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Preschool Medieval Fantasy Theme Activities

Below you can find tons of fun and engaging Preschool medieval fantasy activities!
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art, crafts, music, and movement

This theme lends itself to create Crowns, Princess Hats, Jester Hats,
Gold, Dragons, Coat of Arms, Castles and more!

*Make Royal Crowns

Set out a variety of construction paper, craft scissors, gems, stickers, and glitter glue to invite your preschoolers to create a royal crown! This is a great opportunity for preschoolers to express their creativity and then wear their design with pride. 

Music & Movement

Dance and move to fun royalty related songs such as the "Grand Old Duke of York"!
Listen to some music that was popular during the Medieval ages, such as baroque. Some of the instruments that were popular during this time included: pipes, drums, fiddles, harps, and bagpipes.

More Art & Creativity Ideas

Stained Glass Art from Teach Beside Me
Paper Plate Knight Craft from It Happens in a Blink
Paper Crown Craft from My Kid Craft
Fire Breathing Dragon Craft at All Kids
Create Castles on a Light Table from Frog in a Pocket
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*Royal Dress-Up

Add a variety of capes, crowns, or play silks to this space for pretend play. Create a castle using a cardboard box. Provide a treasure chest and play gold (poker chips spray painted gold) for pretend play. Provide a box of assorted table items for a feast: such as plastic goblets, chargers, and wooden candlesticks.
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This cardboard castle was created by community member Darlene G.
A large sponge dipped in gray paint makes great stones!
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Community Member Stephanie J. created this DIY castle in her space
using a variety of cardboard boxes!

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Learn new vocabulary related to castles, and other royal terms. To make it easier use the In the Kingdom I Spy… game in our Medieval Activity Pack, or the Castle related words in our Let's Build Poster Pack.

*Knights & Shields Letter Matching

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Practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters with this royally fun file folder game!
Flip a shield card, identify the letter, then find and mark the letter on the knight. Find this activity included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF.

Pre-Writing and Cutting Practice

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Follow the line between these little dragons and their fire breath for some fine motor fun!
Practice following lines from left to right and reading a page from top to bottom for literacy development. This page is ​included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF.

More Language & Literacy Ideas:

Chants and Rhymes are great for building literacy skills.
One fun one for this theme is:  The Queen of Hearts.
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The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons) by Jean E. Pendziwol
dragons love tacos by Adam Rubin
The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola
Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow
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science, sensory, and stem

Jack & the Beanstalk STEM Challenge

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Jack & the Beanstalk is a fun story anytime and would be a great addition to this theme. 
Read your favorite version of this classic then invite your preschooler to engage in this fun learning activity, Jack & The Beanstalk STEM Challenge from PKPF. 

More science & Discovery Ideas:

Medieval Sensory Bin from Totally Tots
Build Ice Castles from Fun A Day
Gold Slime Recipe from Little Bins for Little Hands

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Crown Counting Mats
*Free Activity*

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These counting mats would be fun to pair with large sparkly pom poms or plastic jewels!
Read the number then add the counters of your choice to the crown!
This activity included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF or can be downloaded for free here. 

Crown Jewel Color Matching

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Preschoolers love anything with a little sparkle! Capture their interest and engage preschoolers in this color matching activity ​included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF.

*Counting Gold in the Dragon Cave

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This fiercely cute dragon is hoarding her coins in her cave!
Flip a number card then add coins to the ten frame to practice essential math skills with this set included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF.
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Construction, blocks and small world play

*Construct Castles & Bridges

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Add a variety of small world play items to your construction space such as: castles, Knights, Horses, Dragons, Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses. Add a variety castle building block sets, and print rich items such as photos of real castles (Calendars are great for these) and the castle images found in our Let's Build Poster Pack.
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Fine motor and Gross motor development

During festivals, people would engage is sports activities such as archery, jousting, hammer-throwing, and wrestling. In some areas they played early versions of football (soccer), cricket, bowling, or golf. Recreate kid friendly versions of these activities outside this week!

Loose Parts

Add some fun loose parts for fine motor and creativity development this week. 
Some ideas: large colorful jewels, large sparkly pom poms, silk scarves, cylinders (paper towel tubes), and cubes (tissue boxes).

*Medieval Count & Clip Cards

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Count up royal items for some math skill development then use clothespins to clip the total at the bottom to support fine motor development! This activity ​is included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF.

*Jump the Moat

Create a moat by taping blue paper to the floor, or spread out a blue blanket. Then invite children to jump back and forth over the "moat"​
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EDUCATOR RESOURCES : GROUP ACTIVITIES, CIRCLE TIME, & PARENT ENGAGEMENT

*Valiant Knight Castle Game

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This game is great to play in a small group!
Grab a friend or two then take turns rolling the playing cube and adding the pieces to complete the castle. This game is ​included in the Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activities pack from PKPF.

More Group & Circle Time Ideas

Have a group dress up day and set up a royal fair, and feast outside.
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Theme Communication

In your newsletter for this theme be sure to ask parents to bring in any colorful scarves and capes they may have. Some parents may be interested in helping create other fun royal costumes as well! This is a great time to engage any parents that are handy with a sewing machine. 

Be sure to review your lesson plan and ask for other materials you may want in advance such as large boxes for castle making, fancy sparkly craft items, and fabric for dress-up. 

Family Feast

Set up a time either during program hours or outside or hours for a fun family feast! Invite families to attend dressed as royalty for added fun. 
Be sure to ask for parent volunteers for setting up, materials, and clean-up. 

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Let's Build STEM Poster Pack

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Medieval Fantasy Preschool Activity Pack

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Color Cut And Paste a Scene

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Jack and the Beanstalk STEM Building Challenge

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Trace and Color Pre-Writing Sheets

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