Teaching preschoolers or kindergartners? These penguin activities all focus on boosting literacy skills for preschooler and kindergarten kids.
Penguins are awesome. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like the friendly winter birds! Preschoolers and kindergartners also love penguins, and they’ll love learning too when you give them penguin activities to boost their literacy skills! Find tons of hands-on penguin activities for preschoolers and kindergartners with a focus on literacy in this fun round-up that’s perfect for thematic units! These activities are perfect for the classroom, homeschool, or for parents to do with their kids to boost literacy skills.
In this list, you’ll find a mix of hands-on activities and hands-on printable activities featuring cheery penguins. Use the resources suitable for your child’s current literacy level, whether that is learning letters for the first time or starting to learn to read!

Related: Hands-on Pengin Math Acivities for Preschool and Kindergarten
Hands-On Penguin Activities That Boost Literacy Skills

Kids will love learning about penguins and learning to read at the same time with these fun penguin literacy activities!

Penguin High Frequency Word Sensory Bin – Adventures in Adam
Feed the Penguin Letters – The Educator’s Spin on It
Penguin Letter Plunge – Mom Inspired Life
Turn a P into a Penguin – Crystal and Co

Penguin Fact Cards – Crayons and Cuties in Kindergarten
ABC Penguins – Make Take Teach
Penguin Learning Pack – 3 Dinosaurs
Penguin Emergent Reader Book– The Measured Mom

All About Penguins Book – Miss Kindergarten
Winter Roll and Write – PreKinders
Penguin Word Family Sort – Playdough to Plato
Penguin Do a Dot Printables – Gift of Curiosity
Penguin Digraph Sorting – First Grade Parade

Feed the Penguin Sight Words – Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Penguin Letter Forming – Frugal Fun for Boys
Penguin Sight Word Color – The Printable Princess
More Winter Learning Activities
Try these fun winter learning ideas when you’re ready to move on from penguins.
Winter Science Experiments for Preschoolers
Ice Science Experiment: Will Ice Burn?

