Penguins are so cute! Preschoolers are fascinated with these awesome birds so I rounded up books, crafts, a song, and some free worksheets so you can add a penguin theme to your preschool activities!
Everything You Need for Creating a Penguin Theme:
Books
Penguins — 10 books about these adorable birds! My son loves penguins and we have read so many penguin books together. We’ve gathered up a list of our favorites to share with you!
Crafts
–Basic Shapes Penguin: print off the free template, color your pieces, and glue them together to form a penguin!
–Toilet Paper Roll Penguin: turn an empty toilet paper roll into a cute penguin with paint, construction paper, and googly eyes. My son really liked this craft and we have a couple cute little toilet paper roll penguins around our house now!
–Egg Carton Penguins: turn an egg carton into a bunch of roly-poly penguins!
Online
-Watch the Monterey Bay Aquarium penguins on their live Penguin Cam! https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/penguin-cam
-Learn about the Gentoo Penguin from this short video by Nat Geo Kids: https://youtu.be/xnu5htZpruE
Song
To get the second and third verse and list of the actions, check out my post: https://imaginationsrunningwild.com/2022/11/27/penguin-action-rhyme/
Worksheets
–Penguin Counting: count how many pictures are in each box and then circle the number.
-Fill in the missing letters in this penguin alphabet worksheet: PENGUIN ALPHABET MAZE
–P is Penguin: trace the letters in the word PENGUIN and color the picture.