I’ve created 3 weeks of preschool “camps” that you can do at home with your preschooler. These easy preschool lesson plans include 3 fun themes: dinosaurs, construction, and vehicles.
Each weekly lesson plan includes our favorite songs, stories, books, art and craft projects, etc. for the week’s theme.
Download the free PDFs below, then scroll down to check out the book and supply lists.
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Download all 3 easy preschool lesson plans here!
I recommend both printing this document and saving it (or bookmarking this page) so that you can come back and click on the links.
What’s in the guide and what you’ll need:
Songs/movement:
For each day of the week, we picked a different Youtube song that also includes motions or dance moves, to get our kids moving. You don’t need any additional supplies for this part of each lesson plan.
Dinosaur songs
- I’m bringing home a baby dinosaur
- Dinosaur Stomp
- We are the Dinosaurs
- The Dinosaur Dance
- Move like the Dinosaurs
Construction songs
- Digging in the Dirt
- I’m an Excavator!
- Forklift
- Construction Machines
- Yoga adventure: Diggory the Dump Truck
Vehicle songs
- Drive Drive
- Wheels on the Bus
- Rollin in the Minivan
- Gimme that Garbage
- Hurry Hurry Drive the Firetruck
The ultimate preschool planner
Dozens of colorful planner pages to help you stay organized as you teach preschool at home:
- 4 different planning page options
- Weekly theme planner
- Schedule planner
- Evening, morning, and preschool routine planner
- To do list, library check-out list, supply list, notes page
- 2 choices of calendar pages
Book lists
I picked out 5 of our favorite books for each of the themed week. You can find the book lists with Amazon links here:
Dinosaur book list
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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National Geographic Little Kids First… |
$9.42 |
Buy on Amazon |
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We Don’t Eat Our Classmates: A Penelope… |
$12.05 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Dini Dinosaur paperback | $6.03 | Buy on Amazon |
|
If I Had a Dinosaur (If I Had… |
$15.17 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Brontorina |
$6.29 |
Buy on Amazon |
Construction book list
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? (Where… |
$11.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Construction Cat |
$16.19 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Dazzling Diggers (Amazing Machines) |
$6.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Bulldozer Dreams |
$15.74 |
Buy on Amazon |
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The Little Dump Truck (Little Vehicles) | $1.96 | Buy on Amazon |
Vehicle book list
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Little Fire Truck (Little Vehicles,… |
$13.23 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the… |
$15.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Small Walt and Mo the Tow |
$16.19 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Trucks (National Geographic Kids… |
$4.96 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Old MacDonald Had a Truck: (Preschool… |
$12.53 |
Buy on Amazon |
Activities
For each day, I included 2 different themed activities you can do with your preschooler. These include things like arts and crafts, science exploration, and sensory play ideas.
Dinosaur activities
- Art: Geometric watercolor dinosaurs
- Sensory play: Dinosaur ice eggs
- Craft: Dinosaur headband
- Sensory play: Dinosaur play dough mats
- Craft: Salt painting the letter “D”
- Science: Make fizzy dinosaur eggs
- Sensory art: Paint the dinosaurs
- Science: Chocolate chip dino dig
Construction activities
- Art: Watercolor construction painting
- Play: Build the biggest tower possible with blocks or legos
- Art: Draw a wrecking ball crane
- Sensory play: Play with construction trucks in a bin of sand, beans, or rice
- Activity: Make dirt play dough
- Sensory play: Construction themed play dough mats
- Activity: Make a set of alphabet rocks
- Movement: Construction movement cards
- Craft: Make a paper bulldozer
- Activity: Build marshmallow towers
Vehicle activities
- Literacy: Driving cars and learning letters
- Sensory play: Transportation pom pom matching
- Process art: Marker cars
- Math: Parking lot addition
- Art: Truck coloring pages
- Play activity: Ramp races
- Art: Guided drawing- Garbage truck
- Math: Make a car graph
- Activity: Printable firetruck puzzle
- Play activity: Cardboard box car track
Other activities
I also wanted to include links to a few independent/no prep activities and resources that your kiddos might enjoy that go along with the preschool themes of dinosaurs, construction, and/or vehicles. Here are some of our favorites:
Dinosaur favorites
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Craftikit® 20 Award-Winning Dinosaur… |
$29.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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MAGNA-TILES Dinos 5-Piece Magnetic… |
$39.00 |
Buy on Amazon |
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PLAYVIBE Dinosaur Toys for Kids 3-5 –… |
$19.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Melissa & Doug Wooden Stamp Set:… |
$15.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Melissa & Doug Land of Dinosaurs Floor… |
$15.15 |
Buy on Amazon |
Construction favorites
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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YICORO Kids Tool Set – 20 PCS Toddler… |
$12.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
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Melissa & Doug Building Site Jumbo… |
$16.91 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Sensory Play Construction Sand Kit, 2lbs… |
$24.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site |
$11.64 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Brain Games – Sticker by Letter: Trucks |
$9.47 |
Buy on Amazon |
Vehicle favorites
| Preview | Product | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Hot Wheels Toy Cars & Trucks 10-Pack,… |
$13.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Magnetic Tiles City Road Set with Magnet… |
$34.99 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Brain Games – Sticker by Letter: To the… |
$9.72 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
Little Blue Truck |
$12.09 |
Buy on Amazon |
|
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The Little Dump Truck (Little Vehicles) | $1.96 | Buy on Amazon |
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