Following are links to some websites that provide useful information on preschool themes:

• Preschool Themes - Offers a variety of seasonal and holiday themes, games and activities as well as printables.

• Monthly Themes a variety of monthly themes for your preschool.

• Activity Idea Place: Activity Index - Themes are categorized by months, seasons, animals, self concepts and so on.

• The ChildFun Family Website - A huge list of various themes ranging from holidays, monthly, food, animals, color, community, homes, alphabet, seasonal and so on.

• Lesson Planet - Offers 30,000 lessons and 3354 lesson plans for thematic units.

• Idea Box - Activity - A huge list of themes sorted alphabetically.

• Gayle's Preschool Rainbow - Activity Central - Ideas for pre-k and kindergarten teachers that enrich classroom curriculum are arranged by theme.

• Nuttin But Kids - Also has a member's area where you can access more themes and other activity ideas for preschoolers.

• The Perpetual Preschool - Offers plenty of themes and learning center ideas for preschoolers. Preschool, daycare, childcare, and kindergarten curriculum resources for teachers. Over 500 hands-on, developmentally appropriate themes can be found here. New activities are added every day.

• ProTeacher Web Directory - This web directory has links to other preschool themes related websites on the Internet.

• Preschool Education Theme Topics - Provides lesson plan support for elementary school teachers. Includes an advice column, email group and list of themes and topics.

• The Teacher's Corner - Teacher Resources - Lesson Plans Offers lesson plans, thematic units, calendars, pen pals.

• The Teacher's Guide-Free Resources for Educators - Get lesson plans and thematic units, find tips on classroom management, visit educational organizations, and read articles on school violence.

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