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Earth Day Preschool Lesson Planning Ideas
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Welcome to my Earth Day & Recycling Lesson Planning Page. On this page you can find: links to preschool activities, book recommendations, suggested items to add to your learning spaces, and related Pre-K Printable fun products.
April 22nd is earth day! This week we are going to teach the children how to take good care of our earth. Print your free lesson plan:
The resources on this free plan can be found below. Activities marked with an asterisk can be found inside the Pre-K Printable Fun Earth Day Activity Pack.
Dramatic Play
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!
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.
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.
Cheryl V. of Cherie's Learning Tree shared a whole city street
made from DIY items! Book Picks
Preschool Earth Day Activities
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
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
Recycling Sensory Bin from Where Imagination Grows
Earth Day Sensory Play One Time Through Recycled Water Wall from Tinkerlab Recycling Activities from Mummy Musings Recycling Relay Race Soda Bottle Compost from Busy Mom Media
Recycling sorting station from Melissa and Doug
Create a vertical milk jug garden from Coach House Crafting New Uses for Water Bottles from Good Housekeeping Recycle Sort from Stir the Wonder Environmental Sensory Bin from SmartE PartE Earth Day Discovery Bottles from Little Bins for Little Hands Freebies
Sorting Recyclables Printable from Totschooling
Earth Day Learning pack from 3 Dinosaurs Earth Day Pack from Royal Baloo Related Products
Welcome to my free Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes lesson planning post! Below you will find ideas to implement this free sample preschool lesson plan, as well as other suggested preschool activities to help you create your own Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Lesson Plan.
*These activities can be found in the Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Activity Pack
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Literacy
Read your favorite Nursery Rhymes and compliment it with the Little Bo Peep "Letter Flip and Mark" game from the Pre-K Printable fun Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Activity pack.
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
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
STEM
Can Humpty Dumpty Float? by Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Gross Motor
Jack be Nimble Jump over the candlesticks from Creative Family Fun
Fine Motor
Practice tracing and build cutting skills with the Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes pre-writing activity found inside the Pre-K Printable fun Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Activity pack.
Creativity
Humpty Dumpty Egg Splat Painting by Adventures of Adam
Group
Children can work together to patch humpty up with this Humpty Dumpty Counting Mat found inside the Pre-K Printable fun Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes Activity pack.
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More Ideas
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.
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
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
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. including Gingerbread, Peppermint, and Hot Chocolate!
Below you can find suggested sweet treats themed preschool literacy, STEM, fine motor, gross motor, arts & crafts, group activities. You can also find ideas on how to set up your learning spaces, book picks, and recommended Pre-K Printable Fun products for this theme. I've included inspiration from around the Web and our FB group! Please be sure to check out the original Sources for more information or for directions.
Sweet Treats Activities from Pre-K Printable Fun
Take a close a look at how some of our customers are using activities from our Sweet Treats activity pack, and Hot Chocolate Dramatic Play pack below.
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Dramatic Play Space
There are so many fun ways to incorporate the Sweet Treats theme into your Dramatic Play space this week!
Encourage your kids to bake this week. Add cookie sheets, Mixing Bowls, Plastic Cookie Cutters, Aprons, Oven Mitts, and Seasonal Cook Books to your dramatic play space. You can cut out fun felt cookies, Laminate Paper Cookies, or encourage the kids to create their own baking creations.
Warm up with this Hot Chocolate Stand from Pre-K Printable fun.
Take a closer look inside this Dramatic play pack here. 
The clever dramatic play space is belongs to community member Amy McMonagle with BuggaBee & Me Day Care and Preschool. Amy has it all ready for the Holiday Season.
If you are up for a DIY project, consider building a Gingerbread house for your dramatic play space
This adorable one above was created by community member, Kristin M. of Apron Strings Daycare. 
Our friend Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning center made this Gingerbread playhouse complete with Frosting (spray foam).
Construction Space
Encourage the kids to build their own Gingerbread Houses from blocks.
Add White Felt snow, Large Pom Poms and Gingerbread People (Laminate Paper One's, or Purchase Plastic ones for the space) to the space. 
Kathy M. scored this fabulous Gingerbread House at her local Goodwill!
What a fun find for the kiddos at Just Like Home Childcare and Playschool. 
This Candy Construction Set from Learning Resources would make a great addition to your construction Space! Our Friends at Erica's Educare Learning Center are having so much fun building with this toy!
Art Space
You can add all kinds of Scents to your Dough and paint for some added festive fun. Try peppermint, Gingerbread Seasonings, and Cocoa Powder. Demonstrate how to make "Dough Candy Canes" by rolling coils out of Red and White Peppermint dough.
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Activities
You can incorporate sweet treats in a variety of Educational games this week. Use Sweets to count or build patterns with. Gum Drops make a fun "Color Matching" activity.
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Kathy M. of Just like Home Childcare & Playschool Inc. created this adorable build a Gingerbread man invitation using paper gingerbread men and an assortment of decorating items.
Naomi G of Play Matters Preschool set out this invitation to decorate a Gingerbread Man using all kinds of fun Holiday baubles.
Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center created an invitation to decorate gingerbread men from a foam sticker ornament set.
Inspire the senses! For an added treat consider this peppermint play dough recipe and invitation from Funtastic Fun and Learning.
Erica P. of Erica's Educare Learning Center created this fabulous play dough Gingerbread man invitation using cookie cutters, rolling pins, Cranberries, Ric Rac, Cinnamon Sticks, and Fresh Pine. You can find a great recipe for Gingerbread Play Dough from Housing a Forest. This Hot Chocolate Dough Invitation was created by Erica P of Erica's Educare Learning Center. You can find a greatrecipe for Chocolate Play Dough From Fireflies and Mudpies
This is a fun way to include Math in your Theme week. Check out this Candy Cane Stripe Counting activity from Preschool Inspirations.
This adorable Gingerbread Man Sensory Bin was created by Erica Payne of Erica's Educare Learning Center It's a great time to bake and decorate cookies with the kids! Check out this fabulous Gingerbread Cookie recipe and tips for decorating them with kids from Playground Parkbench
A fun peppermint sensory writing tray from Parenting Chaos
Peppermint Water Science Activity from Little Bins for Little Hands Hot Chocolate Goop from Raising Little Superheroes
This adorable Gingerbread Men Number Hop Printable Activity was
created by Toddler Approved This fun Gingerbread House Alphabet Matching Game from Totschooling looks good enough to eat! These Christmas photo cards feature some of your favorite Holiday sweets! A freebie from Daycare Spaces and Ideas
Scented Marble Candy Cane Craft from Simple Fun for Kids
Gingerbread Puffy Paint recipe from Growing a Jeweled Rose Shop my products:
Sweet Treats Activity Pack
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Join my printables club for easy access to my library of printable products! Find out more here! This huge 56 page printable sweet treats activity set includes 15+ preschool activities to pick and choose from. You will also find directions for alternate play that will expand the offerings, as well as tips for ink saving options. These preschool activities are great for file folder games, tot trays, circle time activities and more! The following activities are included in the Sweet Treats Activity Pack: Gingerbread Counting Mats 1-10 Hot Cocoa Counting Mats 1-10 with frames Hot Chocolate Counting Mugs 1-10 Sweet Treats Count and Clip Cards Gingerbread Counting Gingerbread House Decorating Game Gingerbread Man Shape Mat Candy Cane Shape Clip Cards Hot Chocolate Color Match Puzzles Peppermint Letter Cards & Mat Christmas Cookie Letter Match Sweet Treats Word Wall Cards Candy Cane Ordering by Size Sweet Treats Patterning Sweet Treats Cutting/Pre-Writing Practice Gingerbread Man Dough Mat Cover, Directions & Graphics Credit pages Hot Chocolate Dramatic Play Pack
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Transform your dramatic play area into a hot chocolate stand! Looking to save even more? Check out our Pre-K Printables Club! This 29-page dramatic play printable pack includes the following printable props: Hot Chocolate Stand Signs (2 Designs) Order Form The Hot Chocolate Stand is Open and Closed Signs Order Here Signs (2 Designs) Menus (2 Designs) Hot Chocolate Stand Punch Card Hot Chocolate Served Here Poster featuring real photos Tent Stand Labels (cocoa, mugs, milk, marshmallows, candy canes, salt, vanilla, whipped cream, saucepan, spoon, cash register, cookies, hot chocolate & 2 blanks) Color and Ink Saver versions. Hot Chocolate Recipe Hot Chocolate Banner When I work at the Hot Chocolate Stand I can poster Suggested props,TOS, Graphics Credit Take a closer look at this pack in action! © 2018 Pre-K Printable Fun |
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