This preschool winter unit will give preschoolers a fun and engaging way to learn with a yeti theme, as well as to learn about the letter Y. These yeti preschool lesson plans contain a variety of activities that cover the alphabet, beginning sounds, preschool math skills, art, and so much more!

What is Included:

• There is a lesson overview that lists the activities with the subject or skill area the activity falls in.
• Art and Crafts Activities: There are instructions for creating a yeti craft as well as a dot painting page for Y is for Yeti.
• Math Activities: Students will counting to 10, ordering by size, continuing patterns, and identifying shapes.
• Language Activities: The activities in this section include sorting capital and lowercase letter Ys, finding the letter Y dot mats, beginning sound sort, and a "yeti" writing journal page.
• Handwriting Activities: There are tracing lines activities as well as worksheets for practicing the correct letter formation of both the capital and lowercase letter Y.
• Fine Motor Activities: This section includes a yeti cutting activity.
• Games and Indoor Recess Ideas: There are two winter game ideas for students to play indoors. Students are also able to play a pocket chart game that practices letter recognition.
• Science Activities: Students will label the parts of a yeti.
• Social Emotional: Students will explore emotions with yetis.
• Snacks and Cooking Ideas: This section includes winter snack ideas.
• Songs and Chants: This section includes some songs and chants for learning the letter Y and about yetis!
• Sensory Bin Activities: This section a sensory bin idea for students to explore with winter scenes.
• Dramatic Play: This section includes ideas on how to set up your dramatic play area with a snow mountain.
• Circle Time Posters: This section includes posters to use during circle time that focus on the letter counting, relevant colors, and shapes.
• The final two pages are suggestions for more activities if you need more on a particular skill or subject.

Check out the preview for a more comprehensive look at the activities in this packet!

This yeti themed preschool unit is designed to be used during a winter themed week where students are also learning about the letter Y. By connecting a letter to the theme, students will have a meaningful way to remember the letter they are learning. The activities can be stretched to use over 2 weeks if needed, as many of the activities are reusable.

There is a mixture of no prep and low prep activities on a variety of skills and subjects. This allows teachers to be flexible and use only the activities that the teacher desires to complete. The activities in this packet can be completed in any order.