Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

How Tiger Got his Stripes by Rob Cleveland

Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Fill your preschool reading center not only with books about tigers, but also with books about lions and jaguars.

Snacks for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Serve some orange snacks during your classroom's tiger theme. Orange snack ideas include:

-orange jello
-orange slices
-orange juice
-goldfish crackers

Concepts for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Letter: Tt for tiger
Number: 5 for the 5 letters in the word tiger
Shape: rectangle
Color: orange

Fine Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Play dough: Let your preschool students mold tigers from orange play dough. For an added sensory experience, scent the play dough with orange Kool-Aid mix.

Gross Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Lion, Lion, Tiger!: Play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose, but change the words to Lion, Lion, Tiger!

Art Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Tiger art: Give each of your preschool students a large tiger shape cut from white paper. Let them finger paint the tiger with orange finger paint. (You can add to the sensory experience by putting some orange Kool-Aid mix in the orange paint.) When the paint has dried, let your students glue black rectangles on the bodies of the orange tigers.

Songs/Finger Plays for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

(sing to the tune of Ten Little Indians)

One little, two little,
Three little tigers.
Four little, five little,
Six little tigers.
Seven little, eight little,
Nine little tigers.
Ten little tigers ROAR!

Pre-math Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

Set out the letters t-i-g-e-r that you have previously cut from felt or laminated construction paper. Put out an example of the word tiger for your students to use as a guide. Have them set out the letters, properly spelling the word tiger. Instruct your preschool students to count the number of letters in the word tiger. Now have your preschool students count out 5 tiger shapes to set beneath the 5 lettered word.

Pre-writing Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Tigers

For younger students, provide sheets of paper with the letters T and t lightly printed on them. Have the children trace the letters. Do the same with the number 5.

For older students, provide an example of the letters T and t and the number 5. Have the students practice writing the letters and number freehand.

Write the word tiger on your preschool classroom's white erase board. Let your students copy the word tiger on the white board with orange dry erase markers.