April is here! As the weather grows nicer, it provides wonderful opportunities to get children outside to explore the physical world around them. Spring themes in preschool offer children a multitude of opportunities for play and learning fun. The Ways to Play Every Day April Activity Calendar for Preschoolers includes many ideas for hands-on learning about worms, the Earth, and pond life.
Ways to Play Every Day: April Activity Calendar for Preschoolers
The activity prompts on the April printable calendar are useful for daily exploration, creativity, and learning. This free April activity printable can be used by parents in their home or by preschool teachers in the classroom in many different ways. Follow the Ways to Play Every Day April Activity Calendar daily for pre-planned preschool activities based on the book list or choose activities randomly to inspire learning through play all month long.
Below you’ll find daily activities from the April calendar, as well as links to printables, directions for activities, and book lists you can use with your own preschoolers at home, in childcare, or in the classroom.
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Ways to Play Every Day in April: Week One – Silly Fun
- Play a silly prank.
- Practice saying tongue-twisters.
- Draw a silly picture with your nondominant hand.
- Tell jokes with a friend (here’s a list of 30 great ones!).
- Make an egg bounce like this.
- Create silly face art collages.
- Wear mismatched socks for the day.
Books for This Week’s Activities:
Ways to Play Every Day in April: Week Two – Worms and Puddles
- Dig in the dirt and look for worms.
- Experiment and create wiggly worms.
- Practice counting with this can of worms game.
- Play with worms in a gooey sensory bin.
- Build your own worm farm.
- Sort out gummy worms by color.
- Work on sequencing skills by making pipe cleaner bead worms.
Books for This Week’s Activities:
It’s a Good Thing There Are Earthworms
Ways to Play Every Day in April: Week Three – Love the Earth
- Build a sculpture using recycled materials.
- Mix up some Earth Day slime.
- Assemble Earth day discovery bottles.
- Create a watercolor Earth using a coffee filter or make a puffy paint earth.
- Play Earth Day bingo using these free printable cards.
- Make a small compost bin out of a coffee can.
- Do something that helps the planet.
Book’s for This Week’s Activities:
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
Ways to Play Every Day in April: Week Four – Pond Life
- Go on a pond scavenger hunt using this free printable.
- Look at pond water with a magnifying glass or microscope.
- Practice counting with frogs and lily pads.
- Play with plastic ducks in a play dough pond like this.
- Enjoy some hands on play in a pond sensory bin.
- Take a nature walk around a local pond.
- Make a paper plate turtle.
Book’s for This Week’s Activities:
Download and Print the April Calendar Below:
Your preschoolers will also love learning through play with the Insects and Ladybugs Unit for preschoolers.
About the Author: The Preschool Toolbox is honored to have Andie Jaye contribute to the blog. Andie is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Crayon Freckles, focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday. You can follow Andie on Pinterest or on Twitter.
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