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Animal Theme Preschool – Crafts, Activities, & Learning for Preschoolers

BySara

Does your preschooler love animals? Then check out this amazing animal preschool theme! We have found so many really fun and creative animal theme activities for preschool! From zebra, giraffee, hippo, bee, lion, fish, rabbit, pig, and more animal crafts for preschool  to loads of hands-on, outrageously fun animal activities for preschoolers! Your pre-k student will go wild over this preschool animal theme.

Does your preschooler love animals? Then check out this amazing animal preschool theme! We have found so many really fun and creative animal theme activities for preschool! From zebra, giraffee, hippo, bee, lion, fish, rabbit, pig, and more animal crafts for preschool  to loads of hands-on, outrageously fun animal activities for preschoolers! Your pre-k student will go wild over this preschool animal theme.

Animal Theme Preschool

Lions and Tigers and Bears oh my! We have found so many fun animal crafts for preschoolers, toddlers, kindergartners, and grade 1 students. Plus lots of animal math, animal science, and fun animal theme activities for preschool too! Whether you are looking for a week-long animal theme preschool to use as a lesson plan or are just following your child’s natural interests they will love these animal activities for preschoolers.

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Keep your kids engaged with these fun animal crafts for preschoolers. Each animal craft project is sure to spark creativity and enhance learning about different animals.

Animal Crafts for Preschool

Keep your kids engaged with these fun animal crafts for preschoolers. Each animal craft project is sure to spark creativity and enhance learning about different animals.

  • Paper Fish Craft from Preschool Play and Learn
    Use the free printable template to make this adorable, under the sea, fish craft.
  • Bunny Painting Craft for Preschoolers from Preschool Play and Learn.
    This bunny painting craft is simple enough for toddlers, preschoolers, pre-k students and lots of fun!
  • Blow Painting Whale Craft from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Preschoolers will love blowing the paint through a straw to make this fun whale craft.
  • Hands and Feet Lobster Painting from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    It’s time to get messy with this super cool hand and foot print lobster craft!
  • Lion Weaving Craft for Kids from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Work on fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination with this fun weaving craft.
  • Shaving Cream Butterfly Craft from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    This butterfly craft is easy to do and has beautiful results.
  • Pasta Animal Crafts For Kids from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Grab some pasta and these printable templates and have fun making a hedgehog, a turtle, a snake and more animals!
  • Paper Plate Peacock Craft from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Kids will love making this colorfully cool and sparkly peacock!
  • Cupcake Liner Octopus Craft from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    This cute octopus craft is the perfect ocean animal craft for preschoolers!
  • Make a Tropical Blue Morpho Butterfly from Kid world Citizen
    Learn about this amazing creature from the rain forests of the Americas with this fun craft.
  • Easy Paper Plate Animal Masks from Crafts for Toddlers.
    Kids will love making these cat, pig and duck masks, and have fun wearing them too.
  • Paper Plate Lion Craft from The Keeper of the Memories.
    Your kids will have lots of fun making this cute lion craft, perfect for a preschool zoo theme.
  • Giraffe Paper Craft from Preschool Play and Learn.
    This cute animal craft is easy to make with the free printable template and simple instructions.
  • Paper Plate Cat Craft from I heart Crafty Things.
    Grab some paper plates and try this cute cat craft, it’s perfect for a pet animal theme.
  • Paper Plate Hippopotamus from I Heart Crafty Things.
    This is another super fun paper plate animal craft to try with your kids!
  • Rocking Paper Plate Bee Craft from The Craft Train.
    Trace around your child’s hand to make this cute rocking bee craft.
  • Frog with a Moving Tongue Craft from The Joy of Sharing
    Learn all about frogs and how they eat with this super cute craft.
  • Pistachio Shells Turtle Craft from Crafts 4 Toddlers.With just pistachio shells and some
    markers and you can make these adorable little turtles!
  • Rock chick craft from The Craft Train.
    Next time you go on a walk, keep your eye out for some rocks and feathers to make these cute little chicks!
  • Snowy Owl Craft from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Preschoolers will love trying this fun painting technique to make these cute baby snowy owls.
  • Toilet Roll Koala Craft from Red Ted Art
    Save some cardboard rolls to make this adorable koala.
  • Handprint Bunny Craft from Simple Everyday Mom.
    Use your child’s handprints to make a cute little bunny!
  • Quilling Seahorse Craft from The Kids Craft Site.
    Work on fine motor skills while making these cute little seahorses.
  • Mushroom Monkey Science Craft from Go Science Kids.
    Combine science learning and art with this interesting and very cool monkey craft!
  • Galloping Finger Puppet Zebra Craft from I Heart Crafty Things.
    These zebra finger puppets are easy to make and so much fun to play with!
  • Paper Roll Fish from The Craft Train.
    You could make a whole sea full of these adorable little cardboard roll fish!
  • Woodland Animal Craft from Hello Wonderful.
    Make a fox, a hedgehog and an owl with this cute paper craft.
  • Cupcake Liner Elephant Craft from Kids’ Craft Room.
    Your kids will love making these crafty elephant puppets!
  • Cardboard Tube Tiger Craft from Creative Family Fun.
    Make this cute cardboard tube tiger for your animal learning theme.

Animal Activities for Preschoolers

These animal activities for preschoolers are a great way to learn all about animals, while also working on lots of math, language and science skills, and more!

Learn and reinforce lots of essential math skills with these fun and engaging animal themed math activities.

Animal Math

Learn and reinforce lots of essential math skills with these fun and engaging animal themed math activities.

  • Zoo Animals Color by Number Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Reveal all your favorite zoo animals while practicing identifying numbers with these free color by number pages!
  • Animal Puzzles Number Sequencing Game from Preschool Play and Learn.
    These free printable animal puzzles are a fun way to practice number sequencing with your preschooler.
  • Pond Animals Color by Number Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Kids will love revealing the hidden pictures of lots of different pond animals with these free printable color my number worksheets.
  • Count & Cover Animal Math Activities from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Kids will have fun practicing counting and 1:1 correspondence with this fun, free printable count and cover zoo animals activity.
  • Zoo Animal Math Clip Cards from Preschool Play and Learn.
    These free printable animal themed count and clip cards are a fun way to work on number skills.
  • Animal Cookies Count to 10 Activity from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Grab some animal crackers and this free printable for a fun animal themed math activity for preschoolers.
  • Counting Farm Animals Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Kids will have fun practicing counting from 1 to 10 and tracing numbers with these free printable animal worksheets.
  • Farm Animal Pattern Block Templates from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Build lots of different farm animals while learning about shapes and practicing math skills with these fun free printable pattern block templates.
  • Zoo Animal Pattern Block Templates from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Preschoolers will love making these zoo animals and practicing math skills with these free printable pattern block worksheets.
  • Koala Build a Snow-pile Addition Activity from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Introduce simple addition with this fun, free printable math game.
  • Animal Pattern Worksheets from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    These free printable pattern worksheets for preschool are filled with cute animals to add some math learning to your animal theme.
  • Koala Number Order Clip Cards from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Make practicing what number comes next with these super cute, Australian koala clip cards.
  • Hippo Ten Frame Math Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    This free printable hippopotamus math activity is perfect for preschool zoo theme or animal theme.
  • Bird Pattern Block Designs from Adventure in a Box.
    Preschoolers will learn the names of birds, and work on lots of math skills with this fun bird activity.
  • Number Sense Owl Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    This fun-to-make number sense owl craft is perfect for helping preschool kids work on recognizing numbers 1-10.
  • What Number Comes Next Doggy Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    These free printable doggy clip cards are a fun, low prep, math activity for working on teen numbers.
  • Farm Friends Counting Cards from Walking By the Way.
    Practice counting to ten with these cute farm animal cards.
  • Bee Math Worksheets from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Kids will love to practice counting and adding to 12 with these super cute bee themed math worksheets.
  • Ladybug Addition Math Game from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    This ladybug game is a fun way for young learners to practice adding.
  • Animal Dot to Dot Printables from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Practice counting to 20 with this fun animal activity.
  • Animal Math Manipulatives from Inspiration Laboratories.
    Help your young learners visualize math concepts with this hands on animal math games.
  • Bunny Tail Math Game from DIY Thought.
    This adorable bunny math game is a great way to add some extra math to your animal theme.

Preschoolers will love these fun animal themed activities so much they wont even notice they are working on lots of language and literacy skills too!

Animal Literacy Activities for Preschoolers

Preschoolers will love these fun animal themed activities so much they wont even notice they are working on lots of language and literacy skills too!

  • Zoo Animals Color By Letter Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Work on letter recognition as kids find the letters to color and reveal lots of fun zoo animal pictures.
  • Animal Find the Letter Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Preschoolers will love working on visual discrimination and letter recognition with these super cute animal themed worksheets.
  • Farm Animal Alphabet Tracing Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    This farm animal themed activity is perfect for helping your young reader practice handwriting and letter recognition.
  • Animal Uppercase Tracing Letters from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Use these free printable uppercase letter cards as a trace and erase activity or use them with play dough.
  • Farm Animals and Their Homes Minibook from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Have fun reading and coloring in this cute mini book that is perfect for a farm animal themed lesson plan.
  • Animal Alphabet Worksheets from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Make learning alphabet letters fun with these free printable animal themed alphabet worksheets.
  • Nocturnal Animals for Kids Reader from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Learn all about nocturnal animals with this free printable ABC book.
  • Animals and their Young Printable Reader from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Your kids will love learning the correct words for each animals’ young with this free printable book.
  • ABC Farm Animals Search from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Combine a fun ABC sensory bottle with this farm animals printable for a fun letter recognition activity.
  • Animal Tracing Worksheets from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    These no-prep, free tracing worksheets are great for working on letter formation and learning animal names.
  • Connect The Dots Animals ABC Printables from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Kids will have fun practicing their ABCs with these super cute, free printable animal themed connect the dots pages.
  • A To Z Animal Names Printable from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Grab some magnetic letters and these free printable animal cards to work this fun spelling activity.
  • Feed The Lion Upper And Lowercase Letter Match Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Feeding the lion is so much fun while you work on learning upper and lowercase letters with your preschoolers.
  • Animal Beginning Sounds Clip Cards Activity from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    This is a great, free printable, animal themed activity for beginning readers.
  • Wild Animals Flashcards from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    These free printable flash cards feature 32 different wild animals in their habitats. There are so many great ways to use these for learning!
  • Free Printable Harp Seal Reader from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Learn all about harp seals while working on language skills with this free printable emergent reader.
  • Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle Printable Reader from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Your kids will love learning about beautiful and graceful sea turtles while working on reading skills.
  • Lego Duplo Animal Alphabet from Adventure in a Box.
    If your child loves Duplos they will love building an animal for every letter of the alphabet with these free printable cards.
  • Ocean Animal Interactive Reader from A Dab of Glue Will Do.
    Improve reading skills and increase vocabulary while learning about ocean animals with this free printable reader.
  • Animal Antonyms Puzzles from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Have fun learning about antonyms with these free printable animal antonym puzzles
  • Arctic Animal Sight Words Game from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Learn about Arctic animals and make practicing sight words fun with this super cute, free printable sight word game.

Choose some of these animal themed books and read a different book each day of the week, or pick one or two favorite animal books to read over and over!

Animal Books for Preschool

Choose some of these animal themed books and read a different book each day of the week, or pick one or two favorite animal books to read over and over!

For even more great animal themed books check out this huge list of animal books for preschoolers, or this list of cute bear books for preschoolers, or this fun list of zoo animal books for preschoolers.

Animal activities are a great way to learn lots of science concepts and practice scientific thinking. Preschools will love learning about animal biology, animal habitats and more with these fun animal themed science activities.

Animal Science

Animal activities are a great way to learn lots of science concepts and practice scientific thinking. Preschools will love learning about animal biology, animal habitats and more with these fun animal themed science activities.

  • Animals with their Babies Names Printable Puzzle from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Learn all about animals and what their babies are called with this fun printable puzzle.
  • Nocturnal Animal Game from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Have fun learning which animals are active at night with this free printable nocturnal animal games.
  • Free Printable Animal Habitats Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Preschoolers will have fun learning about animal habitats with this super cute, free printable animal habitats matching activity.
  • Lifecyle Activities for Kids from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Learn about all kinds of animal lifecycles with this huge list of life cycle activities and printables for kids.
  • How Big is a Blue Whale? STEM Activity from Kc Adventures.
    Draw & measure the size of a real blue whale with this outdoor STEM activity!
  • Beaver Habitat Activity from Natural Beach Living.
    Learn all about where beavers live then build your own animal habitat with this simple activity.
  • Comparing Animal Habitats from KC Adventures.
    Create some forest animal and artic animal habitats and then compare their similarities and differences.
  • How Macro-invertebrates Eat Their Food from JDainel4’s Mom
    Learn how small organisms like snails and dragonflies eat their food with this hands on science activity.
  • Silly Animal Habitats Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Have fun creating some zany and silly animals with these free printable animal puzzles and habitat matching activity.
  • Exploring Bugs and Critters Nature Walk from Kid World Citizen.
    Encourage your budding naturalists by going on a nature walk to learn about the animals and insects in your local environment.
  • Animal Sort Activity from Natural Beach Living.
    Learn about omnivores, herbivores, and carnivores and sort the animals into each group with this free printable.
  • Animal Habitat Sorting Game from Kiddy Charts.
    This is a fun way to help kids understand about what animals live where
  • Baby Farm Animal Puzzles from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Learn all about farm animals and their babies with these fun free printable puzzles.
  • Tadpole Observation Tank from The Craft Train.
    This is a fabulous way for kids to learn about the lifecycle of a frog and is a fabulous addition to an animal theme.
  • Sorting Land and Water Animals from Still Playing School
    This is a fun sensory and science activity that is perfect for preschoolers and toddlers.

These 'print and go' animal themed activities make planning an animal theme for preschool super easy! Add a couple of these fun free animal printables to your preschool animal lesson plan.

Animal Printables

These ‘print and go’ animal themed activities make planning an animal theme for preschool super easy! Add a couple of these fun free animal printables to your preschool animal lesson plan.

There are so many fun fine motor activities, sensory play activities and more that you can add to your animal theme! Choose some of these fun animal activities to add to your preschool lesson plan!

Preschool animal activities

There are so many fun fine motor activities, sensory play activities and more that you can add to your animal theme! Choose some of these fun animal activities to add to your preschool lesson plan!

  • Pet Animals Playdough Mats from Preschool Play and Learn.
    Preschoolers will have fun making animals out of playdough with these super cute pet playdough mats.
  • Jungle Animal Playdough Mats from Preschool Play and Learn.
    These free printable playdough mats are perfect for a jungle animal theme or an animal theme.
  • Ocean Slime Recipe from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Add this under the sea slime to your next animal theme for some engaging play with ocean animals.
  • Forest Animal Finger Puppets from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Have fun making forest animal finger puppets for pretend play or as nursery rhyme props.
  • Farm Animal Finger Puppets from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    These cute free printable farm animal puppets are great for pretend play or acting out animal stories.
  • Wild Animals Finger Puppets from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games.
    Of course you will also need a set of wild animal finger puppets for your animal learning theme!
  • Pretend Play Vet Clinic Free Printables from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games
    Set up some animal dramatic play with these print and go vet clinic printables.
  • Winter Animals Seek and Find Game from Fun a Day.
    Your preschoolers will love this fun arctic animals sensory activity.
  • Zoo dramatic play free printables from 123 Homeschool 4 Me.
    Set up your own zoo as part of your animal theme with these fun free printables.
  • Cardboard Animals for Small World Play from Preschool Tool Kit.
    Follow these easy instructions to make a cardboard horse and other animals.
  • Elephant Puppets and Song from Picklebums.
    Make these free printable elephant puppets and sing the Elephant’s Balancing counting song!
  • Mini Zoo Themed Sensory Bin from 3 Dinosaurs.
    This mini sensory bin is lots of fun and a great addition to your preschool animal theme.
  • DIY Zoo Playdough Kit from Artsy Momma.
    Set up a fun zoo themed playdough activity that your kids will love.
  • Animal Walking Gross Motor Dice from 3 Dinosaurs.
    Get the kids moving and having fun walking like animals with this simple gross motor activity

Lots of fun Preschool Animal Theme ideas including crafts, activities for preschoolers, and FREE educational printables too!

Preschool Animal Theme

Animal themed activities provide preschoolers with lots of opportunities for learning across all areas of the curriculum. Preschoolers are naturally interested in animals and through engaging learning activities, crafts, and imaginative play, preschoolers will learn simple scientific concepts, work on literacy and numeracy skills, develop language skills, practice creative thinking, and foster a love and respect for animals.

This list of animal themed activities includes animal crafts for preschools, animal math, animal science, and animal literacy activities, plus lots more fun animal activities for preschoolers. Whether you are looking for a week-long animal theme to use as a lesson plan or are just following your child’s natural interests, all of these animal activities are perfect for preschoolers, and great for toddlers, kindergartners and first grade students

With animal activities that include zebras, giraffes, hippos, bees, lions, fish, rabbits, pigs, and many more animal themed activities, your kids will love every minute of this animal theme for preschool.

Lots of fun Preschool Animal Theme ideas including crafts, activities for preschoolers, and FREE educational printables too!

Lots of fun Preschool Animal Theme ideas including crafts, activities for preschoolers, and FREE educational printables too!

Sara Dennis is a homeschooling mother of 6. Her goal is to help moms simplify their homeschools so they can give their kids an excellent education and thrive at home. She blogs at Classically Homeschooling.

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