Preschool Scarecrows Crows and Corn Theme

Below you can find tons of fun and engaging Preschool scarecrows crows and corn activities!

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Planning your Scarecrows Crows and Corn Theme

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Download our Free Scarecrows Crows and Corn Preschool Sample Lesson Plan

Featured Plan Activities

Below you’ll find activity ideas featured in our Scarecrows Crows and Corn sample plan.

Art & Creativity
Paint with Corn Cobs
Experience the joy of Corn Cob Painting with your preschoolers! This fun, sensory art activity will engage their creativity and fine motor skills while exploring different textures. Perfect for a vibrant classroom!

Dramatic Play
Build a Scarecrow
Build a Scarecrow in your Dramatic Play Space this week. Add Scarecrow dress-up items to your space (Overalls, Straw Hats, White gloves, Button Up Shirts, etc), and Newspaper.

Building & Small World Play
Scarecrow and Crow Small World Play
Engage your preschooler's imagination with the Scarecrow and Crow Small World Play. Watch as they create their own farm scene using crows, scarecrows, and small corn pieces. This hands-on activity encourages creativity and storytelling while enhancing fine motor skills. Let the fun and play begin!
 
Language and Literacy
Uppercase Lowercase Letter Puzzles
Children find the matching letter crow & corn pieces. ​
Label a Scarecrow
In this fun and interactive activity, preschool students will have the opportunity to learn about scarecrows while practicing their labeling skills. By using sticky notes, students will label the different parts of the scarecrow, such as the hat, face, arms, and legs. This activity promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and vocabulary development. Get ready for a scarecrow-filled adventure!

Mathematics
Sorting Crows by Size
Children sort the crows by size.​
Measure Corn
Children will have fun measuring corn on the cob in this preschool activity. They will learn the concept of measurement by comparing the whole cob, the cob and husk separately, and then counting the kernels. This hands-on exploration promotes fine motor skills and mathematical development.

Science & Discovery
Investigate Corn
In this hands-on activity, preschoolers will explore different types of corn using magnifying glasses, tweezers, and safety glasses. They can measure, scoop, and stir the corn while using various utensils and containers. Older children can also write down their findings or draw a picture. This activity promotes sensory exploration, fine motor skills, and scientific inquiry..

Physical Fine Motor
Corn Kernel Sensory Bin
By using kid tweezers to pick up corn kernels, children will have fun while also strengthening their fine motor muscles. This engaging activity encourages development while providing hours of entertainment.

Physical Gross Motor
Scarecrow Tag
Engage preschoolers in an exciting game of Scarecrow Tag to develop their large motor skills and spatial awareness! Kids will love freezing like scarecrows when tagged and can only be unfrozen by friends.

Other
Crow Walk
Take a walk around the neighborhood to look for crows. See how many you can spot and observe the type of places they tend to hang around.

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Invitation to Create Scarecrows and Crows

Add small twigs, hay and Fabric scraps to your art area this week. Kiddos can create play dough scarecrows or use glue, tape, and craft materials create their own designs. Make "black" play dough, and  add black feathers to your open art area to allow preschoolers to make their own fall scarecrows.

Scarecrow Paper Plate Craft

This Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft is a fun and creative activity for preschool students. They will use their fine motor skills to cut and glue different shapes to create a scarecrow face. This craft activity promotes creativity, imagination, and hand-eye coordination. The finished scarecrow will make a great decoration for the classroom or home. View Member Instructions

Community Member Lori C. invited her preschoolers to create scarecrows from paper plates. She supplied googly eyes, paper hat cutouts, and a variety of paper scraps and markers for her preschoolers. ​

Paint with Corn Cobs

This week try painting with corn! This exploration is simple to set up, consider using decorative corn or corn that the children husk themselves. 

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Paper Bag Scarecrow

Invite the child to create their own paper bag scarecrow with a brown paper bag, buttons, cut outs of nose, hat, and mouth, use hay/raffia for the hair. They will have so much fun building their own scarecrow.
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5 Crows Song

Invite the preschooler to sing this fun song. 5 crows all shiny black, Sat on a scarecrow’s back, Eating some most delicious corn… yum, yum! The Scarecrow winked and shouted “Boo!” Scared one crow and away he flew. Now there are 4 black shiny crows, caw, caw! Repeat until there are no crows left. Print out pictures of crows to add to popsicle sticks to add props.

Crow Resist

Pair the fun book Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan with our Free Rainbow Crow Pre-K Book Companion Set! Inside this set you will find this crow template and instructions for doing a crayon resist craft with your preschoolers. 

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Crow Craft

Invite preschoolers to create their own crows using black construction paper, and black feathers. Add googly eyes and orange peeks. A simple yet fun craft for the fall season. 
Visit our blog for more details on making this Crow Craft

Build a Scarecrow

Build a Scarecrow in your Dramatic Play Space this week. Add Scarecrow dress-up items to your space (Overalls, Straw Hats, White gloves, Button Up Shirts, etc), and Newspaper. 

Photo Credit: Community Member Jenna F.

Pretend to be Scarecrows and Crows

Dress up like a scarecrow, or a crow (black construction paper wings). If you are a scarecrow stand very still. When the crow approaches scare it away. If you are a crow pretend to fly and eat corn.

Build a Farm in Dramatic Play

To enhance your dramatic play unit, you can turn it into a farm and include the scarecrow to protect the crops from crows. View Member Instructions

Harvest Corn

On large chart paper draw out corn stalks and add pictures of ears of corn added with painter's tape or add plastic corn with painter's tape. Give children baskets and have them harvest the corn. 
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Cooking Corn

Set up your dramatic play area as a kitchen and invite children to use corn to "make"
different meals for each other. View Member Instructions

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Scarecrow and Crow Small World Play

Engage your preschooler's imagination with the Scarecrow and Crow Small World Play. Watch as they create their own farm scene using crows, scarecrows, and small corn pieces. This hands-on activity encourages creativity and storytelling while enhancing fine motor skills. Let the fun and play begin! 
View Member Instructions

Build a Small World Play Corn Maze*

Provide building materials for your students to create their own corn maze. Download a free copy of our pumpkin patch small world play set for corn maze props.

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Small World Farm

Create a small world farm this week, be sure to add some miniature scarecrows! 
See this full invitation on my blog post Small World Farm Chores Story Table

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Recycled Scarecrow

Leave out recyclable materials and challenge children to build a scarecrow using the materials. This activity is great for fostering creativity and it's a representation how farmers also make their own scarecrows.
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Corn building

The Preschool Corn Building Activity combines creativity and fine motor skills as children use play dough and plastic corn to construct various structures. This fun and engaging activity promotes imaginative play, problem-solving, and hand-eye coordination. Watch as preschoolers enjoy building with corn and unleashing their inner architects! 
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Uppercase Lowercase Letter Puzzles*

Add these Crow and Corn uppercase to lowercase matching puzzles to your language and literacy center this week! You can find these cards in the Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn activity pack.

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Learn New Vocabulary*

Teach preschoolers corn related vocabulary with fun hands-on activities! 
Pair corn on the cob with tweezers, magnifying glasses, rulers and this Parts of Corn Labeling Page for vocabulary development. 

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Fall Word Wall Activities​*

Work on syllable recognition with this activity from the Fall Word Wall Activity Pack. 
You'll also find a variety of word wall cards perfect for creating gross motor and literacy games all season long. 

Scarecrow Rebus Story and Sequencing*

Learn the steps to make a scarecrow and work on sequencing skills with this activity from the Build a Scarecrow Literacy Set

This literacy set is available in our shop

Name Building Crown*

Customize this cute little scarecrow with your preschoolers name, then invite then to build their name on the band for some name building fun!
​Included in the Editable Name Activities Pack. ​

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Corn Letter Hunt*

Search for corn and add a "Corn Kernel" to the stalk when you find it, in this featured activity from our  Scarecrow, Crows, and Corn Activity Pack.

Available in our shop!

Label a Scarecrow

In this fun and interactive activity, preschool students will have the opportunity to learn about scarecrows while practicing their labeling skills. By using sticky notes, students will label the different parts of the scarecrow, such as the hat, face, arms, and legs. This activity promotes fine motor skills, creativity, and vocabulary development. Get ready for a scarecrow-filled adventure! View Member Instructions

Cornmeal Writing Tray

The Preschool Cornmeal Writing Tray is a hands-on activity designed to introduce preschoolers to writing and letter recognition. By using their fingers or small writing tools, children can practice forming letters and words in a sensory-rich environment. This activity promotes fine motor skills, letter recognition, and early writing skills. View Member Instructions

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The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown

Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant and Lauren Stringer​

*Six Crows by Leo Lionni​

Corn by Gail Gibbons

Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt and Rob Dunlavey

Rainbow Crow Retold by: Nancy Van Laan

​Free Crow Color Clip Cards*

Pair this free set of Crow Color Clip Cards found inside our Rainbow Crow Book Companion set. To compliment they story told by Nancy Van Laan.

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Sorting Crows by Size*

Practice size classification and sorting skills with this Sort Crows by Size activity from the Scarecrows, Crows, & Corn activity pack. 

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Measure Corn

While investigating corn on the cob measure it whole, then measure the cob and husk, then the kernels. 
These supporting printables are included in our Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn Activity Pack

These supporting printables are included in our Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn Activity Pack

Practice Patterning Skills*

Practice Patterning Skills with this set of patterning activities inside the  Scarecrows, Crows, & Corn ​ activity pack

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Graphing and Comparing Fall Objects*

Practice graphing and comparing fall objects, including crows, inside the Fall Graphing and Comparing Numbers set

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Fall Patterning*

Practice patterning with this fun fall patterning set that will be great all season long.

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Counting Crows

Use masking tape to create a fence, on your table or floor. Roll a die, and place the correct number of black pom pom or toy "Crows" on the fence. After 5 rolls add up all of the crows. View Member Instructions

Investigate Corn

Investigate Corn: Purchase different types of corn for children to explore with magnifying glasses. Provide basic tools like magnifying glasses, tweezers, and safety glasses along with corn on the cob for children to investigate! Supporting labeling activity can be found in my Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn Activity Pack. 

Explore Crows

Explore crows: Since it's close to Halloween it's a great time to find pretend crows (Check out the Dollar Tree or your local craft store). Make sure to add books about crows to your science area as well.

Scarecrow Sensory Bin

Our reader Erica created this adorable scarecrow sensory bin. She added a variety of straw hats, black pom pom crows, raffia/hay, buttons, and plaid fabric scraps.

Photo Credit: Community member Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center

Dancing Kernels Science Experiment*

This science exploration is perfect for this week! See more on my blog post for Dancing Kernels Science Experiment

Available in our shop!

Sprouting Corn

Community Member Lori C. shared these photos of the Sprouting Corn observation she did with her group!

Crow Themed Sensory Bin

Create a themed sensory bin featuring crows!
Filling ideas: black beans, dried popcorn, felt leaves, wooden acorns, mini pinecones, mini hay bales, fall confetti, and cros printed from the PKPF Scarecrows, Crows, & Corn Activity Pack. 

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 Fall Fine Motor Sorting

Place an acorn in each cup of a muffin tin, using tweezers invite the child to practice removing the acorns. Do this with candy corn and popcorn kernels for a sorting activity. View Member Instructions

​Fall Dough Mats* - Fine Motor

Add some flare to your dough center with fun Fall Dough Mats. Little hands will get a big workout making little corn cobs to go on the stalks. 

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Corn Shucking-Fine Motor

Shucking corn is a great workout for small hands.
Supporting labeling activity can be found in my Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn Activity Pack. 

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Scarecrow Turn Around Action Rhyme - Gross Motor

This *Free Scarecrow Turn Around Rhyme from Pre-K Printable Fun is a fun way to get in some gross motor and literacy development!

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Scarecrow Hunt - Gross Motor

Do you ever see scarecrows in your neighborhood? Go on a walk and see if you can spot some.

Corn Kernel Sensory Bin-Fine Motor

​You will need kid tweezers and corn kernels for this invitation.  You can provide them with a little cup to place the corn kernels in, demonstrate how to use the tweezers to pick upthe kernels. It may be difficult at first but this is excellent for building those fine motor muscles.

Corn Maze Tracing-Fine Motor

Have your students or child practice tracing different lines to get to the end of a corn maze picture, our Scarecrows, Crows, and Corn activity pack includes 3 different mazes!

Get all 3 mazes in our Scarecrow Activity Pack in our shop!

Play a Game of Scarecrow Tag

Engage preschoolers in an exciting game of Scarecrow Tag to develop their large motor skills and spatial awareness! Kids will love freezing like scarecrows when tagged and can only be unfrozen by friends. This imaginative play activity encourages cooperation, turn-taking, and creativity. Optional music adds to the fun atmosphere. Students run around an open space while one child—the “scarecrow” (tagger)—tries to tag the others. When tagged, children freeze in place with their arms out like a scarecrow. They can only be unfrozen when another child tags them and says a special word like “Unfreeze!” The game continues with rotating taggers, encouraging movement, cooperation, and imaginative play.

Feed the Crow-Fine Motor

This activity is great for combining fine motor and math! Flip a card, identify the number then have students use tweezers to pick up a piece of your chosen manipulative and feed it to the crow .
Included in our Scarecrows, Crows & Corn Activity Pack

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As the Crow Flies - Gross Motor

Have children pretend to be crows and fly around by flapping their wings. You can give them certain actions to do like "fly to the tree" "sit on the top of the slide" etc.

Corn Maze- Gross Motor

Draw a corn maze on the pavement using chalk or use hay bales to create a maze for children to navigate through

Corn Toss- Gross Motor

Have children toss plastic corn into large pots

Scarecrow Emotions Build a Face*

Use this fun Scarecrow Emotions Build a Face Activity   to support emotional development. 
To Play: Place emotion cards in a pile and spread out the face pieces on the table or floor. Have your preschooler try to locate the matching face piece and place it on the scarecrow emotion mat. Play continues until all emotions have been created. 

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 Pumpkin Patch or Farm Trip

Taking a field trip is the perfect opportunity to learn more about a scarecrow's big job on the farm.

Create a Big Scarecrow

In this fun activity, preschoolers will get to be creative and build their very own scarecrow! They will learn about the different parts of a scarecrow and work together to label them. This activity is sure to be a big hit and a great way to encourage imaginative play and learning! View Member Instructions

Crow Walk

Take a walk around the neighborhood to look for crows, see how many you can spot and observe the type of places they tend to hang around. 
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Farmer Visit

Have a farmer come in and teach the children how planting, taking care of and harvesting corn.
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Try a new corn dish

Pick a dish that includes corn and cook it together, or try it for lunch or snack! View Member Instructions

Scarecrow Circle Time Rhyme

Print out the Scarecrow rhyme and pieces from the Fall Rhymes & Fingerplay set to engage in with your preschoolers. 

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Scarecrows Crows and Corn Preschool Activity Pack

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Dancing Kernels Preschool Science Experiment

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Scarecrow Turn Around Rhyme

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Fall Sensory Bin Scavenger Hunt Preschool Activities

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Fall Word Wall Activities

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Fall Rhymes and Fingerplays

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