The Big List of Amazing April Preschool Themes

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April preschool themes are all about puddles, rainbows, and watching the world wake up after winter. These fun preschool theme ideas keep kids moving, noticing, and asking big questions.

April is full of easy wins for the classroom—think weather watching, exploring bugs, and planting seeds. It’s also the perfect time to sneak in earth-friendly lessons and talk about caring for our planet. With spring in the air and nature blooming all around, now’s a great time to let your preschoolers explore and learn with our big list of ideas for what to teach in April.

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There are so many preschool theme ideas for the month of April. Which weekly themes will you choose to teach?

Preschool Themes to Teach in April

Don’t let the phrase “April showers” bring you down. April is a special month for teaching preschoolers. It’s overflowing with learning opportunities that are hard to complete in other months of the year.

Preschoolers can unearth rocks to find creepy crawlies awakening. They can go puddle jumping and spy baby birds cheeping for their mothers. They can even plant a garden and watch their plants grow through the end of the school year.

Yes, April might bring lots of rain that keeps us indoors, but this month also brings us new and exciting teaching ideas. This post is loaded with all sorts of themes for your April preschool lesson plans!

Themes to Teach in Your April Preschool Lesson Plans

April is all about fresh starts and blooming wonders—and your preschool lessons can be just as magical! As nature wakes up, it’s the perfect time to spark curiosity with fun, spring-inspired themes made just for little learners. With a bit of structure—like the ideas offered in our Preschool Schedules Guidebook—and lots of creativity, you can keep your kiddos engaged, learning, and loving every minute. Let their imaginations grow right alongside the flowers this April!

All About Me Preschool Theme

As teachers, we want to help preschoolers recognize their own incredible uniqueness and appreciate that same quality in those around them. This All About Me preschool theme will give every child an opportunity for self-expression and positive connection with each other – creating a safe learning space where everyone feels included regardless of differences. It’s time to get creative as these littles discover more about themselves!

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This set of All About Me theme activity plans were designed specifically for toddlers!

Bees Preschool Theme

Get your preschool buzzing with our exciting bee-themed activities! We’ve got the perfect set of interactive, educational and creative fun for you. From books to art projects – or even exploring the life cycle of bees – dive into over 16 different ideas that are sure to spark a love for learning in all young minds. You’ll find the whole bundle of ideas at the end of this post in a FREE download of our bee preschool lesson plans.

Bug & Butterflies Preschool Theme

Transform your classroom into a buzz of activity this April with our bug-filled preschool lesson plans! Kids will love learning about colorful butterflies and other fascinating beetles through special activities created especially for them. Help jumpstart their curiosity as they explore the buggy world full of amazing facts, giving them plenty to discover this spring season.

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Toddlers love these hands-on activity plans!

Colors Preschool Theme

April is the time for getting colorful after a long winter hibernation! Introduce your preschooler to all of the exciting colors that exist in our world with these fun, free color lesson plans specifically designed just for them. From identifying and comparing different colors to learning their names, it’s never too early to begin exploring the amazing rainbow we get around us every day.

Day and Night Preschool Theme

From sunup to sundown, we offer loads of ideas for an exciting day and night preschool theme. Look no further — our free lesson plans are packed with book activities, crafts that spark creativity and intriguing science investigations! Shine some light on the Earth’s rotation as you explore all sorts of fun learning opportunities – download your day and night lesson plans for preschoolers today!

Earth Day Preschool Theme

Our list of April preschool themes wouldn’t be complete without Earth Day theme activities! It’s important to show preschoolers our admiration for planet Earth and share the invaluable lesson of stewardship with new generations. Let’s inspire our littlest learners to nurture and love the planet we share. These free Earth Day preschool lesson plans feature 16 activities for preschoolers to learn all about how they can lend a helping hand in taking care of our precious earth.

Easter Preschool Theme

Get ready for an egg-cellent time with our free and adorable Easter lesson plans for preschool. Preschoolers will learn about bunnies, have some fun with sweets, and of course make colorful Easter eggs crafts and sensory bins. So get crackin’ because it’s gonna be an egg-cellent adventure that’ll stay close to heart long after Easter has gone by.

Flowers Preschool Theme

Who doesn’t love daisies and flowers? A flower theme is the perfect way to welcome springtime! We’ve put together a post full of fun (and free!) preschool lesson plans, with lots of inspiring ideas – like captivating books, creative art activities and engaging fine motor activities, plus some exciting math & science learning opportunities. (Ever dissected a flower?) Get it all in one our flowers lesson plans for preschool. (These are also great for Mother’s Day).

Gardening Preschool Theme

Plant the seeds of a love for gardening early, with these sixteen fun and creative ways to teach preschoolers all about nature! Whether you have access to an outdoor garden or not, your little ones can explore their green thumbs indoors at home or in the classroom. Get ready to get the growing season started in style – right inside your classroom (or living room)! Try these gardening preschool lesson plans!

Insects Preschool Theme

Whether you are a bug lover or not, it’s likely that your preschoolers are fascinated with crawly insects. We’ve put together a setf of free insect preschool lesson plans where you’ll find loads of ideas for an insect preschool theme, including book ideas, art, and sensory play, and math and science fun. You’ll find the whole bundle of buggy ideas at the end of this post in a free download of preschool lesson plans.

Rain and Clouds Preschool Theme

Get your little ones ready for a weather-wonderland! Our rain and clouds theme preschool lesson plans is the perfect way to welcome spring with lots of fun activities. From pouring down rain, to roaring winds, let their curious minds explore all that Mother Nature has in store.

Rainbow Preschool Theme

Bring a smile to little ones with bright and cheerful rainbows! We have all the makings of a wonderful preschool theme full of rainbow-inspired fun. With our free rainbow lesson plans download, your classroom will be filled with book ideas and social-emotional activities that entertain while they learn—plus fantastic art projects, sensory exploration, math games, science lessons…you name it! Get ready for smiles galore as you bring sunshine into their day via the wonders of the rainbow.

Rocks Preschool Theme

If you’re looking for rockin’ fun, look no further- we’ve put together an awesome bundle of ideas to shake up your preschoolers lesson plans. Join us in exploring the world through art and science as we take a closer look at rocks with our free download filled full of creativity! Pair these lesson plans with your Earth Day preschool theme.

Robots Preschool Theme

Get your circuits buzzing with an electrifying robot-themed preschool lesson plan activities! Robots are all the rage right now, and when you check out our free robot preschool lesson plans, you’re gonna love what activities they have in store! Little ones love our innovative robot activities. Come give it a try – you’re sure to be positively energized by the experience!

Seasons Preschool Theme

April’s shifting weather brings the perfect opportunity to explore all of nature’s beauty! Whether you like Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter best – we’ve got something for everyone in our free seasons preschool lesson plans. Now is your chance to discover what amazing activities take place in our skies as seasons change!

Seeds Preschool Theme

Have you heard of a ‘sprouting’ April preschool theme? Get your little learners ready to watch the wonders of nature with fun-filled activities centered around nuts and seeds! Investigate which plants need water, sunshine – or both. Plus, these free printable lesson plans about seeds make it easy for any teacher to get started on their gardening journey this spring.

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.

Spring Preschool Theme

With the arrival of spring, our preschoolers enthusiasm is blooming! These exciting lesson plans will bring this season to life with topics like buzzing bees, unpredictable weather, and miracles of sprouting greenery. Get ready for some fun-filled learning about all things Spring in these free spring theme preschool lesson plans.

Tools & Machines Preschool Theme

Try these heavy-duty tools and machines preschool lesson plans! We’ve put together loads of ideas for a Tools & Machines preschool theme that will have your preschooler thinking like an engineer. From the tool belt to heavy machine operators, these lesson plans have it all. Pair these lesson plans with a rocks preschool theme, too!

Transportation Preschool Theme

Is your preschooler ready to rev up their learning? These transportation-themed activity lesson plans are guaranteed to get them zooming through April! With these engaging lesson plans, they’ll be sure to make the most of this month before jetting off into spring with all kinds of new knowledge.

Weather Preschool Theme

Looking for a fun way to incorporate weather into your little one’s learning? Try creating themed days around different types of weather! 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.

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Explore all four season with these weather themed activity plans.

Toddler Themes for April

Finish up your April activity calendar with these April activities for kids – specifically toddlers. See all our toddler activity plans here.

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FAQ About Teaching Themes for April

What is an appropriate preschool theme?

The possibilities are endless when it comes to choosing a theme for a preschool unit. Rainbows, flowers, spring, and seasons themes are always popular, but you might be surprised at how much your preschoolers will love transportation, seeds, or rocks.

The best preschool themes for teaching will be those that are high interest or that challenge the interests of the children through engaging, hands-on activities.

What preschool themes do you teach April?

April is the month to get creative when it comes to choosing a teaching theme in preschool. Try choosing a broad theme, like springtime, and then break it down into smaller unit studies like:

~ baby animals
~ flowers
~ bees
~ life cycles
~ seeds
~ plants and gardening
~ rain and clouds
~worms

What is the theme of springtime?

Springtime is a season of joy, renewal and new hope – just like little ones! With the sun shining longer each day, why not capture some of that excitement by bringing new life to our little ones? This makes it an ideal opportunity to inspire young minds through outdoor activities.