August Preschool Themes
It’s time for the close of summer time adventures and the journey back to school, routines, and excitement for the new school year! This post is full of August preschool themes that your preschoolers will adore.
Whether you start school in August or September, many of these seasonal theme ideas or anytime themes that can be used throughout the year.
With themes like watermelon, all about me, shapes, or even classic children’s books, August is all about the last days of summer and soaking up the sun and getting ready for the journey to the classroom. These lovely August themed ideas for preschool will keep kids engaged as they gain valuable knowledge in science, math, literacy, and more!
Preschool Themes to Teach in August
The last full month of summer deserves some pretty awesome themed learning! We’ve got the perfect lineup of summertime themes along with back to school fun. These themes include a fun mix of sensory play, nature exploration, and seasonal games.
Be sure to check out our ultimate list of preschool theme ideas for even more awesome year-round themes!
August is our last chance to soak up summer laziness and long days for another year. Families begin to focus on back to school preparation and teachers spend time preparing their classroom for excited children who will soon arrive with new school supplies and spotless clothes.
We’ve included plenty of summer preschool activities to make planning your August themes fun and easy.
We’ve loaded this post with all sorts of themes for your August preschool lesson plans! Check out our preschool schedules guidebook to prepare for routines and planning and grab our complete preschool math and literacy curriculum set and make planning your year a breeze!
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August Preschool Books
Infusing high-quality, seasonal literature in preschool is so important for our youngest learners. From everything to celebrating the first day of school to being a friend, this August preschool book list is perfect for all things back to school.
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Themes to Teach in Your August Preschool Lesson Plans
August is full of excitement and nerves as we start planning our return or first venture into the classroom. As preschool teachers start to plan their lessons for this month, it’s important to capture the joy of a new school year and plan exciting and engaging themes that will welcome their students and families!
Establishing structure and incorporating creative activities into your preschool lesson plans will keep them organized, engaged, and motivated during their development. Let the little ones explore new ideas this month to get their minds going in exciting directions!
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All About Me Preschool Theme
This is the essential preschool back to school theme! It’s a great springboard to making friends, learning names, and celebrating our similarities and differences together. We love the way preschoolers gravitate to this theme and how much they love sharing about themselves and their own lives. We’ve put together a set of fantastic all about me preschool lesson plans to help guide this wonderful theme!
Back to School Preschool Theme
What is back to school without learning about routines and expectations, school supplies, and learning names?! Preschoolers may have a little anticipation about beginning school so this fun and light-hearted theme is a great way to celebrate the magic of school. We know this time of year can be busy and hectic so we put together these preschool back to school lesson plans for peace of mind!
Classic Children’s Book Preschool Theme
Celebrating children’s books is such a beautiful introduction to the start of the preschool year. We have hand-selected some timeless classics that infuse lovely stories and gorgeous illustrations that preschoolers just adore. Choosing picture books can be challenging because there are so many amazing children’s books so we have collected our absolute favorites in our classic children’s book preschool lesson plans!
Colors Preschool Theme
Learning colors doesn’t have to be boring! Science experiments with colors, color mixing, and colorful books makes exploring colors very enticing in preschool. We’ve put together loads of color ideas in our color lesson plans for preschoolers.
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Community Helpers Preschool Theme
Learning about the helpers in our community is an essential and oh so important preschool theme. Children resonate with this theme because they know helpers, plus it’s nice to introduce back to school all about helpers! From those that provide goods, services, and community support, we’ve created these free community helpers preschool lesson plans.
Fairy Tales Preschool Theme
Learning about fairy tales is an all-time favorite preschool theme! Fairy tales are comforting and timeless and teach children important moral lessons and spark imagination, pretend play, and improves vocabulary. We have put together a whole list of fairy tale preschool lesson plans and activities!
Family & Pets Preschool Theme
Celebrating those special people and animals in our family is a great way to launch the school year in August! Our free family and pets preschool lesson plans encourage preschoolers to express gratitude for their family members and pets and learn more about how families are different but yet all the same.
Farm Preschool Theme
Life on the farm is such a fun preschool theme and preschoolers love to learn more about animals, farm life, and how things grow. Preschoolers love to engage in themes where they have background knowledge and budding interest and farm is always a winner! Grab our free farm preschool lesson plans for 15+ learning ideas!
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Feelings & Emotions Preschool Theme
Infusing a feelings and emotions preschool theme is such a great way to launch preschool and focus on supporting social-emotional behaviors from the very first day! Preschoolers really benefit from learning how to cope with their feelings and emotions in a safe and engaging way. These free feelings and emotions preschool lesson plans are a great place to start!
5 Senses Preschool Theme
Introduce science in a fun and hands-on way with the 5 senses! This simple introduction to science includes learning about the body and how we use our senses everyday to experience and enjoy the world around. We’ve got loads of ideas in our five senses preschool lesson plans.
Friendship Preschool Theme
Friendship is the ultimate back to school theme! Focusing on friendship activities sets the stage for children to develop and maintain friendships, while learning what it takes to be a good friend. Mastering friendship is a lifetime skill and these friendship preschool lesson plans are the first of many opportunities for preschoolers to develop these life skills.
Name Preschool Theme
This fun theme is a great way to launch your August learning! Names are such an important part of our identity and learning the names of our peers is such a powerful way to connect to each other from the first days of school. We have created this lesson plan set for a name theme and know that it will be a big hit in your classroom this August.
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Robots Preschool Theme
Beep, boop! Robots are fun anytime of year! Since this futuristic theme is full of charged up learning, it’s sure to keep them entertained and interested as they learn and play. This can be a tricky theme to plan for so grab our super helpful robots preschool lesson plans and get your theme started!
Shapes Preschool Theme
Ready to take your preschooler’s geometry skills up a notch? We’ve got the perfect shape-themed activities that will go beyond just memorizing! Our fun and engaging shapes lesson plans are sure to spice up any preschool theme. Get ready for some high quality learning–it’s time to explore the world of shapes!Try these shapes preschool lesson plans.
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Water Fun Preschool Theme
Engage in some water play with these water table activities, perfect for the warm weather of early summer. Preschoolers adore all things related to water and there is so much to be learned through this hands-on, active play! We have over 16 ideas for you in our water table activities that are sure to be full of soaking wet fun!
Watermelon Preschool Theme
National Watermelon day is officially August 3rd and it seems only appropriate to celebrate this summer treat as summer draws to an end. We think a watermelon theme is a great way to kick off the month of August so we created these preschool lesson plans with a yummy watermelon theme.
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Weather Preschool Theme
Looking for a fun way to incorporate weather into your little one’s learning? From bright and sunny days, to rainy adventures with umbrellas, all the way through snowflakes and cold winter gusts; find everything you need in our preschool or toddler lesson plans.
Get Weather Lesson Plans for Toddlers
Zoo Preschool Theme
Whether you have the option to head to the zoo and find some favorite animals or not, this popular summer theme is a great way to invite the animals to you! We love infusing hands-on learning activities in our playful zoo animals preschool lesson plans and it’s a great playful August theme.
Summer Learning Activities
Infuse even more summer fun with your math lessons with these three different math skills bundle, perfect for June, July, and August! Check out our more and less concepts, number order, and number identification activities!
Summer Learning Toys for Preschoolers
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Toddler Themes for August
Finish up your August activity calendar with plenty of August activities for kids – specifically toddlers. See all our toddler activity plans here.
I’m Sarah, an educator turned stay-at-home-mama of five! I’m the owner and creator of Stay At Home Educator, a website about intentional teaching and purposeful learning in the early childhood years. I’ve taught a range of levels, from preschool to college and a little bit of everything in between. Right now my focus is teaching my children and running a preschool from my home. Credentials include: Bachelors in Art, Masters in Curriculum and Instruction.