flower photo 3-part cards in our flowers and bees activity pack as a field guide!
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Seed Seed Sprout
This is a fun variation on the game duck, duck, goose. Sit in a circle. Select a child to be the "gardener" and give them an empty plastic watering can. The child will walk around the circle gently tapping each classmates head, and saying "seed". Then they will select a student and pretend to water them while saying the word sprout. The student will slowly pretend to sprout, and they will switch places until everyone has had a turn.
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Dandelion Blowing
Encourage children to use deep breaths and practice breathing exercises as a way of handling their emotions.
Gather some dandelions, or sit in a field of dandelions if you are lucky enough to have one! Instruct preschoolers to hold their dandelion in front of them. Tell them to take a deep breath in for 3 seconds, then blow out blowing the dandelion seeds around. Later, this strategy can be recalled when a child is struggling to regulate their emotions. |
Flower Sign In/Out Activity
Having an attendance activity helps children transition in and out of the classroom. This activity also promotes Name Recognition for preschoolers.
This Flower Attendance Activity is included in our A Year of Attendance Activities pack. |
Create a Flower Inspired Newsletter
Create a newsletter to let parents know what's happening this week! Our Editable Newsletter Set, includes editable templates for the whole year!
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Parent Engagement Newsletter Activity
The May edition of the Parent Engagement Newsletters from Pre-K Printable Fun includes a fun Flower Collecting Game for families to engage in.
If you have this pack, be sure to send home the game during Flowers and Bees week! |
This activity pack includes 21 printable games and activities for your preschool Flowers and Bees theme:
Inside this 71-pg. .pdf file you will find the following:
Also includes Directions, Cover, TOS, Graphics Credit
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Kids love to pretend they're florists! This 14-page dramatic play pack includes all of the signs, and printable props you'll need to set up your pretend play flower shop.
Inside this pack you will find:
Welcome to the Flower Shop Sign
Labels (Tissue Paper, Vases, Flower Pots, Bouquets)
Same Day Delivery Sign
Small Medium Large Sign
The Florist is Open/Closed Sign
Sample Arrangements Poster
Flower Labels (Carnation, Dahlia, Daffodil, Tulip, Rose, Sunflower, Daisy, Lily)
Flower Prices Poster Blank Prices
Flower Prices Poster-Price Sheet
Fresh Flowers Sign
Color Flowers Labels (Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Purple, White)
Order Form
Also includes: Directions, Suggested Props to add, TOS & Graphics Credit
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This set includes themed daily sign in and sign out attendance activities for your whole year! These activities help young children learn to recognize their names in a fun way. Your students will love finding their names each day. Simply laminate, add velcro and hang on a wall (or place in a binder).
This editable .pdf file includes an automated class list to make it easy to customize your sign in activities. Simply fill in the form and all of the activities will automatically update with your student names.
Inside this editable set you will find the following themed activities:
TOS & Graphics Credit
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Our Preschool Honeybee Book Companion Set has been designed to enhance the learning experience of preschoolers! Dive into the captivating world of bees with this comprehensive set that combines fun and education seamlessly.
This resource has been designed to complement the book The Honeybee* by Kirsten Hall. *This book is not included. You will need to purchase a copy of the book or check it out at your local library.
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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.
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Get ready for spring with this adorable preschool calendar display! Hang it up in your classroom and watch as the little ones explore the changing seasons. This printable activity includes calendar games that will engage and educate your preschoolers. They will love learning about the days of the week, months of the year, and more while playing these fun and interactive games. Bring a touch of spring to your classroom with this delightful calendar display!
This 79-page PDF includes:
Plus the following themed calendar number cards:
Plus printables for Spring Calendar Games
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These low prep note cards make it easy to show your students some positive affirmation and support all year round!
This 15-page PDF includes the following fun themed notes:
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Thumbprint Flower Craft Templates for preschool teachers!
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This resource includes Thumbprint Flower Templates for Dandelion, Lavender, Hydrangea, Sunflower, Carnation, Rose, Daisy, Tulip, and Poppy.
Create fun thumbprint craft projects using washable ink pads in various colors. You can also create flowers using crayons, markers or other collage items.
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Elevate your preschool classroom with these engaging Spring Printable Crafts! This resource includes a variety of colorful and ink-saving craft templates featuring adorable spring creatures like bunnies, bees, tulips, and more. Let your little ones explore their creativity while developing essential fine motor skills through cutting, gluing, and coloring. Create a vibrant spring mural to display in your classroom and celebrate the children's unique creations. This resource is exclusive for members and is perfect for preschool teachers looking to add some seasonal fun to their curriculum.
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