March Preschool Activities

March preschool activities feature the color green, Spring activities, and St. Patrick's Day crafts. See what else is in store for March.

Theme: Shamrocks and Leprechauns
Letter: C, S
Number: 3
Color: Green
Shape: Diamond
Activities:

1. Holidays:
   March 2- Dr. Seuss' Birthday
   March 17- Saint Patrick's Day
   March 20- First day of Spring
   
   
2. March Preschool Activities: Science
   Plant seeds or a bulb for the first day of Spring and watch it grow. The seeds can be planted in a paper cup or an egg carton. Discuss what a plant needs to grow (soil, light, water), chart the progress.
   
   Put out a bowl of yellow fingerpaint and a bowl of blue fingerpaint. Let the children mix the 2 colors together on a plain piece of construction paper. They will see how they will create the color green from yellow and blue.
   
   
3. Social Studies:
   Talk about the different members of the community and how they help us. Ideas of community members include teachers, policemen, nurses, garbage collectors, firemen, and librarians.
   
   
4. Imagination:
   Have the children use the leprechaun hats they made during arts and crafts to pretend that they are leprechauns. Maybe they can go on a search for some "lucky" charms.
   
   
5. March Preschool Activities: Arts and Crafts
   Leprechauns are always looking for a pot of gold under the rainbow. Use red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet (purple) construction paper to create a rainbow. Children will begin by tearing small pieces of red paper then use a glue stick to glue those pieces in the shape of an arc. Follow in the order of the colors of the rainbow to continue creating the different arcs of the rainbow. In the middle of the rainbow can be a pre-made cut-out of pot of gold with a leprechaun.
   
   Give each child a cut-out of a shamrock. Allow them to fingerpaint (toddlers) or paint with brushes (preschoolers). They can use the color green by itself or green paint that has been flecked with glitter to add some sparkle.
   
   Teach the children about the diamond shape. Then, provide them with their own diamond shape that can be made into a kite. Allow them to decorate the kite with any items they choose such as foamies, pom poms, glitter, sequins, etc. Afterwards, attach a string to the kite by punching a hole and tying on the string or yarn. Let the children have a chance "fly" them around outside.
   
   Have the children use green, black, and yellow construction paper to make a leprechaun hat. Attach a band, large enough to fit around the head, so the child can wear the hat.
   
   
6. Reading:
   Read "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss. This will be done to celebrate the author's birthday as well as to make a connection to the color of the month which is green.
   
   
   Read "The Three Little Pigs" to tie into the number of the month which is 3.
   
   
7. March Preschool Activities: Language
   Introduce the letters and letter sounds for C and S. Have the children search through and cut out the letters C and S found in magazines or newspapers. Make sure they find both uppercase and lowercase letters of C and S.
   
   
8. Math, Thinking Skills:
   Hide the cut-outs of the number 3 around the house and give some clues about where to find them in a particular location.
   
   
9. Math, Shapes:
   Use 3 hearts and have the children glue them together to create a shamrock. Then glue the shamrock to a piece of paper that is large enough to allow the children to trace around the heart-shaped shamrock.
   
   Give the child 3 different shapes (circle, square, diamond) (rectangle, diamond, triangle) (diamond, oval, heart) and ask the child to select the diamond from the group. The child can repeat this activity a few times, then rewarded with a sticker or stamp.
   
   
10. Math, Counting:
    Introduce the number 3 and show everyone how to hold up 3 fingers and count to 3. Using a muffin tin or bowls, have the children count 3 of any object and place it into individual muffin slots or bowls.
    
    
11. Coordination and Movement:
    Play the limbo game and see who can crawl under the bar without touching.
    
    
12. March Preschool Activities: Social Skills
    Practice good listening skills by having the children sit in a circle. The provider will tell a short story, then ask questions. The children need to understand that when someone is speaking they should show respect by listening attentively and that when they listen attentively they will be able to hear all the important words.