Top 3 Christian Preschool Themes and Activities
In your Christian preschool classroom, you have the great opportunity to prepare bible based preschool themes and lesson plans to help your students grow in faith this school year. But sometimes, it can be hard to know where to begin. If you’re interested in preschool activities and lesson plans to help your kids grow in understanding and faith this year, you’re in the right place for the top 3 Christian Preschool Themes and Activities.
Top 3 Christian Preschool Themes and Activities
I’ve put together a list of favorite Christian preschool themes you can use in the classroom or a homeschool setting with your preschool learners. Keep reading to discover some favorite resources for teaching preschoolers about Jesus, hands-on Christian preschool activities, and themes to bring the lessons to life.
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Easy Ways to Teach Preschoolers About Jesus
There are so many easy ways to get started teaching preschoolers about Jesus! I like using thematic units to teach important lessons to kids in this age group. Teaching with preschool themes helps students create meaningful connections between different topics and areas of study.
Plus, Christian preschool themes are a great place to start learning about the Bible and beginning to understand how it connects to every aspect of our lives. I can’t wait to share my favorite Christian lesson plans for bringing it all to life with your youngest learners!
Tell Your Favorite Bible Stories
What’s your favorite bible story? Why is it your favorite? As a child, I remember the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego in the fiery furnace. The imagery in the story and the idea that God protected them from any harm really stuck with me as a child.
Begin teaching the bible to your preschoolers with your favorite stories. You’ll be much more excited about sharing the stories that stuck with you, and your preschoolers will pick up on that excitement too. It’s a win-win!
Teach Children to Hide Verses in Their Hearts
2 Timothy 2:15 says “Study to show thyself approved unto God.” It’s important to teach even our youngest children to hide the word in their hearts so that they can recall it when they face challenges. Thankfully, there are lots of easy and fun ways to help children begin learning bible verses in the classroom and at home.
Copywork is a great way for kids to practice handwriting and memorize bible verses this year. Check out Copywork for Kids: Handwriting Practice from the Bible by O’Malley Dare. The lined practice pages in this workbook are easy for preschoolers and kindergartners.
I love giving kids an incentive to learn verses too. Rewarding children who can recite the bible verse after practice is a great way to encourage kids to practice their verses and review the lesson at home too. A small piece of candy or a sticker can go a long way towards helping children memorize verses!
Use Preschool Activities and Printables Kids Can Take Home
Another helpful way to encourage parents to review the lesson and preschool activities with kids is by giving them something to take home. Preschool activities they can share with their parents and no-prep printables are an easy way to encourage this extra learning outside the classroom.
Plus, parents love seeing their child’s preschool activities and art projects. They can make adorable keepsakes and spark important conversations about faith at home.
Bible Story Teaching Aids for Preschool Lesson Plans
I think one of the reasons I remember so many bible stories is the felt boards. My Sunday school teacher was a big fan of using felt boards to help tell a bible story. This bible story teaching aid is easy to add to your preschool lesson plans this year.
Little Folk Visuals has created some great full-color felt and flannel figures and boards you can use to bring all your favorite bible stories to life with preschoolers this year. I love the Ruth and Esther storyboards and the Parables of Jesus boards.
Sometimes your youngest learners need story props they can touch, not just pictures to look at while they listen. That’s why I love object lessons. Have you seen the Easter story eggs? They’re one of my favorite Christian preschool theme object lessons!
Check out Family Life’s Resurrection Egg Set for your Easter lesson plans this year. Along with symbols of the Easter story, you’ll get a booklet to help you tell the story using these objects with your preschoolers. It’s a great set to use at home or with your Christian preschool classroom theme this Easter.
3 Christian Preschool Themes You’ll Love
I’d love to share some of my favorite Christian preschool themes with you! Check out these three Christian preschool classroom themes to help bring the faith to life with your kids this year:
Jesus Want Me for a Sunbeam
Teach your preschoolers this fun Christian song: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam by The Cedarmont Kids. Then, read the beautiful picture book by Hans Wilhelm with your kids. Practice copying John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.”
For some hands-on Christian preschool activities all about sunbeams, check out my Acts of Kindness Sunbeam Challenge to encourage Christian charity and thanksgiving in your preschool classroom or at home.
Grow in God’s Love
This Christian preschool theme is adorable for Spring! We should grow in faith just as flowers grow in the garden. Check out some of my favorite garden-themed preschool activities to use with this preschool theme about growing at Glue Sticks & Gumdrops.
You can try some of these fantastic Planting Activities for Preschoolers too. I’ve included an adorable garden markers craft you can use to help remind preschoolers to grow in God’s love each day too.
A Rainbow is a Promise
Rainbows are popular lately, so it’s a great time to capitalize on their popularity and teach your preschoolers that rainbows are a promise from God. You can read about God’s promise to Noah through the rainbow in his bible story.
Then, try some of my favorite rainbow themed preschool activities:
- Rainbow Ice Art
- The Best Rainbow Slime
- Fizzing Rainbow Science
- How to Make Shaving Cream Playdough Recipe – Rainbow Foam Dough
Christian Summer Camp Themes, Ideas, and Activities
Interested in discovering even more Christian preschool classroom themes, ideas, and preschool activities you can do with your kids this year?
Check out this list of 33+ Christian Summer Camp Themes, Ideas, and Activities for Kids That Are Fun and Faith Focused.
Then, share your favorite Christian lesson plans and activity ideas in the comment section so we can all try them with our preschoolers too!
35+ The Best Spring Preschool Themes and Lesson Plans
