Day of the Dead Language Arts Activities for Preschool

These Day of the Dead Language Arts Activities for Preschool make themed learning fun! When you have the kids focus and learn about a specific topic or subject, they stay interested and excited for a long time!

Pair this free printable packet with some of my other homeschooling freebies for a fun and engaging preschool activity to build their learning confidence!

This fun activity is a great way to talk about the Day of the Dead, happening on November 1st-2nd!

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What is the learning benefit of these Day of the Dead Language Arts Activities for Preschool?

These Day of the Dead Language Arts Activities help preschoolers build early literacy skills through themed fun! By engaging with words, letters, and stories related to Día de los Muertos, children strengthen vocabulary, letter recognition, and listening comprehension while connecting language learning to meaningful cultural experiences.

They also practice fine motor skills through writing and tracing, critical thinking through matching and sorting words or pictures, and communication skills as they share ideas about family, traditions, and remembrance—all while developing a love for reading and storytelling.

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What it includes:

This free preschool packet includes five pages, full of language arts activities! There are missing letters, letter recognition, vowels and consonants, rhyming, and sight word fun!

Fun ways to use this printable:

Printing and completing the packet just like it is, is great – but why not branch out and do even more? Here are a few other fun ideas on how you can use the theme of this printable for other learning fun!

Family Memory Book

Have kids create a simple “My Family Memory Book” with one drawing per page and traced sentence about someone special in their family. This connects literacy with personal storytelling and builds emotional awareness.

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Word and Picture Match Game

Make colorful cards with Day of the Dead symbols (like candles, marigolds, or sugar skulls) and their matching words. Kids can play a memory game to strengthen word recognition and recall.

Story Circle with Puppets

Have the children use a paper bag or stick puppets to retell a short Day of the Dead story. Acting out the tale encourages creativity, language development, and comprehension in a hands-on, playful way.