Fall Preschool Activities & Printables 

Welcome, teachers! Planning a fall theme for your preschool classroom? This page is full of ready-to-use fall worksheets, coloring pages, crafts, and fun facts to help you bring the season into your lessons. Whether you're focusing on pumpkins, leaves, squirrels, or all things autumn, you'll find easy, engaging resources for young learners here.

---

Fall Animal Facts for Preschoolers

Kids love fun facts! These simple fall and forest animal facts are perfect for preschool lessons and circle time:

• Owls can turn their heads up to 270 degrees.
• Squirrels gather and hide nuts in the fall to get ready for winter.
• Hedgehogs hibernate when it gets cold, sleeping through most of winter.

---

Printable Fall Worksheets & Activities for Preschoolers

Make learning fun this season with fall-themed printables designed for preschoolers. These worksheets support early literacy, math, fine motor skills, and creativity — great for classroom use or take-home packets.

• ABC & Number Worksheets – Practice letters and counting with apples, acorns, and woodland animals.
• Matching & Tracing Sheets – Build fine motor skills with leaf tracing and fall item matching.
• Fall Coloring Pages – Color pumpkins, scarecrows, animals, and autumn leaves.
• Color by Number – Uncover seasonal scenes like harvest baskets and squirrel hideouts.
• Learn to Draw Pages – Step-by-step guides for drawing pumpkins, trees, hedgehogs, and more.

These printable activities are easy to add to fall lesson plans, learning centers, or morning work.

More Fall Worksheets & Coloring Pages – Click to Save & Print

---

---

Fall-Themed Drawing Prompts & Story Starters for Preschoolers

Encourage imagination and early literacy with these simple fall drawing and storytelling ideas. Perfect for creative centers, quiet time, or art extension activities.

Drawing Prompts for Fall

• Design Your Own Leaf – Imagine a magical leaf floating from a tree. What shape, color, or secret patterns does it have?
• Woodland Animal Gathering – Draw a forest clearing where foxes, owls, and hedgehogs are having a fall party.
• Build a Dream Scarecrow – Sketch the friendliest scarecrow you can imagine. What is it wearing? Does it have button eyes or a leaf smile?
• A Day in the Pumpkin Patch – Draw what you'd bring for a fun fall day—blanket, basket, snacks, wagon, and lots of pumpkins!

Fall Story Starters

• As I jumped into a pile of leaves, I discovered a secret door underneath. It led me to…
• I met a talking squirrel in the forest today. It needed help finding…
• The wind blew an old letter into my hands. When I opened it, I read…
• I carved a pumpkin for Halloween, but the next morning, something magical had happened…

Fall-Themed Sight Words for Preschool & Early Readers

---

Help your preschoolers recognize and read common words related to the fall season, forest animals, and cozy autumn fun!

Easy Fall Sight Words:

• Autumn words: leaf, tree, fall, wind, rake, chill, frost, dry, cozy
• Nature words: acorn, squirrel, owl, nut, forest, branch, moss, fog
• Play & Harvest words: pumpkin, apple, wagon, corn, hay, field, patch, scarf
• Festive words: lantern, costume, candy, moon, glow, mask, trick, treat

These are just a few ideas to help you build out your fall teaching toolkit. Whether you use one or all, they can add a little extra seasonal fun to your classroom routines.

---

Creative Fall Crafts & Hands-On Activities for Preschoolers

Add some autumn fun to your classroom with easy fall crafts activities. These projects are great for fine motor skills, creativity, and pretend play.

Leaf Collage Craft
Bring the outdoors in with this simple, textured leaf collage.

You’ll Need:

• Real leaves or printable leaf cutouts
• Glue or glue sticks
• Construction paper (red, orange, brown)
• Optional: yarn, fabric scraps, or dried leaves for added texture

Steps:

1. Give each child a sheet of paper and a variety of leaf cutouts.
2. Arrange the leaves into patterns or tree shapes.
3. Glue the leaves and extras onto the paper.
4. Add details like trees or crushed leaves for extra flair.

Forest Animal Puppets
Use these cute animal puppets for fall-themed storytelling and pretend play.

You’ll Need:

• Printable forest animal templates (owl, fox, squirrel, hedgehog)
• Popsicle sticks or small twigs
• Crayons or markers
• Scissors
• Tape or glue

Steps:

1. Print or draw forest animal shapes.
2. Color them using fall tones: orange, red, brown.
3. Cut out the animals.
4. Attach each to a stick using tape or glue.
5. Use them for circle time stories or dramatic play.

Fall Teacher Favorites: Ideas for Your Seasonal Toolkit

Here are a few teacher-approved ideas you might want to include in your fall classroom setup. These materials can support learning, organization, and a cozy seasonal feel:

• Woodland Animal Flashcards & Posters – Visuals of owls, foxes, squirrels, and hedgehogs to spark interest during circle time or learning centers.
• Fall Lesson Plan Templates – Stay organized with seasonal planning pages for pumpkins, apples, and leaf-themed activities.
• Autumn Stickers & Certificates – Use fall-themed rewards like acorns, leaves, or friendly scarecrows to recognize effort and participation.

---

Fall Literacy Tips for Teachers & Parents

Support early reading skills with fun, fall-themed word activities. These ideas work well at home or in the classroom:

• Use flashcards with fall-themed illustrations to introduce seasonal vocabulary.
• Have children circle sight words in simple autumn-themed sentences.
• Set up a matching game using pictures of fall items and their corresponding words.
• Create a small “fall word wall” to reinforce seasonal vocabulary during circle time or learning centers.

Find More Literacy Printables & Early Learning Activities – Click Here

---

Fall Books for Preschoolers – Favorite Autumn Storytime Picks

These fall-themed books are great for circle time, classroom libraries, or cozy read-alouds at home. We use and love these in our program—no links or promotions, just favorites that pair well with fall lessons.

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Fall – Follow the beloved caterpillar on an autumn adventure through crunchy leaves and sweet apples.
• Curious George: Apple Harvest – George visits an apple orchard and, of course, finds a little trouble (and some cider).
• Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert – A poetic, visual journey as Leaf Man drifts through the landscape. Great inspiration for art or nature walks.
• Fletcher and the Falling Leaves – Fletcher the fox worries as his favorite tree loses its leaves, then discovers the beauty of seasonal change.
• Sophie’s Squash – A funny and sweet story about a girl who makes a squash her best friend—until winter arrives.

---

Join Our Mailing List 

Be the first to hear about new printables, fresh seasonal worksheets, and simple ideas to use in your classroom or at home. —and it’s all just a click away.