Give me a "T" for tiger! Since preschoolers are just learning the alphabet, reinforce the letter "T" with tiger images. Print out coloring pages with the letter "T" and an image of a tiger that students can color. Making a jigsaw puzzle can also be a fun activity. You can often find blank puzzle board at craft stores, and puzzle templates are readily available online, as well. Another option for puzzle beginners is to have the child color a letter "T" puzzle picture. Cut up the picture into five or six pieces and have the child put it together.
After watching a DVD about tigers or reading a book about their behavior, have the children gather in a circle and do their best impersonation of a tiger. Some may get down and crawl on all fours, while others may roar and growl. Encourage children to be creative in both their movements and sounds.
Have children create a paper plate tiger mask. Pre-cut the plates with two circles for eyes and one circle for the nose. Children should color the "face" of the paper plate with orange crayon. Use black crayon to draw stripes and whiskers. Use a cut rubber band to staple to the back of each side of the tiger paper plate. Have the children slip on the plate over the face for a hands free mask.
There are many options when it comes to tiger activities. Children often love DVDs of tigers interacting in their natural habitat. You can also do a tiger-themed story time by choosing stories and poems featuring tigers. At craft time, encourage children to create tigers on a stick with cut-out online printable pages of the tiger. Glue each finished product it to the top of a wooden ruler, and have an animal parade where each child can display his or her individually-created tiger.