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Preschool Easter Resources

4 preschool Easter resources: 2 activities, 1 workbook and 1 flash card. How teachers use these

Preschool Easter Resources

4 preschool Easter resources: 2 activities, 1 workbook and 1 flash card. How teachers use these

Workbook
WorkbookPreschoolEaster Mini Pack

Using this Easter Mini Pack, students learn about Easter through ten fun worksheets and four activities.

Flash Cards
Flash CardsPreschoolEaster Flash Cards

These Easter flash cards help Preschool to 2nd Grade learners read and say 24 spring and holiday words, with an answer key included for quick checking.

PreschoolEaster Clip Art

This Easter Clip Art is a perfect addition to any bulletin board, flyer, or other printable that you use in your classroom.

Activity
ActivityPreschoolEaster Memory Game

This Easter Memory Game is a fun addition to your students' Easter celebration that can be used to learn key Easter vocabulary.

From our teachers' playbook

Eggs, bunnies and spring giggles

What do preschoolers learn with Easter activities?

For preschoolers, Easter is a joyful spring theme that makes everyday skills feel brand new. Kids sort plastic eggs by color, count jelly beans, match egg halves and build vocabulary words like bunny, basket, chick and egg. They notice spring changes too: baby animals, flowers and warmer days. The real magic is that a basket of colorful eggs turns counting to 10 and naming colors into a game kids ask to play again.

Our favorite ways to use Easter in preschool

Seasonal themes give little learners a reason to practice. These moves keep the focus on early skills.

Name it, show it

Hold up an Easter flash card and kids name the picture, then act it out: hop like a bunny, peep like a chick. Pictures plus movement help new words stick.

Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Egg count and sort

Fill plastic eggs with a few pom-poms each. Kids open one, count the pom-poms onto a mat, then sort the empty egg into the matching color pile. Real objects first is the best way for preschoolers to learn numbers.

Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.

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Spring all week

Spread Easter activities across the week: colors Monday, counting Tuesday, matching Wednesday. Coming back to the same theme in short visits keeps it fresh and builds confidence.

Why it works: spreading practice out over days is one of the two most effective study methods in a major research review (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).

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Teacher favorites right now: Easter Mini Pack, Easter Flash Cards and Easter Clip Art.

Questions parents and teachers ask about Easter in preschool

What are good Easter activities for preschoolers?

Egg counting, color sorting, matching games and bunny hop movement games are all great. They build early math and vocabulary while kids enjoy the spring theme.

How do I make Easter educational for preschool?

Tie every activity to a skill. Count eggs, sort by color, match pictures and talk about spring animals. The theme is the fun part, and the skill is the goal.

Are there non-religious Easter activities for preschool?

Yes. Bunnies, eggs, chicks, flowers and spring weather work for any classroom. These activities focus on colors, counting and seasonal vocabulary.

How long should a preschool Easter activity last?

About 10 to 15 minutes is perfect. Stop while kids are still having fun, and come back to the theme another day.