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Weather Preschool Theme

Weather Preschool Theme

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Usually around this time of year, we are starting to transition from winter to spring, and I think it’s the prefect time to talk a little bit about weather – we tend to get a lot of rain around this time where we live.

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read a Short Man ‘Zacchaeus’ Zacchaeus hand print Word Find Zacchaeus Zacchaeus coloring sheet maze 
Language (2) Sandpaper K Cloud letter K* Letter K Binder Sunshine letters* K miniatures 
Language (4) Intro L blends & sight word Be Cloud letter blends* & sight word* Rainbow write (a couple from each) Sunshine sounds* practice sight word too Slip, slide, spin game 
Math (2) Sandpaper 15 & count raindrops* Cloud 15*  Find and count 15 objects then play with them on the scale Toss 15 beanbags into an umbrella – count as you toss Count 15 mini marshmallows and use a straw to blow them like the wind 
Math (4) Tornado teens – do the worksheet then talk about the concept of more or less What is the temperature Talk about which is more and less than the other Weighing weather – see what weighs more and less than each other Try to toss a bucket of bean bags into an umbrella. When done, count the made bags and missed bags and determine which was more v less Place a mini marshmallow at the end of a ruler. Use a straw to blow the marshmallow. Then do another one. Which was more v less. Repeat until no longer interested. 
Art/Sensory Rain sensory bin* Draw what you would wear on a rainy, snowy, or sunny day Make a windchime* Go outside and jump in puddles! (if you don’t have rain, create ‘puddles’ out of construction paper and place around the floor Sun craft  
Science
Geography
History 		Cloud comprehension and Cloud experiment  Wind experiment* Water cycle & sort worksheets Types of clouds & Cloud research worksheets + Cottonball Clouds* Fact v opinion – talk about why fact v opinion is important in science 

Cloud letters/number – shaving cream in a bag and use finger to make letter/number. Could also do the shaving cream on a window or in a sensory bin 

Sunshine letters – color or paint a paper plate yellow. Write lower case letters around the perimeter of the plate (letter K for this week a couple times & some other review letters). Write the uppercase equivalent letters on clothes pins. Child then clips the clothespin on the correct corresponding letter. 

Sunshine sounds – same as the above, but instead of lower case letters, draw pictures or use stickers of L blend words (ex: block, flag, clock) on the perimeter of the plate. Write Bl, Cl, Pl etc.. On the clothespin and have child match the correct clothespin L blend to picture. 

Count raindrops – draw cloud on top of paper, use blue stones to count to 15 then write 15 

Types of clouds with cotton balls; cumulus (normal cotton ball), cirrus (very stretched ball), nimbus (a couple bunched slightly stretched with some black marker), stratus (one medium stretch w black)  

Rain sensory bin – blue rice, blue sequins and blue gems (raindrops).  Add clouds (cotton balls), rainbows (mini erasers or rainbow pom poms), rain (blue glass gems), lightning (yellow foam cut in the shape of lightning bolts), small scoops and rainbow pill jars (from Dollar Tree). 

Windchime – Color, paint, sticker or stamp a piece of construction paper with weather symbols or scenes. Then tape it into a tube. Tape strips of streamers to the end. Tie some yarn to the top to be able to make it hang. Hang outside to see the wind blow the streamer. 

Wind experiment – Decide if the wind would be able to blow different objects. Leaf, feather, pencil, straw, stick, paper, rock, button, bear, crayon, shell and paperclip 

More activities: For 3 or 4 year old, try the letter identification snowball fight 

Around the World Preschool Theme

Around the World Preschool Theme

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This is one of my favorite themes, because one of my favorite things in life is travel! If you didn’t know I’ve been all around the world, and you can check the travel section of this website for some of my favorite places.

Whenever we do this theme, I like to introduce a few new cultural foods to my kids as well. That adds another hands on element to learning! Additionally, we will go through a lot of our own travel pictures and talk about where we’ve been.

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read Jesus & the Children Comprehension Questions* Sing Jesus Loves the Little Children Paint the Jesus and the Little Children worksheet with a mixture of corn syrup (very little needed), water, and food coloring Make a collage of people by cutting out people from magazines 
Language (2) Magnet letters in a sensory bin for review (P,V,L,F focus but can do more) Country letter identification* Run for post it notes Matching letter sound index cards to objects* (I’ll try to find travel related/ world items Paper plate & clothespin review 
Language (4) Introduce sight words: Her, Him, His 
Intro CH – practice isolating it by practicing choo choo or ahh choo (like a sneeze) 		Learn to say hi in a few different languages + Practice the ch sound in syllables –  initial (cha, che, chi, cho, and chu), final (ach, ech, ich, och, and uch), Medial (acho, echi, icha, ochu, and uchee) sight words + Listen for ch in words. Practice initial sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for CH sounds – initial words sight words + Listen for ch in words. Practice medial sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for CH sounds – medial words  sight words + Listen for ch in words. Practice final sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for CH sounds –final words 
Math (2) Make a tower with 14 unifix cubes Use math beads to make 14 in different ways 14 mosaic art Build the pyramids giza using 14 plastic cups Find 14 different foods from the play kitchen 
Math (4) Word problems around the world – if you click preview you get a free sample of problems – we will only do subtraction ones Toppling towers level 2 Under the sea board game (Oceania) Road trip math – we will just pick 2 cards and subtract one from the other ‘shop’ at our play kitchen, subtract what you buy to see how much money is left 
Art/Sensory Create a passport book and use stickers/stamps to fill it as you learn about different places Make a famous landmark (great wall out of blocks, toilet paper roll leaning tower) Explore coins from around the world – make rubbings – find where the coin comes from on the map Look up traditional clothing from around the world  Make a meal from another country 
Science
Geography
History 		3 part world cards & look at world maps Look over some world facts & landmarks – I have these but you could just look some facts up online like this Puzzle maps (we have several of these, but could do any puzzle you want) Pin maps & flags  There is A LOT in the previous days – use this day to continue with some things or do more of things (ex puzzles) 

Comprehension Questions: 

Who wanted to see Jesus? 

Who tried to stop the children from seeing Jesus? 

Why do you think the men didn’t want the children to see Jesus? 

Why did Jesus want to see the children? 

Country letter identification – I have written a list of ~16 countries starting with the letters I want to review (for me P,V,L,F). I will then go through the list with her and ask if she can point to the countries that start with P, then V etc.. 

Presidents Preschool Theme

Presidents Preschool Theme

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Just in time for Presidents day, this week we’re learning about the Presidents. I love that some weeks we focus more on geography and physical science, while others we lean more towards government and history.

Let me know if you have any questions!

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read the Prodigal Son Story Comprehension Questions Marble paint the Prodigal Son ABCJ worksheet Feeds the pigs activity Forgiveness Activity 
Language (2) Sandpaper F Letter F dot marker page F Binder Draw a big F on a piece of paper and have child glue feathers to it F Miniatures 
Language (4) Introduce SH sound (dramatize with finger up to lips shhhhhh) 
Introduce sight words SHE & HE 		President word of the day sheet Review sight words sight words + Listen for sh in words. Practice initial sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for SH sounds – initial words sight words + Listen for sh in words. Practice medial sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for SH sounds – medial words  sight words + Listen for sh in words. Practice final sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for SH sounds –final words 
Math (2) 14 Learn about coins Count 14 coins and then sort by color or size (or both!) Place 14 star stickers on the worksheet or use red & blue dot markers to stamp 14 times each Flip a coin 14 times and graph the results  Snap cubes 
Math (4) Learn about coins Presidential Problems Presidential equations  Log cabin counting Snap cubes  
Art/Sensory Easy word search or harder President’s Day word search Make a hat, wig or beard Coin rubbings Lincoln Unscramble President directed drawing 
Science
Geography
History 		Talk about what a President is** Then talk about a few (Washington, Lincoln, Trump, Biden) Washington & Lincoln sheets + our flag sheet Talk about where the president lives, find it on a map, show pictures of the white house Cleaning/ polishing pennies  Presidential 4 in a row game  

What is a president – I really like this resource, but it’s a little too advanced for preschoolers. I did take the page talking about holiday, country, President, leader etc.. And will use it to intro the President’s Day unit – I will save the resource for future years. 

Healthy Habits Preschool Theme

Healthy Habits Preschool Theme

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2024 update below this plan.

This weeks theme is healthy habits, and by that I mean things like teeth hygiene, germs, handwashing, and exercise. I am purposely NOT focusing on the body as I already have a separate theme for that (here). I’m also not touching on diet/food because, again, I have a whole theme for that (here). Let me know if you have any questions!

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read the Good Samaritan Comprehension Questions Good Samaritan worksheet – glue sand to the road and put bandaids on the hurt man Read Zuzu’s Wishing Cake by Linda Michelin Make Get Well Survival Kits and give to someone you know 
Language (2) Practice L with sandpaper then write letter L in salt tray – use a toothbrush for fun L dot marker page L binder activities Alphabet teeth cleaning – letter L and review letters L miniatures 
Language (4) Introduce Th by putting teeth to tongue and blowing air – intro They, This & That (review ‘the’) – other words too ie thank you & thumb Review They & That sight words & Practice th in syllables. Put a long or short vowel after th (thy, thee, though) and before (ath, eth, ith) and middle (atho, ethee, athi) Review They & That sight words & Listen for th in words. Practice initial sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for TH sounds – initial words Review They & That sight words & Listen for th in words. Practice medial sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for TH sounds – medial words Review They & That sight words & Listen for th in words. Practice final sounds – You can find picture cards here – look for TH sounds –final words Try this worksheet 
Math (2) Germ clip cards (easier or harder depending on skill level of child) Make 13 ‘teeth’ out of playdough then use tweezers to count and ‘remove’ them 1 by 1 into a bowl Germ (pompom) color sort  – use tweezers to sort Germ patterns Put 13 stickers on the 13 coloring page 
Math (4) Subtraction word problem story  Tooth subtraction One page of subtraction to 10 Bite out of math subtraction problems  One page of subtraction glue and categorize 
Art/Sensory Use dry erase to draw on a mouth/teeth model and use a toothbrush to brush off the cavities (I bought mine at dollar tree) Paint with a toothbrush Do exercise cards Decorate paper towel tubes and pretend they are dumbells Dirty v clean hand craft* 
Science
Geography
History 		Parts of a tooth On a large plate smear food samples such as pb, jelly, syrup, ketchup etc.. Then use a real toothbrush and toothpaste to clean – see which are hard, which stain etc.. Glitter germ handwashing activity Germs scatter experiment  Dip a hard boiled egg in coffee or dark soda and let sit overnight.  Remove the egg from the soda and observe the stain. Then use a toothbrush and paste to brush and see if the stain lifts. 

Comprehension Questions: 

Who should have helped the hurt man? 
Who did help the hurt man? 
Give me an example of some ways that you can be kind to people. 
Some stories talk about the Good Samaritan being a “foreign man”.  In this story a foreign man represents someone who is different than you. 
How can we be kind—even to people who are different than us? 

Dirty Vs Clean Hand Craft – Fold a white piece of computer paper in half. Trace both of the childs hands on the upper half and the lower half (so 4 total hands). On the top half write ‘Dirty’ and on the bottom write ‘Clean’. Let the children draw dirt or germs on the dirty hands and use a blue dot marker to draw soap bubbles on the clean hands. 

2024 Healthy Habits Preschool Theme

Because my themes are a little different this year, I want to touch a little on the body and nutrition as well as germs, dental & exercise.

Books The Busy Body Book: A Kid’s Guide to Fitness – Lizzy Rockwell; Why Do I Need To Brush My Teeth? – Caressa Simmons; Lift-the-flap Very First Questions & Answers: Why Should I Get Dressed? – Katie Daynes; Grow Strong!: A book about healthy habits (Being the Best Me!) – Cheri J. Meiners; Look Inside What Happens When You Eat – Emily Bone; Wash Your Hands!: Keeping Clean in a Messy World – Noreen R. Hussain; I Can Take Care of My Body (Healthy Me) – Andi Cann; I Can Eat a Rainbow –Olena Rose; Inside your Outside – Trish Rabe 
Language Review B; Introduce E & Y; choose a couple body words to practice writing (ex – body, hand, eye) Germ case matching & pre-writing/tracing sheets Use unifix cubes to create the letter E & Y – have them bring the cubes from one side of the room to the other for exercise if you wish Alphabet teeth cleaning with review letters 
Math Fingerprint graph* Give child pom poms (or germs); then have them count them and write the number; repeat with 1-10 Exercise counting game Playdo teeth counting 
Art/Sensory Food group sort (can also do this with play kitchen food) Germ guys Make dumbbells out of paper towel rolls and decorate them Draw on teeth model with dry erase marker and use a toothbrush to brush off the “cavities” 
S/G/H Energy for the body & Organ matching Germ experiement Exercise and heart rate experiment Teeth facts & anatomy 
Religion Pick a saint to read about each day 
2 Yr Ideas Body parts; Germ (pompom) color sort using tweezers; Germ patterns; practice hand washing;  

Valentine’s Day Preschool Theme

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2024 update at the bottom!

For this week we are focusing on Valentine’s Day!! Here are the activities that we will be doing. The focuses are because of where we are in our curriculum. You can find our theme schedule in the freebies section if you want to check that out.

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read Jesus Walks on Water Comprehension Questions* Peter walks to Jesus Read about St. Valentine and the history of V- day St Valentine Sequencing 
Language (2) Sandpaper letter V Use geoboard to make the letter V with rubber bands Draw letter V on a piece of cardboard and use pushpins to trace the letter Color letter V  V miniatures 
Language (4) Resolution of a story – Read a book and determine the resolution. Work on this throughout the week Use geoboard to make the word at with rubber bands – then color the ‘at’ pictures (pg 4 of printable) Valentines letter sound activity (#2) Valentine clip cards CVC words from here (must be a subscriber to access freebies) -at family dice fluency game 
Math (2) 13 dot printable Musical Hearts (13, 3 strong numbers & 2 weak numbers) Cookie matching (after we finish, we’ll put some together to count 13 chips) Heart number counting* Count out 13 conversation hearts then use them to make differet patterns 
Math (4) Addition and subtraction word problems (P16 of the free sample) Valentine secret message Maze Hug a bug math game – I will write out what the equation would look like for each one Connect the dots to 35 
Art/Sensory Valentines Sensory bin – red rice, pink/white/red vase filler, red silk flowers, heart counters, glass pebbles Pink ooblek Make Vday cookies with playdo Make a v-day crown – directions in this video Make V-Day cards for loved ones 
Science
Geography
History 		Make a red lava lamp Dancing Hearts experiment Work on density by making a love potion  Find Italy on a map (where St. V is from) what continent is it on? Look at the flag of Italy and talk about foods that come from there 

Comprehension Questions 

Who did the disciples think was walking on the water? 
How did the disciples feel when they saw someone walking towards them? 
What did Peter want to do? 
Did Peter walk on the water? 
Why did Peter start to sink? 
Sometimes we forget to trust Jesus.  Tell me about a time that you forgot to trust Jesus. 

Musical hearts – put foam hearts with letters/numbers in a circle on the ground. Have child walk around the circle while playing music. When the music stops, have child tell you what the letter/number is. 

Heart Number Counting/Identification – In small cups, write numbers that you want your child to work on. Then give them small heart shaped counters. Have them count the correct number into the cup 

2024 Valentine’s Day Lesson Plan

Books Happy Valentine’s Day, Curious George! – N. Di Angelo;  
Language V & D sandpaper letters & Color letter V  Review L & O – Letter sound clip cards from here (must be a subscriber to access freebies – in this seasonal category) Review letter E – Valentines letter sound activity Write LOVE in large letters on a piece of cardboard and use push pins to trace it 
Math Use conversation hearts to make 0-10 number line graph; then do patterning with them Musical hearts* Write numbers 0-10 on small cups; have child fill them with the correct number of heart counters Hug a bug math game (intro/review the teen numbers and addition / subtraction) 
Art/Sensory Vday sensory bin – red/pink rice, heart counters, silk flowers One of my Vday activities  Valentine mazes Make Valentines for friends and play post office; deliver them to neighbors 
S/G/H History of Valentine’s Day St Valentine geography – Rome & Italy on a map, continent, and flag Make a lava lamp  Dancing Hearts experiment 
Religion St. Valentine & sequencing; Learn about lent &; start the Lenten worksheet 
2 Yr Ideas Make playdo heart cookies; any of these toddler activities 

Musical hearts – put foam hearts with letters/numbers in a circle on the ground. Have child walk around the circle while playing music. When the music stops, have child tell you what the letter/number is. 

Valentines Day Activities!!

💗 Valentine’s sensory activity
💗Preschool Valentine’s activities
💗Easy Valentine’s Crafts
💗 Valentine’s activities for toddlers
💗Valentine’s Crafts & Activities

Groundhogs Day Preschool Theme

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Groundhogs Day is February 2nd, so what better week to have a groundhog & shadows theme. We’re working on the letter P and number 12 for my 2 year old. For my 4 year old we are continuing to talk about parts of a story as well as the sight word but. She’s also working on her addition skills.

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read Jesus Feeds 5000 Comprehension Questions* Paint worksheet with Qtips Doing the impossible activity Plan a picnic (indoor if its cold) 
Language (2) Sandpaper letter P P Dot marker sheet Letter P Binder Color by letter (will do the one with 4 – and do P with 2 other weak letters and a strong letter) P Miniatures 
Language (4) Introduce sight word – BUT – Build the letters with playdo Learn about the conflict of a story; Read a book or watch a movie and discuss the conflict Use sight word BUT to talk about the conflict or problem in a story – ex. Someone wanted something BUT XYZ Color by sight words  Practice sight words and CVC words using this game 
Math (2) Make 12 with playdo (can make numbers or do 12 balls) Create 12 with unifix or blocks on a piece of paper and trace around it Groundhog shadow matching Roll 2 dice and use counting bears to count the number rolled  Use a q-tip to paint the 12 poster 
Math (4) Color by sum Graphing groundhogs – then add them all up Addition BINGO Use counters to talk about place value and addition (example) Use dominos to create addition problems and solve 
Art/Sensory Draw your shadow (if too cold, trace your body) Crawl through a tunnel like a groundhog Flashlight play Shadow tracing (use a flashlight if it’s cold) example in here Groundhog puppet and song 
Science
Geography 
History 		Tell story of Punxsutawney Phil and groundhogs day – find PA on a map Talk about the habitat of a groundhog & hibernation Shadows are caused by objects blocking light – make shadows with flashlights and explore how they change based on position of light** Difference between transparent & translucent – does light shine through activity  Groundhog fact teller 

Comprehension Questions: 
Where did Jesus get the food for the crowd of people? 
What food did the boy have in his lunch? 
Jesus fed 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two small fishes.  Was there any leftover food? 

Shadow Position Change – Get a 2 liter or something and place it in the center of a piece of paper. Shine a light on it and trace the shadow, then change the position of the light and trace where the shadow went. Continue doing so until the concept is understood. 

Does light shine through activity – Get a variety of objects from around the house and use a flashlight to see if light shines through (Tin foil, dollar bill, plastic wrap, tshirt, paper, net etc…) 

Construction Preschool Theme

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Construction week is a special week at our house because my husband is a carpenter and LOVES to get his tools out and show them to the girls. Here is what we will be doing this week. It’s a review week in letters for my 2 year old as well as learning the number 12. For my 4 year old we are working on the sight word “said” and addition.

 M T W Th F 
Religion Read Two Miracles Story Comprehension Questions* Use craft sticks to paint the Jesus heals worksheet Think of ways to help sick people (draw card, smile, phone call, get tissue) Play doctor with ace bandages and other dramatic play 
Language (2) Review letters with letter magnets in sensory bin 
G,O,N,U,D focus 		Construction Vocabulary – We have something like this, but not the exact one Hammer golf tees into a sheet of cardboard with review letters written on it, say the letter sound as you hammer Build review letters with rocks Paper plate clip on letter review (like in this video)  
Language (4) Plot of story Intro – then read a short story and talk about what the plot is (continue all week) Said sight word Hammer golf tees into a piece of cardboard with the sight word said written on it ‘Said’ focus emergent reader (I made this one based on past sight & CVC words, construction themed.  Her choice (my bet is it will be practicing letters and reading on the starfall app) 
Math (2) Intro 12 w/ sandpaper Count 12 blocks and then knock them over – repeat! Use nuts and bolts to count to 12 Use a clock to practice numbers 1-12  Hammer 12 tees onto a piece of cardboard 
Math (4) Basic Addition worksheet Roll a dice and stack that number of blocks, roll again and repeat – add the 2 together Nuts & Bolts Addition* Build the picture card out of unifix then count how many of each color and add them together to get the total (I made this, it isn’t perfect but you can use if you want) Color by number. I will use sharpie to turn numbers into addition problems 
Art/Sensory Construction themed sensory bin (construction trucks, black beans, pebbles, construction signs) Build with blocks Play with a bin of nuts, bolts & washers (stack them, manipulate them, just let them play) Use brown tissue paper, craft sticks, toothpicks and glue to make a work of art Construction Art* 
Science
Geography
History 		Learn about what construction workers do When playing blocks, talk about symmetry and balance when building buildings and materials to make roads etc.. Talk about different construction materials and why houses look different in different parts of the world 
 		Talk about the basics of circuitry and do the Close the circuit activity Look up the tallest buildings in the world and find them on a map  

Comprehension Questions: 

What did Jairus ask Jesus to do? 

What did the messenger from Jairus’ house tell Jesus? 

What did Jesus do? 

What is a miracle? 

What is an example of a miracle? 

Name some of the other miracles in the Bible. 

Nut & Bolt Math – Use number 1-10 flashcards (or normal cards) to pick a number, then place that many nuts on a ten frame sheet (you can just draw one or get a printable here. Then fill in the rest of the ten frame with bolts. Talk about how the number of nuts and bolts added together = 10 

Construction Art – Put shaving cream on a brown piece of paper and use a construction truck to drive through it to create a picture