Inside: Looking for ideas for your February preschool themes? This resource is filled with activities and free printables to help you plan the entire month. Can be adapted for toddlers, too!
There are so many fun ideas to include in your February preschool themes, and we’ve rounded them up in this post to make your planning easier.
February is a good time to focus on friendships and our community, while also celebrating Valentine’s Day.
However, there’s a variety of other fun themes to include as well, and I’m sharing favorites from my Facebook group.
In this collection you will also find ideas to fill your play and learning centers, while also building a different skills.
Make sure to scroll down and find some free printables, too!
Table of Contents
Ideas for February Preschool Themes
What we will be doing for February 2021:
Weeks 1 and 2: Valentine’s Day (Prop to hold: Heart Sticks)
- Take Home Packets: Heart Template (will provide items for them to glue onto heart); Valentine Color Sorting Activity
Weeks 3 and 4: Transportation
You can get a more detailed version of what we will be doing on my virtual teaching page. Please check back, as I will be loading more ideas as the weeks get closer.
We will be teaching virtual through the month of February, but much of what we will be doing can easily be done in-person, too!
You can also add:
- Friendship
- Community Helpers (including Post Office)
Scroll down to find out what others are doing during the month of February!
February Activities
Circle Time
Books
Centers
Valentine’s Art
- Easy Valentines Bags
- Painting Hearts with Toy Cars
- Heart Suncatchers
- Heart Prints
- Doily Hearts
- Marble-Painted Hearts
- Valentines Painting on Ice
- Painting with Frozen Hearts
- Cardboard Hearts
- Felt and Buttons Hearts
- Toddler Valentines Spin Art
- Shaving Cream and Paint Hearts
- Frozen Hearts Valentines Painting
- Foil and Paint Hearts
Transportation Art
Valentine’s Sensory Bins
Music & Movement
- Favorite Toddler and Preschool Winter Songs
- Transportation Playlist (Will Be Adding More)
Science
Dramatic Play
Playdough
Valentine’s Cooking
Classroom Management
Skills
Fine Motor
Large Motor
Literacy
Math
Printables
Valentine’s Day
- Valentine Love Notes
- Valentines Scissor Practice
- Valentines Left-to-Right Printable
- Valentine’s Day Learning Packet
Feelings
Transportation
Community Helpers
Favorite Collections
Valentines Ideas
- Huge Collection of Preschool Valentine’s Day Activities
- Valentine’s Learning Activities
- 15 Toddler Valentine Crafts
Transportation Ideas
More Ideas for February
Recently someone asked in the Facebook Group:
What are some good themes for February besides Valentines?
Here were their answers:
Looking for more theme ideas? Click here!
Toddler and Preschool Winter Lesson Plans
We’ve done the work for you! We now have interactive thematic lesson plans for toddlers (16-35 months) AND preschoolers (3-5 years)!
Get ready for fun and learning with unit lesson plans for winter.
Explore a variety of themed hands-on activities!
Easy to follow lesson plans include activity modifications and adaptations to meet the needs of all learners.
For more information, click on the graphics below:
