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2016 Weekly Preschool Themes

June 15, 2016 By Julie Anne 28 Comments

2016 preschool theme ideas by week

The school year is so much easier to prepare for once you have a plan in place. Choosing weekly preschool themes is an easy way to outline your year. It will help you gather ideas and make sure you cover all the topics you want to in a year.

My Preschool Themes Planner is a great tool to help you to organize your weekly themes. Sometimes, though, it seems like the hardest part of planning is just narrowing down topic ideas, and deciding what preschool themes you want to cover.

To help you start the planning process, I want to share with you the weekly preschool themes I choose for the year.

2016-2017 Preschool Themes

August

1-5 Me and My Home

8-12 Around the World

15-19 Olympics

22-26 Personal Health (feelings and hygiene)

29-2 Safety (fire, bike, emergency)

September

5-9 Community Helpers

12-16 Transportation

19-23 Wild West

26-30 Heros

October

3-7 Fall

10-14 Dinosaurs

17-21 Bones and Body

24-28 Halloween

31-4 Trees

November

7-11 Nutrition

14-18 Harvest

21-25 Thanksgiving

28-2 Explorers

December

5-9 Giving

12-16 Arctic

19-23 Christmas

26-30 Off

January

2-6 New Year

9-13 Winter

16-20 Hibernation

24-28 Tools and Machines

30-3 Weather (Ground Hog Day)

February

6-10 I Can Create (art, music, dance, design, ext.)

13-17 Valentines (love and friendship)

20-24 Fairy Tales

27-3 Water

March

6-10 Air

13-17 St Patrick’s Day

20-24 Flowers

27-31 Life Cycles

April

3-7 Pond

10-14 Easter

17-21 Earth Day

24-28 Spring

May

1-5 Jungle

8-12 Desert

15-19 Forest

22-26 Ocean

29-2 Islands (Volcanoes)

June

5-9 Garden

12-16 Circus

19-23 Summer

26-30 Bugs

July

3-7 4th of July (Independence day and patriotic symbols)

10-14 Camping

17-21 Safari

24-28 Lake

31-4 Farm

I hope these theme ideas will help you in planning out your preschool year. If you would like to use the same weekly themes throughout your year, you can download a free copy  by clicking the text below. Enjoy

Free List of 2016-2017 Themes by Week

What are some of your favorite preschool weekly themes? I would love to hear. Please comment and share.

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Free Printables, Planning Tools, Preschool Fun Tagged With: learning, Preschool

Comments

  1. Cheryl says

    July 3, 2016 at 3:28 pm

    I did a theme on marshmallows. The kids had a lot of fun with it.

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 3, 2016 at 5:31 pm

      I bet! That sounds like something my kids would love.

      Reply
  2. Vivi says

    July 5, 2016 at 11:34 pm

    This is a great help. I look forward to using this resource. God bless you and thanks !

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 9, 2016 at 2:52 pm

      I’m so glad you found it helpful Vivi! Thanks for stopping by : )
      Julie Anne recently posted…Printable Preschool Week Planning SheetMy Profile

      Reply
  3. Jeanine says

    July 13, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    Sorry, but I have to build the children’s curriculum based on their needs and interests. Unfortunately there is no way to do that a few months in advance, let alone a year.

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 13, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      That makes sense. I like to do delight based projects with my kids in the afternoons so we can focus on their current interest and passions. I use our formal lesson time to introduce them to new concepts that they might not know about yet. In hopes that as they broaden their knowledge base they will find more subjects that spark their curiosity.

      I realize that these plans won’t work for everyone but I like to share them anyways to help those they do. Good luck with your preschool year!

      Reply
    • Becca says

      July 14, 2016 at 12:58 pm

      Why even make a comment like that! She is so nice to share her ideas

      Reply
  4. JudyZ says

    July 15, 2016 at 8:38 am

    Love it….just took all the guess work out of my lesson plans for my home daycare.
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 19, 2016 at 7:32 am

      Glad I could help 🙂

      Reply
  5. Eleni says

    July 15, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Fantastic ideas!!! Many thanks Julie Anne. Will definitely use them with my students! 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 15, 2016 at 3:25 pm

      I’m so glad you find them useful Elenie! I hope your students enjoy them 🙂

      Reply
  6. Ashley @ Forgetful Momma says

    July 15, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    This is an awesome guide!!

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 15, 2016 at 3:23 pm

      Thanks, Ashley!

      Reply
  7. Charlotte says

    July 15, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks! You got my creative juices flowing with these ideas. You are so kind and generous to share your plans.

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 15, 2016 at 6:33 pm

      Thanks, Charlotte! I’m happy to help 🙂

      Reply
  8. Teresa says

    July 15, 2016 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks so much this helps me a lot. I am trying to get a head start . Thanks for sharing your ideas😀

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 16, 2016 at 8:06 am

      You’re welcome. I hope it helps you as you organize your year. Good Luck!

      Reply
  9. Lisa says

    July 18, 2016 at 12:25 pm

    Have you ever thought about putting the lessons with your themes. I would definitely purchase them. Don’t have time to gather all the pieces together!!

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 18, 2016 at 8:33 pm

      I get it finding enough time always seems to be my challenge too. I do plan on posting our weekly lessons as I create them so be sure to check back!

      Reply
  10. Tia says

    July 18, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    You have a me and my home unit. Could you share what that will include? My family and I are missionaries and are moving. So this sounds like a good idea to help my daughter grasp what will be her new home when we start homeschool.

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      July 19, 2016 at 12:02 am

      I haven’t put together plans yet but I can give you an idea of what I was thinking. For the first day, I thought we would do an all about me themed day talking about their favorite things, family and things that make them special.

      The second day we would focus more on our home which sounds like that would be a great place for you to help your daughter get familiar with your new area. I plan on reading my kids “Me on the Map” by Joan Sweeny then focusing activities around the book. So first talking about the room they live in. Then their home. Then how their home is in a city and their city is in a country. That could really be a great way to introduce the new area you will be serving in to your daughter. Maybe you could make some crafts relating to the new country you will be living in or play some traditional games from that country.

      Hopefully, that helps a little. If anyone else has any ideas feel free to share!

      Reply
  11. Tina says

    July 19, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    These are simple, easy and fabulous! I’ve been a preschool teacher for 16 years and I love having new ideas to work with. Thank you!

    Reply
  12. Samantha says

    July 30, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    Thanks so much for great theme ideas.

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      August 7, 2016 at 4:24 pm

      Your very welcome!

      Reply
  13. Louisa Tepe says

    September 13, 2017 at 3:40 pm

    I have to do a movement and music theme…
    But thanks so much for the printable worksheets they help, I’m loving this site❤

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      September 14, 2017 at 9:03 am

      That sounds like a super fun theme! I’m glad you are finding some useful ideas 🙂

      Reply
  14. Shamli Rana says

    October 11, 2017 at 11:33 pm

    Amazing!! So helpful

    Reply
    • Julie Anne says

      October 18, 2017 at 3:30 pm

      I’m glad it was helpful for you 🙂

      Reply

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