Next up in my 10 Days of Free Themed Preschool Lesson plans is the second post in my Seasons unit. And it’s my favorite season of all!

Summer!

As a teacher, I think I’d love summer by default even if I didn’t love everything else that comes with it,  but I love everything summer!

Watermelon, cookouts, swimming in the hot sun, beach trips, fireworks…the list goes on and on!  Even the heat doesn’t bother me as long as I’m near water!

This summer unit is one I’m so excited to use with my own kiddos in the coming weeks!

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As a Kindergarten teacher, I loved to teach about seasons, even though it wasn’t addressed in the curriculum every year.

Understanding the passage of time is such an abstract concept for young minds and breaking it down into bigger chunks helps them begin to understand.

Once they know there are four seasons in a year and begin to notice the patterns of the changing seasons, they slowly start to understand the passage of time in the world around them.

Plus there are so, so, SO many fun crafts and activities to do with the seasons.

So much so that I devote a week to each one.  Today I’ll be starting you off with my free Spring Themed Preschool Lesson Plans!

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