Desert lessons for preschool

This Water the Desert Activity is perfect for exploring earth science and practicing fine motor skills with your preschoolers.

Preschoolers can learn a lot from deserts. It teaches them about different animals, like spiders, snakes, and camels; and plants, such as cactus and elephant trees. Topics on deserts also help the little ones understand the weather and how water is important to all living things. Teaching preschoolers about deserts can be fun and exciting ... Read more

Grab these free desert preschool lesson plans filled with academic activities including math, science, art, social-emotional, and literacy. Perfect for use with homeschool preschool or classroom learning. Snag these free desert preschool lesson plans and make planning your desert unit a breeze!

Mix up some 3 ingredient SAND SLIME! We’ll show you how to make it! This is a fun slime vacation for summer, although it’s fun anytime. We love making slime, and we love Safari Toob animals. Recently we combined the two with a simple sand slime recipe. It’s perfect for playing with desert animal toys, […]

This Panning for Gold Activity is perfect for practicing fine motor skills, number sense, and dramatic play with your preschoolers.

These free desert preschool lesson plans are perfect for teaching a desert theme and include math, science, literacy, art, and more!

I knew cactus could store a lot of water, but I had no idea how much! Did you know that a fully-grown saguaro cactus can soak up and store up to 200 gallons of water during a good downpour? A…

Every once in a while, you find a true winner when it comes to preschool monthly themes and Discover the Desert is definitely on that list. We learned about the rodeo, both the Sahara and the Mojave Deserts, and spent some time talking about desert nights. If you’re looking for desert preschool monthly theme crafts & activities, then this is the post for you.

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Kids will love playing with this soft. sand-like 2-ingredient "desert dough."