Go to the library or to a book store that sells children's books to find picture books that help introduce preschoolers to robins. Select picture books with lively illustrations, energetic rhyme patterns and captivating story lines that will attract preschoolers. Some examples of books for preschoolers that teach them about robins are "The Robins in Your Backyard" by Nancy Carol Willis and "From Egg to Robin" by Susan Canizares. Share the picture books with preschoolers during story time.
A robin-sorting activity will foster classification skills. Draw pairs of robins in various sizes on felt material. Cut out the robins and place them randomly on an activity table. Encourage preschoolers to sort the individual robins into pairs. Next, children can place the robins in pairs on a felt board. Encourage children to count the number of pairs of robins. The students can also arrange the robins in order by size.
Take children on a bird watching field trip, or to a zoo or aquarium that has birds, to allow them to practice observing robins and documenting observations. Inform the owner of the facility that preschoolers will be visiting so that they can make arrangements to accommodate a large group of students. Bring a camera to take pictures of robins. Discuss the birds' physical features, the sounds they makes, the types of food they eat and the environments in which robins live. Depending upon the rules of the facility, children may help feed the robins. Write the preschoolers' observations in a notebook for later sharing.
Play robin bingo with preschoolers. Use a standard bingo card with letters, numbers or shapes. Provide small plastic, paper or sticker robins that children will use to cover the corresponding letters, numbers or shapes on the bingo card as they are called. The first child to cover five squares with robin markers wins. Alternatively, play robin bingo blackout. In a game of blackout, all of the squares on the bingo card must be marked with a robin to win.