Inside: A free printable pack with fun activities for kids to learn about Singapore and a bonus Singapore theme book list!
Every July, here in Singapore, when we start to see the national flag everywhere, hear the National Day songs and get excited about our country’s biggest celebration, my children get super curious about Singapore.
“Why is Singapore called Singapore?”
“What is a Merlion?”
“Why are there 5 stars on our flag?”
I love that my children are asking these questions. Since Singapore’s National Day is just around the corner, there is no better time to do some Singapore theme learning with my children!
I designed these printable activities for children to learn all the interesting facts and information about Singapore, such as the flag, history, national flower, food and more!
Scroll down to read more about the 9 Singapore theme learning activities and download the Singapore Theme Printable Pack and Book List!
Activities for Kids to learn about Singapore
1) Singapore – Our Home
Ages: 3 to 6 years old
Answer the 4 questions on the printable and draw your home, family, favorite place and favorite local food on the Singapore map. For younger preschoolers, parents can help to draw and your children can color the drawings. Or you can be your child’s scribe and have them tell you the things they love and you write them down. This helps them develop early literacy skills by connecting the written word with having meaning.
2) Dot Stickers Merlion
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
Merlion, a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, is the official mascot of Singapore. In this activity, children add scales (dot stickers cut in half) to the Merlion and color it. For the older preschoolers, they can also trace the word ‘Merlion’.
3) Lion City
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
Through this simple art activity, children learn about the story of Sang Nila Utama and why he named our country ‘Singapura’. Cut strips of orange and/or brown paper and paste it around the lion’s face to create the lion’s mane.
4) Find Singapore’s National Flower
Ages: 3 to 6 years old
In this literacy activity, children find their way to our national flower by following the letters in the name ‘Vanda Miss Joaquim”. Make a trip to the National Orchid Garden, located within Singapore Botanics Garden and see this beautiful flower in real life!
5) Build a Singapore Flag
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
Children learn what the colors, crescent and stars represent in this simple activity. Children cut and paste the red rectangle, crescent and stars to create the Singapore flag. Discuss what each symbol represent. Attach a chopstick at the side of the flag and wave your Singapore flag proudly!
6) Singapore Attractions Puzzles
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
Piece together these 3-parts puzzles of 8 famous attractions in Singapore. Then make a trip down to visit these iconic attractions with your children! If you can’t visit them in person, talk about what attractions sound the most interesting to you and why.
7) Singapore Coins
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
Let’s take a closer look at our Singapore coins. Older preschoolers will sort and place the Singapore coins on the correct circles. Then count how many of each coin there are and write the numbers in the table. Talk about what you can buy with various combinations of coins.
For younger toddlers, make a coin drop container for them to hone their fine motor skills. Let them pick up and drop the coins into the small slits on the container cover.
8) Racial Groups and Food in Singapore Bingo
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
For the older preschoolers, this is a fun game to learn more about the different types of traditional food we see in Singapore, from the four major racial groups: Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian. Spin the pointer on the spinner and identify the racial group the pointer is pointing to. Cover a food from this group with a block. Game ends when a row and a column of food are covered.
For the younger toddlers, print two copies of the bingo sheet. Cut out each traditional food for one of the bingo sheets. Invite your little one to find and match the food.
Have you tried all the food featured in this Bingo game? Explore Singapore with your child and give these foods a try!
9) Singapore Flyer Counting
Ages: 2 to 6 years old
The Singapore Flyer stands at 165m, with a diameter of 150m, making it the third largest Ferris wheel in the world. In this numeracy activity, children paste the dot stickers with matching numbers on the circles. For older kids, use multiples of 5 like 5, 10, 15, 20 and so on.
Download this Singapore Theme Printable Pack
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Bonus: Grab this Singapore Theme Book List too!
I enlisted the help of Speech Pathologist and Children’s Book Expert, Joanne Toh from @theplayjournals to curate a special list of story books about Singapore and by Singaporeans!
Download this free Singapore theme booklist here. And be sure to check out @theplayjournals for more amazing book recommendations!
Looking for more Singapore theme learning activities?
We also created a Singapore theme learning shelf and you can read more about it here.
I hope your children love these activities while getting to know more about this amazing little island that we call home!
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