Category: Themes

Nursery Rhymes and Mother Goose Theme

1/15/2018

Welcome to my free Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes lesson planning post! Below you can find tons of fun ideas to compliment your lesson-you can even download a FREE copy of my sample lesson plan below!

*These activities can be found in the Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Activity Pack

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Little Bo Peep "Letter Flip and Mark" game

Humpty Dumpty Puzzle shared by Club Member
Dina C. of Building Blocks Academy

Arts & Crafts

Handprint Lamb by Rockabye Butterfly
Humpty Dumpty Egg Splat Painting by Adventures of Adam
Three Little Pigs Huff & Puff craft from Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Twinkle Twinkle Play Dough from Home Grown Friends
Spider Web painting from Munchkins and Moms
Hot Cross Buns Play Dough from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots

Dramatic Play Ideas

Add a variety of Mother Goose/Nursery Rhyme Themed Props to your Dramatic Play Area this week. Add items such as: Teddy Bears, Red Cape, Basket for Grandmother’s House, Bucket, and Muffin Tins.

Check out this adorable Goldilocks and the Three Bears inspired Dramatic Play Space from LC. SLP.

Construction area

Add Mother Goose/Nursery Rhyme Themed characters to your Construction Space This week. Add items for building bridges, and 3 little pigs construction materials

Reading Space

Re-create a space for "Miss Muffet" in your Reading Nook. Add a Tuffet, Spider, and "Curds and Whey". Add items that will allow children to re-tell their favorite stories such as Nursery Rhyme puppets, Felt Stories, and Puzzles.

You can DIY your own Magnets, or Felt Pieces using Coloring Pages (from Coloring Books or Printables). Laminate your pieces for extra durability

Daycare Spaces and Ideas Community Member Felecia J. of Mrs. Felecia's Playhouse Preschool created her own Felt Story pieces (with some assistance from the children in her care).

Activities

At Circle time: Hide and Seek Bo Peeps Sheep (Cotton Balls) or The Three Little Kittens Mittens.
When you are outside the children can: practice "Huffing and Puffing" bubbles, Rolling Like Jack and Jill, and Jumping over the candlestick.

Jack be Nimble Jump over the candlesticks from Creative Family Fun
Little Bo Peep Color Matching Tails from Best Toys for Toddlers
Spoon Puppets by Messy Little Monsters
Three Little Pigs Small World Play by Growing Book by Book
Nursery Rhyme Sorting Activity by Munchkins and Moms
Muffin Man Nursery Rhyme Ideas from Mom Inspired Life

Three little Pigs Pretend play by Frugal Fun for Boys
Hey Diddle Diddle Nursery Rhyme Sensory Bin by Mamas Like Me
Jack and the Beanstalk Reading Activities by Fantastic Fun and Learning
Can Humpty Dumpty Float? by Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Humpty Dumpty Experiment by Pre-k + K Sharing
Spider Web Lacing from Bright Hub Education

Jack & Jill Rolling Activity from Let's Explore
Humpty Dumpty Light Table Exploration from and Next Comes L
Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales Sensory Bin from Two Steps Behind Six Little Hands
Yarn Wrap Sheep from Craftulate

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Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Activity Pack-Digital Download

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This 48-page Mother Goose & Nursery Rhyme activity pack includes so many of your favorite stories. From Humpty Dumpty to Hey Diddle Diddle the 15-activities in the pack will provide you with plenty of activities for Tot Trays, Learning Centers or file folder games.

This pack includes the following activities:

The Cow Jumped over the Moon Color Match
Itsy Bitsy Spider Rolling Game
Hickory Dickory Dock Shape Match Cards
Ba Ba Black Sheep Counting Mats with Frames
Humpty Dumpty Counting Mats
Humpty Dumpty Puzzle
The Dish & the Spoon Letter Matching Puzzles
Nursery Rhyme Match Up
Little Bo Peep Letter Flip and mark
Nursery Rhyme/Mother Goose Word Wall Cards
Humpty Dumpty Positional Mat
Story Sequencing
Mother Goose & Nursery Rhyme Pre-Writing
Nursery Rhyme Count and Clip Cards
Old Woman who lived in a shoe count & roll game
Cover, Directions, TOS and graphics credit

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Sweet Treats Lesson Planning Ideas

12/10/2017

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I love exploring the senses of the Season, and one of my favorite senses to explore in December is taste! There are so many sweet treats to taste this month. This Lesson Plan explores Gingerbread, Peppermint, and Hot Chocolate!

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Earth Day & Recycling Lesson Planning Ideas

4/10/2017

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*These activities can be found in the Earth Day and Recycling Activity Pack

April 22nd is Earth Day! It's time to celebrate our planet...

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Create a Recycling Center in your Dramatic Play Spaces this week. Add Recycle Bins, and Provide items for the children to sort and recycle.

Our friends at Erica's Educare Learning Center are learning how to recycle!

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Earth Day & Recycling Pack-Digital Download

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Happy Earth & Sad Earth Sorting
Earth Shapes Clip Cards
Recycle or Compost
Roll and Sort Mat
Recycle Bin Color Match
Count and Clip Cards
1-10 Puzzle
Recycle Bin counting cards
Recycling Counting Mats (1-10) with Frames and Counters
Recycle Bin Pick-up Counting Mat
Happy Earth & Sad Earth Sorting
Flip and Find Letter Match Recycling File Folder Game
Recycling Activity
Earth Day 3-Part Cards
Fine Motor Pre-Writing Activities
Earth Day Tracing Cards
I Love Earth Coloring page
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Recycling Center Dramatic Play Pack-Digital Download

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Welcome to the recycling center
Recycle Glass/Recycle Metal Signs
Recycle Plastic/Recycle Paper Signs
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle Poster
Glass, Paper, Metal, Plastic Bin Signs
Open/Closed
Compost Area/Watch out for trucks sign
Now Hiring Sanitation Workers Poster
Redemption Rates Poster
Word Wall Cards
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Dramatic Play

This is also a great week to set up a Garden in your Dramatic Play Space. You can also add a compost bucket to your play kitchen and teach the children about composting.

Erica's Educare Learning Center

This pretend play felt garden was created by Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center. She created her garden from a Large Cardboard Box. She added pool noodles, brown fabric, and hot glued a garden border to the outside (that she picked up at the Dollar Tree).

Construction Area

Invite the children to create new objects from old materials. Add recycled materials to the construction space this week: Cardboard boxes, Containers, loose parts, etc.

Invention Box from Pink and Green Mama
Building Challenge using old materials from Time for Play
Cardboard and Tape Invitation from My Nearest and Dearest

Activities

Paint with recycled materials from Learn with Play at Home
Paper Plate Craft from Mess for Less
Make Paper from Tinkerlab
Earth Play Dough from Happiness is homeade
Make your own seed bombs from Practically Functional
Marble Earth from Enchanted Homeschooling Mom