Get ready for BBQ Month, National Space Day, and much more with these fun-filled May Preschool Themes.
You can use these themed activities throughout the month to celebrate these holidays and special days.
With these educational resources, your students will work on prereading and beginning reading skills like letter recognition and formation.
You can use these resources to save time and plan your lessons for one of the busiest months of the school year.
You can also extend your students’ learning by adding themed books and other science, math, art, etc. activities.
What You'll Find On This Page
Monthly Observations:
Did you know that there are themes that are celebrated all month long? May is BBQ Month!
Holidays in May:
In May, your students can celebrate Mother’s Day and Memorial Day!
May 12th: Mother’s Day
May 27th: Memorial Day
Special Days in May:
From National Bird Day to National Alphabet Magnet Day, there are a lot of special days to celebrate this month.
May 3rd: National Space Day (National Astronaut Day is May 5th too!)
- Space Color by Letter Worksheets
- Space Letter Writing Mats
- Rocket Tracing Worksheets
- Rocket Beginning Sounds Activity
May 4th: National Bird Day
- Bird & Nest Letter Match Activity
- Bird Color by Letter Worksheets
- Bird Tracing Worksheets
- Bird Letter Recognition Activity
May 4th: National Weather Observers Day
May 5th: Cinco De Mayo
May 5th: National Lemonade Day
May 7th: Teacher Appreciation Day
May 9th: National Alphabet Magnet Day
- Magnetic Letter Tracing Activity
- Magnetic Letter Months of the Year Activity
- Magnetic Letter Sensory Bin
May 11th: National Train Day
May 13th: National Frog Jumping Day
May 15th: National Chocolate Chip Day
May 20th: National Pick Strawberries Day
May 24th: National Scavenger Hunt Day
May 28th: National Hamburger Day
May 31st: National Smile Day
Popular Themes in May:
Other than the holidays and special days in May, there are also other themes that are popular this month like insects and flowers.
Insects:
Butterfly Letter Search Activity
Flowers:
With these May Preschool Themes, your kids will definitely have fun learning all month long!
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