Preschool themes, sometimes also referred to as thematic units or theme units, are a fantastic way to tie more of your early learning subjects together under a single, cohesive topic.
They allow you to incorporate the practice of early math skills, literacy skills, fine motor, and more into learning about apples, spiders, the ocean, or the farm, for example.
With all of these skills and concepts being introduced under a uniform theme, it not only helps your little ones make the connections they need to master them faster, but it also makes them a whole lot more fun to teach.
Below, you’ll find a list of various theme ideas that you can use in your own home preschool (or kindergarten) or classroom.
We have many of them sorted by month to make your planning easier, however, we also have them listed below in alphabetical order if you’d rather just browse the list.
Those themes that are linked are those that we currently have ideas for on the site, but we’re adding new activities and ideas every day, so make sure you check back often!
Preschool Theme Ideas by Month
January Preschool Theme Ideas
February Preschool Theme Ideas
March Preschool Theme Ideas
April Preschool Theme Ideas
May Preschool Theme Ideas
June Preschool Theme Ideas
July Preschool Theme Ideas
August Preschool Theme Ideas
September Preschool Theme Ideas
October Preschool Theme Ideas
November Preschool Theme Ideas
December Preschool Theme Ideas
Holiday Preschool Themes
New Year’s Eve
Groundhog Day
Valentine’s Day
President’s Day
Chinese New Year
Mardi Gras
St. Patrick’s Day
Easter
Earth Day
Cinco de Mayo
Mother’s Day
Memorial Day
Father’s Day
4th of July
Labor Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Christmas Around the World
Hanukkah
Seasonal Preschool Themes
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
More Preschool Themes
100th Day of School
A
All About Me
Apples
Airplanes
Ants
Arctic
B
Baby Animals
Back to School
Baker (Community Helpers)
Balloons
Bats
Beach
Bees
Birds
Birthdays
Body Parts
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Bubbles
Bugs
Butterflies
C
Camping
Castles and Kings
Caterpillars
Chef (Community Helpers)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Circus
Clothes
Colors
Construction
Construction Workers (Community Helpers)
Cookies
Cooking
Cowboys
D
Days of the Week
Dental Health
Dentists (Community Helpers)
Desert
Dinosaurs
Dragons
Dr. Seuss
Ducks
E
Emotions
Eric Carle
Exercise
F
Fairy Tales
Family
Farm
Farmer (Community Helpers)
Fire Safety
Firefighters (Community Helpers)
Fishing
Five Senses
Flags
Flowers
Forest
Friendship
Frogs
Fruits and Vegetables
G
Gardening
Germs
Gingerbread
Gratitude
H
Habitats
Hawaiian Luau
Hibernation
Horses
I
Ice Cream
Ice & Snow
J
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jungle
K
Kites & Wind
L
Ladybugs
Leaves
Librarians (Community Helpers)
Life Cycles
M
Magnets
Mail Carriers (Community Helpers)
Mice
Mittens
Money
Monsters
Months of the Year
Music
N
Native Americans
Nocturnal Animals
Numbers
Nursery Rhymes
Nurses (Community Helpers)
Nutrition
O
Ocean
Olympics
Opposites
Owls
P
Pajamas
Penguins
Pets
Picnics
Pilots (Community Helpers)
Pirates
Pizza
Plants and Seeds
Polar Animals
Polar Express
Police Officers (Community Helpers)
Pond Life
Popcorn
Post Office
Princesses
Pumpkins
Puzzles
Q
Quilts
R
Rainbows
Rainforest
Recycling
Reptiles
River
Robots
Rocks
Rodeo
S
Shadows
Shapes
Snowmen
Space
Spiders
Sports
Squirrels
Superheroes
T
Tea Party
Teachers (Community Helpers)
Teddy Bears
Time
Trains
Transportation
Trash Collector (Community Helpers)
Trees
Turkeys
Turtles
U
Umbrellas
V
Veterans
Veterinarian (Community Helpers)
Vincent Van Gogh
W
Watermelons
Weather
Whales
Woodland Animals
Worms
X
X-Rays
Z
Zoo