The BEST Fall Activities for Preschoolers

These Fall Literacy Centers cover a wide range of literacy skills including letter recognition, upper and lowercase letter matching and sight words.

These alphabet leaf puzzles are an excellent way to reinforce letter recognition as well as matching lowercase letters to uppercase letters. There are six different leaf shapes, which makes it easy to select sets of letters for your preschooler to work on if approaching the entire alphabet at once is too overwhelming.

This fall alphabet tree is an easy autumn craft that develops letter recognition and capital and lowercase discrimination.

Looking for a fun fall alphabet activity for preschoolers? These pumpkin theme clip cards feature both letter identification and beginning sounds.

I love fall activities for preschoolers that teach more than one skill, don’t you? That’s what this post is all about! Using just a few fall items, my preschoolers had so much fun with these fall alphabet activities that also teach math skills!

Autumn is the perfect time for invitations to play because there are endless possibilities of materials to present your children. This invitation to play is simple and easy, but with a few basic materials the learning possibilities are also endless.

Try these leaf themed prewriting worksheets. They are perfect for fall, but here’s the thing, they aren’t just for tracing, either! You can use them with stickers and manipulatives too!

These fall leaf shapes are a wonderful way to encourage fine motor development with a fall theme. Preschoolers will be intrigued by the shapes of the different fall leaves, and the different turns and points offer just the right amount of challenge.

These suncatchers are the perfect mix between fall process art and fall crafts for preschoolers. Plus, preschoolers get loads of scissor practice, too!

Pumpkin Drop is just one of many fun fall fine motor activities perfect for toddlers and preschoolers who need encouragement and practice using the pincher grasp. Add this easy fine motor activity to your fall preschool activities this season.

This Fall Measurement Math Center encourages preschoolers to explore natural items found in the Fall with scales and balances. Preschoolers will learn all about weight with this hands-on activity.

This Fall Graphing Board Game is a really easy way to reinforce basic graphing skills. Preschoolers play the board game and keep track of which Fall images they land on in the graph.

These printable Fall Pattern Cards feature three different sets of autumn pattern cards in the fall activity pack. This allows teachers and parents to select the level most appropriate for their preschoolers. There is an AB set, ABB, and an ABC set.

Number recognition is an important part of preschool, so is learning number order. Try these fall themed number order printables with your preschoolers.

Preschoolers will learn to recognize shapes with this free printable board game! This fall themed math activity is sure to be a favorite this season!

Students use magnifying glasses to observe seeds found in our local area.  I had gathered seeds from various trees, shrubs, and weeds.

Cutting open pumpkins and allowing preschoolers to explore the gooey seeds and pulp on the inside and the hard, smooth or rough surface on the outside provides kids with a rich sensory experience as well as some hands-on science.

Fall is the best time for a nature inspired science center in preschool. This fall science center is appropriate for toddlers as well as preschoolers, allowing the children to explore all the colors, smells, textures and sounds to autumn that we all love so much.

With all of the wonderful and vibrant colors of fall, I can’t help but offer my preschool toddler class a little fall process art. Young children love exploring their artistic expression with tissue paper and glue!

Doesn’t everyone love a little process art mixed with a craft? That’s exactly what this pom pom splat fall tree craft is! It’s a little whimsical and a little messy and a whole bunch of fun. We add this to our fall activities for preschoolers every year.

These paper plate wreaths are not different, and since they are process based, they are a great addition to any preschool autumn theme.

Preschoolers will have fun creating this fall tree science art as they observe the trees outside changing color. It's a great way to show the progression of the season.

These suncatchers have a lot of fine motor work involved, which is just one more reason I love them so much for preschool. It’s not all scissor practice, either; it’s an entire art project that your preschoolers are sure to love!

These tissue painted mini pumpkins make the perfect pumpkin art activity to add to your seasonal and holiday activities in preschool.

Fall is such a wonderful time of year, and a good autumn sensory bin is always welcomed by my preschoolers. Here are 20 sensory bins that will make a valuable addition to any fall preschool theme.

A simple sensory bin with fall colored rice, silk leaves, pinecones and gourds is always a favorite for preschoolers.

There's nothing but leaves in this fall sensory bin for preschoolers! It's a great way for preschoolers to practice sorting by color!

This fall sensory bin has a unique filler- apricot pits! Preschoolers will love exploring this fall sensory bin!

This free pumpkin colors booklet is a fun way for preschoolers to learn color recognition. It's perfect for your fall or Halloween lesson plans.

These 20+ Fall themed printables for preschoolers cover literacy, math and fine motor skills. These free printables are great for busy teachers and parents.

These free pumpkin printables are great for hands-on learning in the preschool classroom this fall. They cover literacy, math as well as fine motor skills.

These adorable pumpkin alphabet cards are a fantastic way for preschoolers to work on letter recognition skills this fall. Just print and go for an easy educational activity.

With these free pumpkin counting cards, your preschooler gets in twice the counting practice all wrapped up in some fall theme play dough fun, too! 

Crisp leaves and cooler weather sure excite the senses…and make for a perfect preschool theme! These fall activities for preschool are perfect for the change of the season and inviting new experiences into the classroom.

Fall is the perfect time of year to teach a leaf preschool theme. Even if you live in warmer climates where the leaves don’t change from green to burning red, these preschool leaf activities are sure to captivate your little learners.

Looking for pumpkin theme activities? It’s such a classic fall theme. Here are 16+ activities featured in the free pumpkin lesson plans for preschool.

These preschool apple theme activities will have your preschoolers highly engaged in learning! Best of all, they are all put together in a tidy set of apple theme preschool lesson plans.

Looking for some fun Halloween activities preschoolers? How about some non-spooky learning activities? I’ve got you covered! These are free printable preschool lesson plans for Halloween fun.

Looking for some fun farm activities for preschoolers to add to your preschool lesson plans? Here are 16 easy activities you can add to your farm theme preschool lesson plans this fall.

Have you tried a nuts and seeds preschool theme? Try these free printable lesson plans for preschool where all the activities are centered around nuts and seeds!