Theme Activities

Find ideas and activities for your next theme here. From exploring the senses to discovering the wonders of the ocean, each theme is packed with creative ideas, songs, and hands-on projects that make learning an adventure.

Choose from this list of 100 themes for preschool and kindergarten, or explore these popular themes:

My Body and My Senses:

Body Parts Activities: 22 Ideas for teaching kids about the human body.
Body Parts Songs: These songs about the body include lyrics and videos.
16 Sense of Hearing Activities: Dance to the beat, guess the sound and play Noise Detectives!
15 Sense of Taste Activities: Have a tasting party, make edible finger paint and read The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Sense of Smell Activities: Make smelly arts and crafts, and build some new vocabulary to describe smells.
Sense of Touch Activities: Make a touch-and-feel box and a texture collage, and go on a scavenger hunt.
Sense of Sight Activities: Make glasses and play some games blindfolded.

All About Me:

8 Fun Feelings Activities: Teach kids about emotions with art, songs, discussion and stories.
Preschool Kindness Activities: 12 Ideas for learning to show kindness and consideration towards others.

Safety:

Safety Activities: 18 Ideas that teach road, home, fire, water, body and personal safety.

Healthy Eating and Nutrition:

The 10 Best Songs About Food: These catchy songs include Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? and Do You Like Broccoli Ice Cream?
Easy Food Activities: The 14 easiest things to make in the kitchen with kids.

Tolerance and Diversity:

The Best Diversity Activities: Teach kids to appreciate and accept differences in religion, age, gender, identity, sexual orientation, ability, education, ethnicity and origin.
Songs about Diversity and Inclusion: 9 Catchy songs with lyrics, including People are Rainbows Too and We’re All Amazing!
Books About Diversity for Preschoolers: These books are a great way to introduce children to topics such as gender roles, religion, sexual orientation, special needs and lots more.

The Weather:

18 Great Songs About Weather: Includes songs about the seasons, as well as snow, rain, sun and more.
Rain Activities for Preschoolers: Ideas for art, music and movement, language and dramatic play, sensory play, science and more.
Gardening Activities and Ideas: 36 ways to learn about gardening and plants with games, stories, discussions, creative art and gardening!
8 Fun Rainbow Songs for Kids: Teach kids the colours of the rainbow with these popular classics and fun new songs.

The Ocean and Water:

Ocean Activities for Preschoolers: Teach kids about this fascinating topic with these 26 simple ideas.
The 8 Best Ocean Songs: These fun songs with actions include a finger play about a whale, and the song The Animals in the Ocean sung to the tune of The Wheels of the Bus.
12 Simple Water Experiments: Teach your preschoolers and kindergarteners about the properties of water, how it changes, and its effects on other substances.
Floating and Sinking Activities: 12 ideas for discovering which materials and objects float on water and which sink to the bottom.

Animals and Birds:

Farm Animals Activities: 16 hands-on ideas for a fun theme about the farm.
Fun Farm Songs: 15 songs with lyrics including classics like Old MacDonald Had a Farm and Dingle, Dangle Scarecrow.
Animal Songs for Preschoolers: 17 of the best, including Teddy Bears’ Picnic and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
Animal Games for Preschool Kids: Add some fun to your animal theme with these 20 awesome animal games.
22 Fun Birds Activities for Preschoolers: Paint with feathers, sing classic songs and move like different kinds of birds.