Free Things That Fly Preschool Lesson Plans - Stay At Home Educator (2024)

STEM nights are an increasingly popular family night that many elementary schools now host. Plus STEM learning is becoming more popular in preschools now, too.

But have you ever tried a STEM week in preschool? Just imagine: an entire week of STEM related activities! That’s what you’re going to get in these free STEM preschool lesson plans…an entire week’s worth of activities all centered around “Things That Fly.” Plus, we’ve incorporated lots of developmentally appropriate play stem activities at home or at school, to build interest and keep kids learning!

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These lesson plans will take into account all “flying” things your preschooler might see in the sky, from airplanes and rocket ships to birds and even balloons.

Here are some commonly asked questions about flight to help you teach your preschoolers about how some things fly and others don’t.

The Learn at Home Preschool Lesson Plans are free lesson plans you can use to teach your preschooler at home.

All the preschool learningactivities are quick and easy to set up, designed to save time, requiring hardly any (if any at all) prep and only requires the most basic of household materials. This makes them especially easy for parents to implement…and this makes preschool teachers especially happy, too!

Just glance over the lessons each day, gather the very few materials needed, and you’re ready to go!

But don’t be fooled by the name “at home” preschool lesson plans! These activities work wonderfully in the classroom as well, and if you’re a preschool teacher who is remotely teaching you can send these lesson plans to your student’s parents.

Balloon Pop! – Write letters on various balloons and encourage young children to practice their letter names! Inflate the balloons slightly and hide them around the house, then call out a letter and have your preschooler go on a hunt to find it. Once located, invite your preschooler to sit on the balloon and try to pop it or poke a hole in it and let out all the air. Keep searching for letter balloons!

Paper Helicopters – Use this template to create letter helicopters! Print out a few of the templates, cut, and assemble. Write a letter somewhere on the helicopter in small print, then head outside and release them!

Invite your preschooler to launch the helicopters and then find the helicopter with the letter you call out. If you have a two-story space such as a play fort, invite one person to launch them off the top and the person on the ground to catch it and call out the letter. This simple STEM game can be played with numbers, colors, and shapes, too!

Kite Counting – Cut out kite shapes and glue on a pipe cleaner for the tail. Write a number 1-10 on each kite, then add beads to the pipe cleaner to match the number. This is a really simple activity that can be done again and again, and it works on fine motor skills, too!

Rocket Shapes – Gather construction paper in various colors and cut out shapes. Invite your preschooler to build a rocket using all the shapes, or print this template and have your preschooler help assemble it. This is a fun activity to do with the whole family. Be sure to hang your rocket ships up around the house!

Life Cycle of a Butterfly – Learn all about how the butterfly changes into a caterpillar. Read (or watch the video below) The Very Hungry Caterpillar and complete this simple life cycle activity printable. Then head outside and look for butterflies!

Butterfly Process Art – Draw a large butterfly on a piece of art or butcher paper. Invite your preschooler to tear pieces of colored tissue paper and add it to the butterfly’s body. This is a big project that is most fun when shared with siblings or classmates.

If it’s too much to handle all at once, stop and come back to work on it later.

The Floor is Lava – Encourage your preschooler to get creative with this classic anti-boredom game. The rules are simple: the floor is lava, so they need to find ways to get around without touching the ground! Played inside or out, this game is sure to get the wiggles out!

Rocket Ship Pretend Play – Get a large box and use crayons and markers to make it into a rocket ship. Have an adult cut out a hold for a window, and don’t forget to draw buttons and knobs on the dashboard. Then pretend to be an astronaut and blast off into space!

Random Act of Kindness – Design an extra kite, helicopter, or paper airplane for a friend or neighbor and invite them to join in and play together. Encourage your preschooler to show good manners by asking how their friend is, allowing them a turn to go first, giving them a high-five, and giving them a compliment. These skills might seem small but they are setting up your preschooler to note how others feel and being purposeful in showing kindness.

Self- Regulation – We might not be able to ”fly,” but we can move our bodies in any way we like! Preschoolers benefit greatly from gross motor movement so why not make it into a game that also teaches strategies to help regulate their wiggles and the need to be active?

Set a timer for 45 seconds and teach your preschooler each of these animal movements. Complete each animal movement for 45 seconds, then move onto the next. Hop like a frog, jump like a bunny, soar like an eagle, flap like a flamingo. Invite your preschooler to come up with even more movements to help regulate their busy selves!

DIY Fly Mask – Make a fly mask using just paint and crayons! This is just too cute and pairs so well with the ever popular Fly Guy books.

Butterfly Squish Paintings – Squirt some paint on a piece of paper and fold it in half. Allow the paint to dry and then trace around the paint with a marker. Add a body and antenna to make a butterfly. If you make a small-ish version of these, you can cut them out and glue them onto craft sticks to make puppets.

Build a Kite – Create your own simple kite. Using paper, string, and a stapler, you can create this kite in under 2 minutes. Check out this video for details.

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