Emperor penguins hatch their babies in freezing Antarctica. To keep their eggs and babies warm, the penguins keep them on top of their feet. Play a preschool game to teach kids about this difficult task. Use a soft ball or stuff a large white sock with fabric as the egg. Remove the children's shoes and ask them to walk around with the egg on top of their feet. Set a race to see who can walk the fastest with their egg without it dropping.
Gather the preschoolers into a circle for penguin-themed songs and rhymes. Use the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot" to sing a song about penguins. Create a game where the children copy the teacher or the parent's penguin moves. For example, sing "I'm a little penguin black and white. Short and wobbly, an adorable sight. I can't fly at all, but I love to swim.
So I'll waddle to the water and dive right in," while you waddle about and pretend to fly. Then pretend to dive into water.
Use the image of the birds for math games. Draw a 4-inch penguin as a template to create more penguins. Create 10 penguins and use them for counting games. Color pairs of penguins with the same color feet. Start with a simple game of counting each penguin with the preschoolers. Then, ask the children to count and match the penguins with the same color feet.
Older preschoolers can try their hand at free games on websites, such as Kid Zone and Zoodles. Kids Zone offers a simple puzzle with baby penguins; children move the pieces on the screen to solve the puzzle. Zoodles has seven penguin games that teach reasoning, logic and keyboard basics. Adult guidance is necessary with young children using the Internet.