These June preschool themes are just what you need to keep your little ones entertained, learning, and busy through the long summer days! For even more amazing theme ideas, check out our list of Ultimate Preschool Themes.
June Preschool Themes
June is a wonderful time of year when many preschoolers are ready to have fun in the sun! We are sharing our most engaging preschool activities for those long summer days. We’ve included plenty of outdoor play themes for when mother nature is cooperating, as well as exciting indoor ideas for those blazing hot or rainy days. There are so many activities that will keep your preschoolers learning, discovering, and growing all summer long! Grab your beach shovel and dig in to these June preschool activities!
Here are some of our fantastic, favorite June preschool activities:
- Beach, Ocean & Seashells
- Bubbles
- Camping
- Ice cream
- Picnic
- Sports
- Summer
- Watermelon
These year-round favorites are funtastic themes for summertime, too:
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- All About Me
- Bugs & Insects
- Cooking
- Farm
- Five Senses
- Pets
- Rainforest
I’ve made a free printable preschool theme list to help with all your planning!
All About Me Theme – Children, much like adults, love to talk about themselves! Children can learn about their own features and attributes, as well as their community. Make it easy with done-for-you all about me lesson plans!
Along with a variety of all about me activities, this theme is a great one to incorporate name recognition practice. Check out these fun All About Me and name recognition activities:
Grab the free All About Me poster below to guide your preschoolers as they share how truly unique, they are!
We’ve also got All About Me lesson plans for either preschoolers or toddlers in our preschool store or toddler store!
Balls Theme
Preschoolers are naturally active, and love learning new sports and activities! Getting outside and kicking, throwing and bouncing balls offers perfect gross motor practice. Check out The Ball Book to discover all kinds of rolling balls, even ones you may not have thought of! Make ball art, have a ball bouncing competition, and race different balls down a slide to see which is fastest! A theme on balls or a ball unit study is a rolling good time! See more fun ball ideas in our list of free preschool games.
Bounce over to Preschool Teacher 101 for an entire ball lesson plan.
Bubbles Theme
Bubbles = summer fun! They mesmerize kids of all ages and preschoolers especially find them fascinating! Blow big or small bubbles, add paint to them, put them in your sensory table or make soap foam bubbles (these are the best!). We turned ours into a cupcake station.
Read Bubble Trouble and imagine what happens when the baby gets caught inside a bubble! Sprinkle in some STEM with a kitchen sink bubble explosion.
Check out Preschool Teacher 101 for an entire bubbles lesson plan.
Bugs and Insects Theme
Summer is the perfect time to be outside, observe bugs and insects, and observe their differences. This theme is a huge hit with preschoolers because they love to get up close and use a magnifying glass to examine different types of bugs.
There are bug games, bug books, and lots of buzzin’ fun bug facts. Buzz on in and check these out for your preschool bug theme:
Fly over to our Bugs and Butterflies unit lesson plan in our preschool store or see the one in our toddler store for even more ideas.
Beach Theme
We dream all year of warm weather and beach days! If you are fortunate enough to live by the water, nothing beats exploring the beach in all its beauty. If not, you can bring the beach to you with a sensory play recipe that feels just like beach sand. Discover lots of ocean animals in the book Little Kids First Big Ocean Book.
Keep your summer filled with beachy fun with fun books, songs, and activities:
- Beach and ocean book list
- Ocean songs for kids
- “Feels like beach sand” sensory play
- Ocean creature discovery bottle
Or grab a whole beach lesson plan from Preschool Teacher 101 and make your theme a splash!
Camping Theme
Did you know June 6th is Play Outside day? What a perfect day to go camping! Spend the whole day outside… set up a tent or fort made with blankets or sheets. Read these great camping books in your tent, Llama Llama Loves Camping or Pete the Cat Goes Camping.
Make yummy s’mores and pull out a flashlight to explore the night. Too hot or rainy to camp outside? Turn your indoor dramatic play area into a campground.
Or get lots more ideas with these camping lesson plans from Preschool Teacher 101.
Cooking Theme
Hang out in the kitchen on those rainy summer days! Experiment with making new recipes like homemade ice cream, plan a yummy snack you can enjoy during teatime or experiment with anything else that gets your little chefs excited about the kitchen.
Read Mr. Cookie Baker and learn all the steps to making delicious cookies! Snuggle up with Stir, Crack, Whisk, Bake, and enjoy this interactive baking story.
Enjoy all the great cooking activities over at Planning Playtime.
Dinosaur Theme
A dinosaur theme is a beloved preschool theme that kids naturally adore learning about. Plus, June 1st is National Dinosaur Day! We’ve got you fully covered with:
Grab our dinosaur 10-frame counting mats, perfect for a prehistoric math center. Get them for free below!
Or have it all done for you! Grab an entire dinosaur-themed lesson plan in our preschool store or toddler store.
Farm Theme
Preschoolers love the farm! Preschoolers love learning about farm animals, how plants grow, and all about big farm equipment. Use farm animals to learn with fun counting mats and ten frames! Enjoy this classic book The Big Red Barn and check out our other farm-tastic books and activities:
Moo-ve over to our preschool store or our toddler store for an entire farm-themed lesson plan.
Father’s Day Theme
Father’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in June. This special holiday is the perfect way to celebrate an important male role model in your preschoolers’ lives. This handprint art is the perfect keepsake and super simple to prep.
We have an entire selection of Homemade Father’s Day gifts that we think you’ll enjoy! Get them excited to celebrate Dad with the adorable book, Olive’s Special Father’s Day.
Fish Theme
Fish are such interesting animals! They come in all shapes and sizes and live in all types of water. The childhood favorite book The Rainbow Fish teaches us how to be a good friend. After reading, make your own Rainbow Fish with this rainbow fish art project.
Grab a whole sea of ideas from Preschool Teacher 101 with these fish lesson plans.
Five Senses Theme
Did you know June 24th is Celebration of the Senses Day? We use our five senses in many ways every day! Learn about taste, touch, smell, hear, and feel in this fun theme. Read My Five Senses, make a musical sensory bottle, and discover how our five senses teach us about our world.
Visit our preschool store or toddler store for an entire five senses lesson plan, all ready to go!
Geography Theme
Learning about new places is a great theme for summertime. Preschoolers love to share their travels and the places they have visited. This theme lends itself to learning about new, faraway places and discovering all the features of a map! The book Me on the Map is perfect for helping preschoolers see where they live and check out this me on the map craft!
Travel to our store and grab the Around the World lesson plan for additional awesome ideas!
Hot and Cold Theme
What better season to experiment with hot and cold than summer? These hot summer days are perfect for diving into ice and frozen fun! Your preschoolers will love playing with ice and watching ice melt in some icy experiments and exploration.
These icy, hands-on activities will help keep your preschoolers cool on hot summer days:
It’s also easy to incorporate weather into this theme since summer can be so hot. and sometimes stormy, too!
Ice Cream Theme
We all scream for ice cream! It is the perfect June theme since June 5th just happens to be Banana Split Day! The hot weather has us searching for something cool and refreshing.
Incorporate ice cream into your centers and lesson plans with some hands-on, dessert-themed fun:
- Ice cream scented bubbles
- Ice cream ten frame counting mats
- Ice cream writing tray
- Ice cream activities
Get your hands on more tasty ideas with this ice cream-themed lesson plan from Preschool Teacher 101.
Mindfulness Theme
Learning how to be calmer, manage energy levels, and find relaxation is so helpful for preschoolers who are always managing big emotions. This is the perfect theme for introducing yoga, and the easiest way is with our FREE animal yoga pack!
You can also check out our zen collection of yoga books, videos and resources. Incorporate some of these fantastic mindfulness activities into your daily routine and enjoy a more calm and relaxing summer with your preschoolers:
If you’ve already got the FREE animal yoga pack and still want more, you can grab these yoga cards in our store!
Ocean Theme
June 8th is World Ocean Day so it’s a great time to bring out the ocean books and sea creatures for a fun-filled theme! Have you read Over in the Ocean? It’s a catchy book filled with vibrant clay ocean creatures.
We’ve got a whole list of ocean theme activities! From ocean sensory bins to fun games and books, we’ve got everything under the sea for you and your preschoolers!
If you need more ocean ideas, we have a sea of activities in this ocean lesson plan in our preschool store and our toddler store.
Pets Theme
Did you know the first week of June is Pet Appreciation Week? Kids love spending time with their pets, so why not make it a fun preschool theme? Preschoolers love their pets and love to talk about them even more! There are lots of songs about pets in our list of animal songs.
Incorporate the hilarious book The Pigeon Wants a Puppy as a read-aloud and have your little ones giggling with delight! You could also go a little out of the box and have your children make their own pet spider.
Be sure to grab our FREE Pet Clip Cards below! These go perfectly with a Pets theme and are great for math and fine motor skills practice.
Our friends at Preschool Teacher 101 have a Pets lesson plan in their store for planning the perfect pet theme.
Picnic Theme
Everyone loves a picnic! Plus June 18 is International Picnic Day, so it’s a great excuse to get out there and enjoy the outdoors and some tasty treats. There is something magical about eating somewhere new! Read this perfect book, Let’s Have a Picnic, and get creative as you set up a picnic with your preschoolers! You can also bring your teddy bears along and enjoy The Teddy Bears’ Picnic! Sing The Ants Go Marching and other fun songs during your picnic.
Rain Theme
June is full of rain showers and summer storms. Plan a theme around playing in the rain and learning where rain comes from. This theme ties perfectly into the changing weather and how rain nourishes the Earth. Get artsy with this cute rain cloud suncatcher craft! Or go on a rainy day adventure with Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm!
Need an entire rain lesson plan? Preschool Teacher 101 has made this wonderful rain-themed lesson plan.
Rainbows Theme
Rainbows are so magical! Preschoolers LOVE rainbows and there are so many fun possibilities for learning. We have so many great rainbow resources for your preschoolers.
One of our favorite rainbow stories is How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow and it teaches the importance of teamwork and perseverance.
We have an entire spectrum of awesome rainbow activities for you and your preschoolers to enjoy:
- Rainbow games
- Super fun rainbow science activities
- Name rainbow tracing activity
- Amazing rainbow sensory bottles
- Process art – marble painting rainbow colors
- Rainbow sight words
- Preschool rainbow craft
- Rainbow songs
- Color songs
If you need even more rainbow lesson plan ideas, you are in luck because Preschool Teacher 101 has them in their store.
Rainforest Theme
World Rainforest Day is June 22nd which makes it the perfect theme for preschoolers this month. The rainforest is full of unique and interesting animals, bold and vibrant colors, and lush greenery. Read Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme and The Umbrella and help your preschoolers identify all of the unique creatures.
Get an entire rainforest theme lesson plan from our friends at Preschool Teacher 101.
Seasons Theme
Preschoolers definitely notice when the season/weather starts to change. A seasons theme is perfect for teaching kids about the weather, plant life, temperature, seasonal animal behaviors and more!
For some supplemental activities, you can consider adding a book or a hands-on craft or art project from each season. You can also hare with your preschoolers how a tree goes through the four seasons with this special book, Watching the Seasons.
Find specific activities to keep each season study unique and fun:
- Summer preschool themes
- Fall preschool themes
- Winter preschool activities
- Spring activities for preschool
Want more resources for seasons? We have a 4 seasons lesson plan in our store, with ready-to-go lessons that will teach and engage your preschoolers!
Seashell Theme
Seashells come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. The summer months are perfect for teaching preschoolers about where shells come from, what creatures live inside, and the names of some common shells. The story Seashells by the Seashore is perfect for introducing young children to the animals that live inside each shell.
Grab more ideas in this shell lesson plan from our friends at Preschool Teacher 101.
Sports Theme
Being involved in sports, whether on an organized team or just for fun, is such a wonderful way to encourage health and fitness! This preschool theme is so well loved because young children love learning new games and they certainly love to move! Get your little ones excited about active play with these fun stories- Pete the Cat: Play Ball and Froggy Plays Soccer.
Summer Theme
We dream of summer all year long. Water play, the sand and the beach, travel, and of course… watermelon! This is the perfect theme for the end of the traditional school year or during the summer months. Learn about all the exciting moments of summer with this perfect read-aloud, And Then Comes Summer.
Be sure to check out all of these engaging activities for some true summer fun:
- Summer songs for kids
- Summer activities for preschool
- A summer keepsake- sand footprints
- Pool noodle name recognition activity
- Pool noodle learning hacks
- Lemonade-scented playdough
For more fun summer ideas, check out our summer theme lesson plans in our preschool store and our toddler store.
Transportation Theme
Preschoolers are so intrigued by anything with wheels. Since June 3rd is World Bicycle Day, this is the perfect theme to get little ones excited about things that go! Gather lots of different types of vehicles…land, sea, and air and create a fun sensory bin. Incorporate some fun transportation games, or read the Little Kids First Big Book of Things That Go to learn about the special features of each vehicle!
For more ideas, visit our preschool store or toddler store for entire transportation lesson plans.
Weather Theme
Summertime sure provides us with lots of weather! Preschoolers can be frightened by various types of weather so this theme is perfect for helping them see the beauty of mother nature. Grab the book All About Weather: A First Weather Book for Kids and help your little ones better understand how different types of weather occur.
Plan special activities for some weather-themed fun:
- Glass gem suncatcher craft
- Rain cloud suncatcher craft
- Marshmallow snowflake and toothpick activity
- Weather songs for kids
More weather ideas are available in our weather lesson plans in our preschool store and toddler store.
Watermelon Theme
There is one fruit that screams summertime. You guessed it… watermelon! Watermelon is such a yummy fruit, filled with black seeds, perfect for planting or using for science or math activities. But what happens if you swallow a watermelon seed? Find out in this adorable book, The Watermelon Seed.
Grab a whole watermelon lesson plan from our friends at Preschool Teacher 101.
Yoga Theme
Yoga is a perfect addition to your June preschool activities, especially since June 21 is International Yoga day! Yoga is a great way to help little ones learn strategies to calm, manage energy levels, and relax when they find themselves wound up (or have eaten too many candy hearts!). This is the perfect theme for introducing yoga, and the easiest way is with our FREE animal yoga pack!
Check out these awesome mindfulness resources/activities for kids:
If you’ve already got the FREE animal yoga pack and still want more, you can grab these yoga cards in our store!
Zoo Animals Theme
Going to the zoo is so exciting and a great opportunity to see so many interesting animals! Read the adorable zoo books The View at the Zoo and Night, Night Zoo, and help your preschoolers wish sweet dreams to their favorite animals.
Find an entire zoo lesson plan from our friends at Preschool Teacher 101.
These June preschool themes are a great way to save you time by helping you plan your month. For even more themes and ideas, visit The Ultimate List of Preschool Themes, or see our library below!
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