Themes
Preschool
A weekly theme plan with circle time, literacy, maths, art, sensory, science, outdoor and story.
- Weekly Theme Planevery week
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Preschool Lesson Planner 2026–2027 with a weekly theme plan
A preschool teacher planner with a weekly theme plan (letter, number, colour, shape and song) by learning area, detailed lesson plans, rosters, attendance, star charts and reading logs.
A preschool and daycare lesson planner with a weekly theme plan for every week (theme, letter, number, colour, shape and song, then circle time, literacy, maths, art, sensory, science, outdoor and story across Monday to Friday), detailed lesson plans, class rosters, attendance, parent contact logs and a kids' zone with star charts and reading logs.
- 288 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this preschool lesson planner
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Bright & Playful theme for iPad portrait, starting in August.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
Class
Teaching
Weekly and detailed lesson plans, roster, attendance, gradebook, parent log.
- Class Roster2 pages
- Seating Chart2 pages
- Weekly Lesson Planevery week
- Lesson Plan12 pages
- Attendanceevery month
- Gradebook4 pages
- Parent Contact Log3 pages
- Substitute Plans2 pages
Kids
Kids Zone
Homework planner, chore chart, star chart and reading log.
- Homework Plannerevery week
- Chore Chartevery month
- Star Chart6 pages
- My Reading Log3 pages
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Year overview · 1 page
The whole year on one page. Tap any date to open it.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Weekly pages · every week
One page per week with your weekly goal actions and priorities.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 288 pages over 12 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- Preschool and pre-K teachers
- Daycare and childminder settings
- Parents running preschool at home
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Plan themes a month ahead
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Cover every letter by May
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Read a story every day
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use a preschool lesson planner
Preschool planning works best around a weekly theme: one idea carried through circle time, stories, art, sensory play and outdoor time. A preschool lesson planner gives each week the same shape, so planning gets quicker as the year goes on.
Map themes for the term
Use the month calendar to sketch a theme for each week: seasons, community helpers, animals, colours. Leave room for holidays.
Fill in the theme basics
Each weekly theme plan starts with the theme, letter, number, colour, shape and song of the week.
Plan by learning area
Write activities for circle time, literacy, maths, art, sensory, science, outdoor play and story across Monday to Friday.
Detail the bigger activities
Use a detailed lesson plan page for anything new or messy: materials, steps, how to adapt it for younger or older children.
Celebrate with star charts
The kids' zone has star charts and reading logs that young children can colour themselves.
What to include in a preschool lesson planner
A preschool planner needs a weekly theme plan and simple classroom records. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
School-year month pages and a weekly page for every week from August, ready for your theme schedule.
Themes
Preschool
A weekly theme plan for every week with eight learning areas across Monday to Friday.
- Weekly Theme Plan · every week
Class
Teaching
A weekly lesson grid, 12 detailed lesson plans, rosters, attendance, a parent contact log and substitute plans.
- Class Roster · 2 pages
- Seating Chart · 2 pages
- Weekly Lesson Plan · every week
- Lesson Plan · 12 pages
- Attendance · every month
- Gradebook · 4 pages
- Parent Contact Log · 3 pages
- Substitute Plans · 2 pages
Kids
Kids Zone
Homework pages, a monthly chore chart, star charts with a reward and reading logs.
- Homework Planner · every week
- Chore Chart · every month
- Star Chart · 6 pages
- My Reading Log · 3 pages
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable preschool lesson planner
A printable preschool planner is handy in a busy room: print the week's theme plan on US Letter or A4 and pin it up for co-teachers and parents to see.
A digital version keeps the whole year's themes in one place, and you can copy a theme week from last year and tweak it.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter
An example week in a preschool lesson planner
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Plan themes a month ahead
Milestone for October
November themes planned by October 25
This week's actions
- Choose four November themes
- Fill the theme basics for each week
- List materials to order
- MondayThis week: autumn leaves. Letter L, number 5, colour orange, shape oval.
- TuesdaySensory tray with leaves and pine cones. Story: a leaf-pile picture book.
- WednesdaySketched November themes: harvest, family, weather, gratitude.
- ThursdayOutdoor leaf hunt. Star chart: every child coloured a star.
- FridayMaterials list for November: cotton wool, paper plates, corn kernels.
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs
Theme
Starts in this look.
Bright & Playful
Big, bright and friendly for kids and teens.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesCan I use my own learning areas?
The weekly theme plan has eight rows already labelled. You can write over them in your note app, or use the weekly lesson grid in the Class tab, which is blank.
Does it work for homeschool preschool?
Yes. Ignore the roster and attendance pages, or switch the Teaching section off and keep the theme plans and the kids' zone.
Is there a free preschool lesson planner?
You can build this preschool lesson planner and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Can I print the preschool lesson planner?
Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the preschool lesson planner on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.
When does the 2026–2027 preschool lesson planner start?
It starts in August and runs to July by default. In the builder you can choose any start month and year, including this month so you don't pay for pages that are already past, and a 12 or 18-month length. Switch to undated if you'd rather write the dates yourself.
Does the AI fill in the preschool lesson planner for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
How many pages is the preschool lesson planner?
With the default settings it comes to about 307 pages. That includes 12 month pages, 53 weekly pages, the Preschool, Teaching and Kids Zone pages and 20 notes pages. Switching off sections makes it shorter, and the builder shows the total as you change things.
Make it yours in about a minute.
Set your dates, device and goals, flip through the preview free, and pay only when it's right.
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