Spiders, candy, and critters – oh, my! “Spooky” season is just about here and I don’t know about you, but our family loves to dive in to all the seasonal fun to be had! Now I will say – we don’t do “spooky” Festive? Sure thing! But we like to keep things from being scary in October.
Halloween season brings so many opportunities for exciting Preschool themes, which means there is lots to cover. So today I’m sharing our favorite October Preschool themes in our October Preschool Curriculum. I hope these activities bring lots of fun to your learning time!
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Our October Preschool curriculum includes everything you need for 4 exciting weeks of Math, Literacy and Fine Motor Skills fun! To use these simple printables, you can follow the PRE-MADE lesson plans for a full month of fun. The October theme Preschool plans include ideas for morning work, daily center activities, and NO PREP practice pages for 4+ weeks of learning!
If you’d like to see how we include this theme in our Preschool year PLUS find out which themes we use for the other 11 months of the year, click the button below to download our FREE Preschool Curriculum Map!
October Fine Motor Crafts
Fine motor skill activities are a great way to wake up little brains, or even replace morning cartoons if you’re looking to minimize screen time. I like to spend a minute before bed setting up a morning bin at our kitchen table. We enjoy our breakfast and basket time at the kitchen table, so having NO PREP fine motor activities that my kiddos can do independently really helps keep our basket time running smooth. Having those little hands engaged in a quiet activity allows me to get in lots of our read aloud time!
Our Halloween fine motor worksheets set includes 25 NO PREP pages that are perfect for your October themes! Children will practice cutting, tracing, coloring, tearing, gluing, and SO much more. They’ll have so much fun making fun crafts to display, they won’t even realize how much important work they are accomplishing!
Weekly Themed Activities
Our bundle of October Preschool themes includes 4 FULL weeks of themed lessons. These week-long themes serve as the base of our homeschool Preschool curriculum as they each include 5 days of Math, Literacy and Fine Motor Skills printable activities. Read on to see which themes we like to include in our October theme plans!
Fire Safety Preschool Theme
Did you know that Fire Safety week is in the month of October? Before all the Halloween festivities begin, I like to take make fire safety our first October theme to help kiddos learn more about this important topic!
This theme covers skills like counting, colors, shapes, letters, beginning sounds, and SO much more! In total, children will practice with 15 fire safety themed preschool centers.
Spiders Preschool Theme
Do you know a Preschooler who does NOT like learning about creepy, crawly critters?? When my (now big girl) was in Preschool, I was a little alarmed to discover how much she loved bugs. Not because I didn’t want HER to explore them, but simply because I’M the one who doesn’t love them. ha! But alas, she was all about the buggies so I knew I had to include a spider theme with our Preschool curriculum! And of course, it fits right in with our other October themes as a non-spooky Halloween alternative!
This theme covers skills like counting, colors, shapes, letters, beginning sounds, and SO much more! In total, children will practice with 15 Spider themed preschool centers.
Monsters Preschool Theme
When I was looking for alternatives to the traditional themes with ghosts, witches, and goblins, I came across these ADORABLE neon “monster” critters! I loved that a handful reminded me of some of my favorite characters from shows like Monster’s Inc. and Sesame Street, and I just knew they’d be a perfect addition to our October Preschool themes!
This theme covers skills like counting, colors, shapes, letters, beginning sounds, and SO much more! In total, children will practice with 15 Monster themed preschool centers.
Halloween Preschool Theme
Alright – of course I couldn’t put together a list of our favorite October themes without including a Halloween theme! But I PROMISE, friends. You won’t find anything spooky or startling in this Halloween set! It includes lots of bright colors, candies, and fun critters to give you a sweeter alternative!
This theme covers skills like counting, colors, shapes, letters, beginning sounds, and SO much more! In total, children will practice with 15 Halloween themed preschool centers.
October Math & Literacy Worksheets
No theme is complete without some super helpful, NO PREP Math and Literacy worksheets! These 38 print-and-go pages are ink-saving, easy to use, and highly engaging! Children will practice TONS of Math and Literacy skills while tracing, coloring, cutting, pasting, and more!
I like to use these worksheets to review and assess skills we’ve been covering that month. But they also serve as great October Preschool Morning Work activities if you need a simple way to practice!
And… I lesson planned FOR YOU!
This bundle of our October Preschool themes includes a full month of print and go visual lesson plans! This sheet tells you exactly which morning bins, centers theme, and worksheets to use each week. And once you’ve purchased the bundle, the clickable links on each of the product covers takes you directly to the resource when it’s time to print and prep!
Ready to learn with your Preschoolers ALL YEAR LONG?! You can save TONS when you grab this set of centers in our Full Year Preschool Curriculum! The bundle includes everything you need for an entire year of learning! You’ll find themes for holidays, seasons, and all sorts of “anytime” themes like Construction and Transportation!
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