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Preschool Mother Goose and Nursery Rhymes
Lesson Planning Ideas
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This week we are! This theme is all about celebrating:
Create the 3 Little Pigs Houses by Babies Toddlers and Preschoolers
Humpty Dumpty Egg Splat Painting by Adventures of Adam
Spiderweb Painting by Play Teach Repeat
Break out the instruments and play to the beat of favorite nursery rhymes. Grab a copy of the Pre-K Printable Fun Fingerplays, Songs, & Rhymes for inspiration and lyrics,.
Create a Little Red Hen or Muffin Man Bakery. Add props from the story as well as pretend loaves of bread. Easily create a Bakery with the Pre-K Printable Fun Bakery Dramatic Play Pack
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.
The Three Little Pigs Small World Play by Growing Book by Book
Discover which material is best for building a home with the Three Little Pigs Pretend Play activity by Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls
Add Mother Goose/Nursery Rhyme Themed characters to your Construction Space This week.
Nursery rhymes present many opportunities for building, be sure to place a book with a collection of nursery rhymes in the block center for inspiration.
Itsy bitsy Spider mazes
Challenge your pre-k students to complete the Itsy Bitsy Spider Mazes included in the Pre-K Printable Fun Spring Booster Pack
Humpty Dumpty counting mat
Humpty Dumpty counting mat
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.
More Math Ideas
Little Bo Peep Color Matching Tails by Best Toys for Toddlers
Nursery Rhyme Sorting by Play Teach Repeat
This week add lots of Mother Goose and Nursery Rhyme books to your classroom.
Children love to retell these stories, be sure to add props to classroom for children to use when retelling the stories.
Children love to retell these stories, be sure to add props to classroom for children to use when retelling the stories.
- 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
- There are many creative ways to set up a puppet theater. Add Nursery Rhyme Puppets, stuffed animals that can be used as such, or make your own!
- Play with the Goldilocks and the Three Bears Storybook Theater by Pre-K Printable Fun
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears Spoon Puppets by Messy Little Monster
The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Up Again) by Dan Santat
The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell
Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose by Scott Gustafson
Five Little Monkeys by Eileen Christelow
Itsy Bitsy Spider: Touch and Trace Nursery Rhymes by Emily Bannister
Can Humpty Dumpty Float? by Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Playdough by HomeGrown Friends
Discover a new recipe after reading the Muffin Man! Muffin Man Nursery Rhyme Baking and Sequence activity by Fun Learning for Kids
Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again by Pre-K+K Sharing
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
Provide craft sticks, twigs, clay, straws, tape, and glue. Challenge children to create the strongest house. Once the houses are built, encourage children to predict which houses will hold up during the test, record the predictions.
Next, have the children try to blow down each house, record and discuss the results.
Next, have the children try to blow down each house, record and discuss the results.
Provide bubbles and a variety of wands. Encourage children to experiment with both the wands and force they use as they huff and puff to blow bubbles.
Jack be Nimble Jump over the candlesticks from Creative Family Fun
Hot Cross Buns Play Dough by Sunhats and Wellie Boots
Spider Web Lacing from Bright Hub Education
Yarn Wrap Sheep from Craftulate
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.
Wolf blowing practice: Crumble a pink piece of construction paper into a ball, one per student. Place one piece of tape on one side of the room for the starting point, and one on the other end for the finish line. Provide each child with a straw and pink "ball", encourage students to use the straw to blow their pink ball from start to finish.
While playing outdoors, challenge children to fill a pail of water and haul it to the other end of the play area.
