Summer Center Activities for Preschool | 18 printable activities

FREE Summer Preschool Centers

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Summer Center Activities for Preschool | 18 printable activities
Summer Center Activities for Preschool | 18 printable activities

1. Watermelon fine motor practice mat

To prepare the mat for use, print and then laminate it for durability. You will need to supply children with pom-poms, gems, beads, beans or any other small objects that will fit inside the circles.
The aim of this activity is for children to place a small object in each of the circles.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Watermelon Fine Motor

2. Summer write and wipe alphabet tracing cards

To prepare the cards for use, print and then laminate them for durability. Cut the cards apart along the dashed lines. The cards can be kept together in a book-like format by making a hole in the top of each card with a hole punch and securing together with a key ring or pipe-cleaner.
Provide children with dry-erase (whiteboard) markers and encourage them to trace the letters on each card several times, following the directional arrows to ensure correct letter formation is learnt.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Alphabet Tracing Cards

3. Shells beginning sounds match (26 pages)

To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the lower case letter and beginning sound picture on the shells to the bucket that displays the matching upper case letter.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Alphabet and Beginning Sounds Pail and Shell Matching Activity
Preschool Summer Center Activities. Alphabet and Beginning Sounds Pail and Shell Matching Activity

4. Summer syllables

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Provide children with some small pet-themed objects, such as bottle caps with animal stickers on top, paw-print buttons, clothes pegs with paw-prints glued on the end, etc.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the number of syllables in each picture and represent their findings by covering the corresponding number on the card.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Syllables

5. Popsicle word family sort

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them out. Cut out each colored section to separate the word family pictures.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the pictures and them to the correct word family popsicle stick.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Word Family Popsicle Matching Activity
Preschool Summer Center Activities. Word Family Popsicle Matching Activity

6. Rhyming sunglasses

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them out.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the two pictures that rhyme.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Sunglasses Rhyming Activity

7. Pre-primer sight word sandwiches (44 words)

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to make a sandwich by matching all the sight words.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Sight Word Sandwiches

8. Colored summer clothes for bears

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them out.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the differently colored summer clothes to the matching colored bear.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Dress the Bears for the Weather Matching Colors Activity
Preschool Summer Center Activities. Dress the Bears for the Weather Matching Colors Activity

9. Summer and winter sorting

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the pictures to the correct season mat.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Sort the Pictures by Season Activity

10. What doesn’t belong? summer cards

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to clip a peg on the picture that doesn’t belong.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. What Doesn't Belong

11. Which picture is different? summer cards

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to clip a peg on the picture that is different.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Which Picture is Different

12. Summer shadow matching

To prepare the activity for use, print and then laminate the pages for durability. Cut out all the pieces.
The aim of this activity is for children to match the different pet cards to their matching shadow cards.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Shadow Matching Activity Cards

13. Life cycle of a honey bee 4-part sequencing cards (2 versions)

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to order the cards correctly to show the life cycle of a honey bee.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Bee Life Cycle Sequencing Cards
Preschool Summer Center Activities. Bee Life Cycle Sequencing Cards

14. Ice cream size sorting (small, medium, large)

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the ice cream scoops by size above the correct cone.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Ice Cream Scoops Sorting by Size Activity

15. Ice cream number sense (1-10)

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the different number representations above the correct ice cream cone.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Ice Cream Number Sense

16. Shell shape sorting

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart.
The aim of this activity is for children to sort the 2D shell shapes to the correct bucket. This activity can also be used for sorting colors.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Bucket and Shells Shape Sorting Activity
Preschool Summer Center Activities. Bucket and Shells Shape Sorting Activity

17. Watermelon seeds counting (1-10)

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Alternatively, if you don’t wish to use the seeds included in this packet, you can supply children with small buttons or pom-poms.
The aim of this activity is for children to count out the correct number of seeds as shown on each watermelon slice.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Counting Watermelon Seeds

18. Summer patterns (AB, AAB, ABB)

To prepare the cards for use, print, laminate them for durability and then cut them apart. Attach the pictures cut out from the bottom of the page to the end of a clothes peg using a hot glue gun.
The aim of this activity is for children to identify the pattern on the cards and to clip the correct picture in the empty box to complete the pattern.

Preschool Summer Center Activities. Pattern Activity

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Summer Center Activities for Preschool | 18 printable activities

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