Book Activities for Preschoolers

Preschoolers love read-alouds. And, preschoolers love to be active learners. Pair those two things and we have book activities for preschoolers.

These creative and engaging activities all pair with great preschool books and build early literacy learning. So, go beyond the story and try these book ideas.

Preschool Book Activities

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I don’t think I’ve met a preschooler who didn’t adore Pete the Cat.  Have lots of literacy fun with Pete with these activities to go with many of the books.—>Pete the Cat Activities

Another popular fixture in preschool classrooms is Eric Carle books from The Very Hungry CaterpillarThe Very Busy Spider to The Very Busy Spider.—->Eric Carle Book Activities

Fairy Tales are also an important staple in preschool classrooms.    One of my favorites to use is The Three Billy Goats Gruff.—->The Three Billy Goats Gruff Activities

If you do a bear unit, you’ll want to include The Bear Ate Your Sandwich and then try out these sandwich activities.—>The Bear Ate Your Sandwich Activities

Boxes and preschoolers make some preschool magical fun.  Read Not a Box and then try out these ideas.—>Not a Box Activities

Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? is full of rhythm making it a fun read.  And, of course book activities make it even better.—>Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? Activities

Did someone say Chicka Chicka Boom Boom?  You bet!—->Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities

Well, you know what is coming next!—>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Activities

Let’s round out this list with another classic favorite.—>Mouse Paint Activities

Work on letter identification with a car-themed read-aloud.  Enjoy Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! and then grab the printable activities.—> Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! Book Activities

These are just a few of the amazing book activities you’ll find on Growing Book by Book.  I have hundreds of book activity resources for you.

Go even deeper into books with preschoolers with our Book Dives.  There are amazing titles paired with lots of activities.—>Book Dives

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