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Lets Sing!

August/September

The Wheels on the Bus (Traditional Tune)

The wheels on the bus
Go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus
Go round and round,
All around the town.
Wipers swish, swish, swish
Horn beep, beep, beep
Lights blink, blink, blink
Doors open and shut
Driver on the busMove on back
Children on the bus bounce up and down

Help children learn the name of their school and their teachers name by
changing the words to the song.
The name of my school is Monroe Primary,
Monroe Primary, Monroe Primary.
The name of my school is Monroe Primary.
Thats the name of my school.
The name of my teacher is Miss Gorman,
Miss Gorman, Miss Gorman

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The name of my teacher is Miss Gorman.

That's the name of my teacher.

Lets Do a Finger Play!

ME
(Children repeat each line after you.)
Ive got ten little fingers, (Hold up both hands.)
And ten little toes, (Point to feet.)
Two little eyes, (Point to eyes.)
A mouth and a nose. (Point mouth and then nose.)
Put them all together, (Circle arms as if hugging.)
And what have you got? (Hands on hips.)
Youve got me, baby, (Put thumbs in chest.)
And thats a lot! (Wiggle hips.)

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Here are some additional verses:

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Then up got Jack

And said to Jill
As in his arms he took her.
Youre not hurt,
Brush off that dirt.
Now lets go fetch that water.

Lets Cook!
Polka Dot Pizza
You will need:
1 English muffin
pizza sauce
sliced pepperoni
mozzarella cheese (grated)
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Spread 2 tablespoons of sauce on half a muffin.
3. Put 4 slices of pepperoni on top.
4. Sprinkle with cheese.
5. Broil in the oven until the cheese melts.
6. Mama Mia! What a pizza!
Hint! Try other toppings like green peppers or mushrooms.

Lets Explore!

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Discovery Walk
Take your child on a feeling walk. Let them touch various objects in nature and
describe how they feel. Ask them to close their eyes and try to identify an
object in their hands by using their sense of touch.
What things do you like to feel?
What things do you not like to feel?
Adaptations:
Take a listening walk where children close their eyes and identify the sounds
in their environment.
Go on a smelling walk where children try to identify different smells in
nature.
Just for fun, take a Spooky Walk one night with a flashlight! Are there
different sounds and sights at night?

Lets Make Something!

Cutting Tub
You will need a plastic tub or shoebox with a lid, plus some safety scissors
your child can use.
Fill the tub with old catalogs, junk mail, greeting cards, wrapping paper
scraps, etc.
Supervise your child as she practices cutting items in the tub.
Let her make a collage on a paper plate by gluing shapes she cuts from the
paper scraps.

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Lets Play a Game!

I Spy!
You can play this game in the car, outside, or any place you might be.
The first player begins by saying, I spy something that is (name a color).
Family members take turns trying to identify what the object might be. The
first one who guesses correctly is the next one to say, I spy!
You can adapt this game for shapes. For example, I spy something that is a
square.
Play this game using rhyming words. I spy something that rhymes with look.
Play this game with beginning sounds. I spy something that starts with /t/.

Let's Sing!

October

The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Traditional Tune)

The itsy bitsy spider
(Fingers pretend to
Went up the water spout.
climb up in front of you.)
Down came the rain
(Wiggle fingers down.)
And washed the spider out. (Cross arms.)
Out came the sun
(Make circle above head.)
And dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider
(Take fingers and climb
Went up the spout again.
in front of you.)

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The big, fat spider (Sing this version in a loud voice

and make large, exaggerated
movements.)
The teensy weensy spider (Sing in a quiet voice and make very
small motions with your
fingertips.)

Lets Do a Finger Play!

The Apple Tree
Way up high in the tree,
(Look up and point.)
One red apple smiled down at me,
(Hold up 1 finger and smile.)
So I shook that tree as hard as I could. (Pretend to shake a tree.)
Down came an apple,
(Roll hands around.)
Mmm! Mmm! Good!
(Pat your tummy.)
Add more verses to this finger play by using other types of fruit:
Two yellow pears
Three purple plums
4 orange peaches
5 green limes

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Little Miss Muffet

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Little Miss Muffet

Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider
And sat down beside her.
And frightened
Miss Muffet away!
*Model how to look up words, such as tuffet and curds and whey that
you dont understand in the dictionary.

Lets Cook Something!

Spider Sandwich
You will need:
2 slices of bread
peanut butter and/or honey
raisins
8 pretzel sticks
Directions:
1. Wash your hands
2. Cut 2 circles out of the bread with a cookie cutter or plastic cup.
3. Spread peanut butter and honey on one circle.
4. Put the other circle on top to make the spiders body.
5. Make a face with raisins.
6. Add 8 pretzel sticks for legs.
7. Eat it and let it wiggle and jiggle and tickle inside you!

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Hint! Use carrot sticks or cheese curls for legs.

Substitute cream cheese for peanut butter and honey.

Lets Explore!
Homemade Binoculars
Materials:
paper towel roll
tape
hole punch
string or yarn
Directions:
Cut the paper towel roll in half.
Tape the two halves together.
Punch a hole in the top of each roll and tie a piece of string through the
holes.
(Make sure the string is long enough to go easily over the head.)
Let your child decorate the binoculars with markers or crayons.
Take a nature walk and then ask your child to draw what they saw through
their binoculars.

Lets Make Something!

Rubbings

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Materials:
paper
old crayons
leaves
coins
other textured objects
Directions:
Peel the paper off of several old crayons.
Put leaves on the table and place a sheet of paper on top.
Rub over the object with the side of the crayon.
(It will work better if you rub in one direction.)
Compare the rubbings of different leaves.
Why are they the same or different?
*Rub over coins.
*Do a rubbing of the bottom of your shoe.
*Go outside and make rubbings of tree bark, rocks, and other objects
in nature.

Lets Play a Game!

Guess Who I Am?
First, take turns acting out animal movements and making appropriate
sounds.
Can you guess which animal it is?

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Next, pantomime animal movements and characteristics.

Can you guess what it is?
Can your child answer these animal riddles?

I give you milk. Do you want some now? Moo, moo, moo! Im a ______.
In the dirt I play and dig. Oink, oink, oink. Im a _______.
I have horns and a beard on my throat. Naa, naa! Im a ______.
Ill give you a ride on my back, of course. Neigh, neigh! Im a ______.
Cluck, cluck, cluck, in the pen. I lay eggs because Im a _______.
Who would like my wool to keep? Baa, baa. Im a ______.
I can be white or black or skinny or fat. Meow, meow! Im a ______.
Im mans best friend. Im not a hog. Woof, woof! Im a ______.
When it rains, Im in luck. Quack, quack! Im a _______.

Lets Sing!

November

Little Red Box

(Tune: Polly Wolly Doodle)
I wish I had a little red box (Cup hands in front of you.)

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To put my mommy in. (Pretend to put something in.)

Id take her out and go, (Pretend to take something out.)
Kiss, kiss, kiss, (Do three air kisses.)
And put her back again. (Pretend to put something back in the box.
Daddy: Hug, hug, hug. (Hug self.)
*Make up additional verses for other family members and pets.

Lets Do a Finger Play!

Mr. Turkey
Mr. Turkey went for (Start with hands behind your back.)
A walk one day (Bring right thumb out in front of you.)
In the very best
Of weather.
He met Mr. Duck (Bring left thumb out in front.)
Along the way
And they talked (Have thumbs look at each other.)
Together.
Gobble, gobble, gobble. (Wiggle right thumb.)
Quack, quack, quack. (Wiggle left thumb.)
Good-bye. (Bow right thumb.)
Good-bye. (Bow left thumb.)
And they both walked back! (Wiggle thumbs behind your back.)

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

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Old Mother Hubbard

Old Mother Hubbard
Went to her cupboard
To get her poor dog a bone,
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.

Lets Cook Something!

Rainbow Kabob
You will need:
red strawberries
blue blueberries
green grapes
yellow pineapple chunks
wooden skewers or toothpicks
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Clean the fruit and cut into bite-size pieces.
3. Push fruit onto skewers to make a rainbow of colors.
4. Make a wish and eat!
Hint! Use bananas, kiwi, pears, and other types of fruit.

Lets Explore!

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Color Mixing
Materials:
ice cube tray
eye droppers
food coloring
cups of water
Directions:
Prepare 3 cups of water with the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue).
Let your child take the eye dropper and mix a few drops of each color in
the ice cube tray.
What happens? What colors make purple? Green? Orange?
Adaptations: Let children experiment with water colors to create
different colors.

Lets Make Something!

Play Dough
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup salt
2 TB. cream of tartar
2 TB. vegetable oil
2 cups water
food coloring
Mix all the ingredients together in a pan and stir until smooth.
Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture forms a ball and

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sticks to the spoon.

Cool and knead.
Store in plastic bags or covered containers.
*Add oil of mint or other extracts to play dough to give it a fragrance.
*Use 2 TB baby oil or massage oil in place of the vegetable oil.
*Unsweetened Kool-aid mix can be used in lieu of food coloring. The flavor will
add
a sweet aroma!
*Make surprise balls. Follow the recipe, omitting the food coloring.
Take small amounts of dough and roll them into balls.
Poke a hole in each and add a drop of food coloring to the middle of each ball.
Pinch to seal in the color. Children knead the balls and surprise!
Hint! Have children play with dough and clay on plastic placemats or trays.
Add scissors, cookie cutters, play dishes, birthday candles, and other cooking
props.

Lets Play a Game!

Step School
Materials:
pebble or small toy
stairs
1. The players sit on the bottom step, which is "kindergarten".
2. One person, who is "the teacher," stands on the ground and faces the
others.

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"The teacher" takes the pebble, puts it behind her back, and then hides the
pebble in one of her hands.
"The teacher" then brings forward both fists.
3. The first player on the step chooses a hand. If she selects the hand with
the
pebble, then she may move up a stair to "first grade." If she selects the
empty
hand, then she continues to sit in "kindergarten."
4. "The teacher" continues hiding the pebble and allows other members in the
game to
select the hand with the pebble. The game continues until a player reaches the
top step.
That player then becomes the next "teacher."

Lets Sing!

December

Silly ABCs
(Traditional Tune)
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRSTUV
WXYZ
Now Ive sung my ABCs.
Next time sing them silly with me!
-Sing very slowly like a turtle.
-Sing soft like a mouse.
-Sing with a deep, loud voice like a monster.

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-Hold your nose and pretend to sing with a cold.

-Let your child suggest other silly ways to sing.

Lets Do a Finger Play!

Here Is a Turtle
Here is a turtle. (Make fist.)
He lives in a shell.
He likes his home
Very well.
When he gets hungry (Stick out thumb and wiggle.)
He comes out to eat.
Then he goes back into (Tuck thumb back in fist.)
His house to sleep.

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Jack Horner
Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner
Eating his Christmas pie.
He stuck in his thumb,
And pulled out a plumb,
And said,
What a good boy am I!

Lets Cook!
Stir Friend Os

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You will need:

Cheerios
butter or margarine
cinnamon sugar
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Put 2 tablespoons of butter in the pan.
3. Melt the butter, and then stir in 3 cups of Cheerios.
4. Stir over medium heat until they are toasty and lightly browned.
5. Sprinkle on cinnamon sugar and toss.
Hint! Use salt instead of cinnamon sugar and it will taste like popcorn!

Lets Explore!
Mystery Mess
Materials:
cornstarch
water
food coloring
measuring cup, bowl, spoon
Directions:
Put one cup of cornstarch in the bowl. Slowly stir in about 1/2 cup
of water. (You may need to add a little more water to make it the
right consistency.) Add a few drops of food coloring to the
mixture. Try to pick up your mystery mess and play with it. How
is it like a solid? How is it like a liquid?

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Lets Make Something!

Holiday Gifts
You dont have to buy gifts this year.
Who wouldnt want something homemade by the hand of a child!
Here are some ideas.
PENCIL HOLDER
Materials: juice or vegetable can, glue, pasta, spray paint
Directions: Remove the label from the can. Let children glue pasta (bow ties,
spirals,
macaroni, etc.) around the can. Spray paint gold or silver.
Adaptation: Children can also cover a can with construction paper. Next, let
them
create a collage on the can with pictures and words cut from magazines.
KEY RACK
Materials: wood scraps (4 x 10), nails, markers, picture hangers
Directions: Let children decorate the wood with markers. Next, let them
hammer 4 -6
nails spaced evenly apart. Attach a hanger to the back.
PET ROCK
Materials: rocks or stones (about the size of a fist), markers, felt, wiggly

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eyes, yarn, glue

Directions: Go on a rock hunt and let children find a special rock. Have them
wash their rocks and set them aside to dry. Decorate the rocks with
wiggly eyes, markers, yarn hair, etc. Add a piece of felt to the bottom to
make a paper weight.
PICTURE FRAME
Materials: cardboard, puzzle pieces, glue, photograph
Directions: Cut cardboard into 4 x 8 picture frames. Let children glue puzzle
pieces
around the edges. Tape a photo in the frame.
Adaptations: Add a magnetic strip to the back so it can be hung on the
refrigerator.
Decorate with buttons for mom and say Cute as a button!
Decorate with golf tees for dad.

Lets Play a Game!

Ball Time
Wad up a sheet of paper and wrap masking tape around it to make a ball.
Practice throwing and catching the ball.
Use a box or basket and play basket ball by tossing the ball in the basket.
Staple two paper plates together. Leave a 4 opening so you can insert your
hand. Use like a racket and volley a balloon or paper ball back and forth.
Let children use a child size broom and a foam ball to play hockey. The goal
could be a box turned on its side.

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Lets Sing!

January

Ring in the New Year

(We Wish You a Merry Christmas)
Lets all do a little ringing, (Shake hands as if ringing bells.)
Lets all do a little ringing,
Lets all do a little ringing
Its a Happy New Year!
Lets all do a little clapping (Clap hands.)
Lets all do a little dancing (Dance around.)
Lets all do a little smiling (Smile.)

Lets Do a Finger Play!

Two Little Black Birds
Two little black birds
Sitting on a hill (Make fists and stick up thumbs.)
One name Jack (Wiggle right thumb.)
and one named Jill. (Wiggle left thumb.)
Fly away Jack. (Wiggle right thumb behind back.)
Fly away Jill. (Wiggle left thumb behind back.)

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Come back Jack. (Bring back right thumb.)

Come back Jill. (Bring back left thumb.)
Additional verses:
Two little red birds sitting on a wall.
One named Pam and one named Paul.
Fly away Pam. Fly away Paul.
Come back Pam. Come back Paul.
Two little yellow birds sitting on a sled.
One named Tami and one named Ted.
Fly away Tami. Fly away Ted.
Come back Tami. Come back Ted.

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Three Little Kittens
The three little kittens,
They lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear,
our mittens we have lost.
What, lost your mittens?
You naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Boo-hoo, boo-hoo,
we shall have no pie.
The three little kittens,
They found their mittens,

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And they began to cry,

Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,
our mittens we have found.
What, found your mittens,
You darling kittens!
Then you shall have some pie.
Meow, meow,
we shall have some pie.

Lets Cook!
Birds in the Snow
You will need:
celery
cream cheese
raisins
sunflower seeds
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Take a stalk of celery (the log).
3. Spread cream cheese (snow) in the celery.
4. Place raisins (birds) on top of the cream cheese.
5. Add sunflower seeds (birdseed)! MMMM!
Hint! Make ants on a log by filling a stalk of celery with peanut butter.
Put raisins on top for ants.

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Feed the Birds

Materials: plastic milk jug, birdseed, scissors, yarn
Directions:
Cut a hole in the side of the milk jug with scissors.
Punch two holes in the top and tie on a piece of yarn for the hanger.
Put a cup of birdseed in the bottom of the jug. Hang it in a tree.
Add a small stick for a perch.
Adaptations:
Place the bird feeder near a window. Check out a bird
identification book from the library. Encourage your to identify
the birds that feed.
Make another birdfeeder by stringing cereal with holes on a pipe
cleaner.
Spread honey or peanut butter on a Bavarian pretzel and sprinkle
with seed. Tie on yarn so you can hang in a tree.
Put honey or peanut butter on pinecones and then sprinkle with
birdseed.
Cut shapes from stale brad and decorate with honey and birdseed.

Lets Make Something!

Snowflakes
Let children fold coffee filters in half, then fourths and eighths.
Cut little bites out of the folded edges. Open.

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You can make colorful snowflakes by coloring the coffee filters

with water soluble markers before cutting them.
Hint! Make snowflakes out of newspaper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, and
other types
of recycled paper.

Lets Play a Game!

Paper Plate Party
Give your child 2 paper plates. Put on some music and:
*Clap the plates like cymbals.
*Shuffle them to the beat.
*Tap on the hips, shoulders, and other body parts.
*Clap high, low, in front of you, behind.
*Play follow the leader as you take turns doing different motions with
plates.
*Place on the floor. Put one foot on each plate and skate around the room.
Skate backwards. Skate on one foot.
*Put one plate on the floor and sit on it. Can you spin around?

Lets Sing!

February

Bringing Home a Valentine

(Tune: Im Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee)
Im bringing home a valentine for you, (Cup hands)
One that says, I love you. (Point to yourself, then someone else)
Im bringing home a valentine for you

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With a great big hug, and a (kiss) (kiss), too! (Hug self and then kiss in the
air.)

Lets Do a Finger Play!

King Kong
(Say King Kong in a loud voice and teeny tiny monkey in a soft, squeaky
voice.)
KING KONG (Flex arms.)
Was just a teeny
Tiny monkey (Hold up pinky.)
Compared to my love for you. (Cross arms over chest and then extend.)
KING KONG (Flex arms.)
Was just a teeny
Tiny monkey (Hold up pinky.)
Compared to my love for you. (Cross arms over chest and then extend.)
I love you day (Make circle with arms over your head.)
And night. (Lay head on hands.)
My love is out of sight. (Hands in air.)
KING KONG (Flex arms.)
Was just a teeny
Tiny monkey (Hold up pinky.)
Compared to my love for you! (Softly say this line as you point to each other)

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Jack Be Nimble

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Jack be nimble.
Jack be quick.
Jack jump over
The candlestick.
Jump it lively.
Jump it quick.
But dont knock over
The candlestick!

Lets Cook Something!

Cinnamon Applesauce
You will need:
applesauce
cinnamon candies
cups
spoons
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Put applesauce in the cup.
3. Count out 8 candies and put them in the cup.
4. Stir, stir, stir until the applesauce turns pink and the candy dissolves.
5. Its a candy apple surprise!

Lets Explore!
Magic Pennies
Materials:
old pennies
vinegar

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salt
cup and spoon
Directions:
Put 1/2 cup of vinegar in the cup.
Add 1 TB salt and mix to dissolve.
Drop the pennies in the cup and stir them around while you count to 25.
Take the pennies out of the cup and rinse them off in water.
Taaa Daaa! What happened to the pennies? What made them shiny?
Experiment shining pennies with ketchup or lemon juice.

Lets Make Something!

Magazine Puppets
Materials: magazines, catalogs, scissors, straws, stapler or tape
Directions:
Cut sports figures and other famous people out of catalogs or magazines.
Staple or tape to a straw to make a puppet. What would your puppet say if it
could talk?
Hint! Children could also cut family members, what they want to be when they
grow up,
etc. out of catalogs to make puppets. Or, cut out childrens photos and tape to
a craft
stick to make personal puppets.

Lets Play a Game!

Simon Says
The leader (parent or child) is Simon. Simon gives various commands which the

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other
players must follow exactly if it is introduced by Simon Says. If Simon
Says does
not come before the command then players should stand still.

Lets Sing a Song!

March

Address, Phone, and Birthday Songs

Your child can quickly learn important information with a familiar tune.
Addresses can be sung to Do You Know the Muffin Man?

495 Oak Tree Lane

495 Oak Tree Lane
495 Oak Tree lane
Is where Jason lives.
Sing phone numbers to Twinkle Little Star.
397-4121
397-4121
397-4121
I know my phone number.
397-4121
397-4121
If you live in an area where children need to know the area code as well, you
can sing to
Michael Row Your Boat Ashore.
668-397-4121

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668-397-4121
Birthdays will be easy to remember with the traditional Happy Birthday
Song.
October 24th
October 24th
I know my birthday.
October 24th

Lets Do a Finger Play!

Monkeys and Alligator
Five little monkeys (Hold up 5 fingers.)
Swinging from a tree,
Teasing Mr. Alligator, (Point finger as if teasing.)
Cant catch me!
You cant catch me! (Shake head no.)
Along came Mr. Alligator (Put palms together and slowly
Quiet as can be, move like an alligator.)
And snatched a monkey (Open and clap palms as if
Right out of the tree! chomping on something.)
Fourthreetwoone
Missed me, missed me! (Put open hands on either side
Now you gotta kiss me! of your head and wiggle.)

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Hey, Diddle, Diddle

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Hey, diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed.
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away
With the spoon.

Lets Cook!
Letter Bread
You will need:
bread
milk
food coloring
Q-tips
butter
toaster
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Take 4 cups and put a little milk in each.
3. Add 2 drops of food coloring to each cup.
4. Use the colored milk like paint and draw a letter or design on the bread
with a
Q-tip.
5. Toast.
6. Spread with butter.
Hint! Serve with honey, jelly, or cinnamon sugar.

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Lets Explore!
Cloud Watch
Materials:
blue sky with fluffy clouds
blue paper
white chalk
Directions:
Go outside on a day when there are cumulus (white, fluffy) clouds.
Ask the children if they can find clouds that look like animals or
other objects. Explain that clouds that look like cotton are called
cumulus clouds. Let them sketch pictures of the clouds with chalk
on the blue paper.
Adaptations: Call childrens attention to different types of cloud formations.

Lets Make Something!

Paper Plate Kite
Cut the inner section out of a paper plate. Decorate the rim with markers.
Glue tissue
paper streamers to one side. Punch a hole and tie a piece of string on the
other side. Go
outside and run to make your kite fly.
You can also tie kite string to a plastic shopping bag. Hold up the bag, let it
fill with air,
and watch it fly!

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Lets Play a Game!

Jump the Creek
Materials: 2 jump ropes
1. Place the two ropes on the ground a few inches apart to make a creek.
2. Have players line up single file and try to jump over the creek one at a time
without
stepping on a rope.
3. After every player has jumped, move the ropes a little farther apart to
make the creek
wider.
4. Continue moving the ropes farther apart and letting the players jump over
them.
When a player can no longer jump over the rope, he must stand to the side of
the
game and be a cheerleader.
*You can play a similar game by drawing lines in the sand or dirt.

Lets Sing!

April

The Planting Song

(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
Lets all plant some seeds, (Pretend to dig with a shovel.)
Lets all plant some seeds.

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Hi, ho, its spring you know,

Lets all plant some seeds.
The rain begins to fall (Have fingers fall like rain.)
The sun warms the earth (Hands over head in a circle.)
The seeds begin to grow (Make a fist with one hand and bring the other
hand up through it.)

Lets Do a Finger Play!

Caterpillar
A caterpillar crawled (Hold up right arm like a tree branch.)
To the top of a tree. (Crawl left pointer up right arm.
I think Ill take a nap said he. (Wiggle left pointer.)
So under the leaf (Pretend to crawl left pointer
He began to creep. under right palm.)
He spun a cocoon, (Wrap right hand around left pointer.)
And he fell asleep. (Hold hands very still.)
For six long months
He slept in that cocoon bed.
Till spring came along and said,
Wake up, wake up,
You sleep head. (Shake pointer.)
Out of the leaf he did cry, (Clasp thumbs and open palms.)
Lo, I am a butterfly! (Fly hands around like a butterfly.)

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Little Boy Blue
Little boy blue,
Come blow your horn.

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The sheeps in the meadow,

The cows in the corn.
Where is the boy
Who looks after the sheep?
Under the haystack fast asleep!

Lets Cook!
Trail Mix
You will need:
Cheerios
Pretzel Sticks
Raisins
Fish Crackers
Chocolate Chips
Baggies
Directions:
1. Wash your hands
2. Count out and put in the bag:
10 Cheerios
9 pretzel sticks
8 raisins
7 fish crackers
6 chocolate chips
3. Zip the bag and shake.
4. Yippee ti yi yo!
Hint! Serve trail mix in flat bottom ice cream cones. You can just eat the cone
when
youre through with the mix.

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*Use cheese crackers, sunflower seeds, M&Ms, or other snack foods in your
trail mix.

Lets Explore!
Popcorn Plants
Materials:
clear jar or glass
paper towel
sand or soil
popcorn kernels
Directions: Take a clear jar and fold a paper towel so it fits inside the jar.
Put sand or soil inside the paper towel. Drop several beans or
popcorn kernels between the paper towel and the cup. Water
and place in a sunny spot. Children can observe the seed, root,
and stem as they grow.

Lets Make Something!

Box Tops Rock
Save your cardboard food boxes for a week and then use them for some of the
toys and
games below:
Cardboard Castle Let children use masking tape to create a castle or other
play sculpture.
Books Cut the fronts off the boxes. Hole punch and bind with a book ring.
*Great for reading environmental print.

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Puzzles Cut box fronts into puzzle shapes. Store in zip bags. For younger
children use two like boxes. Cut one up and let them place the pieces on the
second box.
Fronts and backs Cut front and back panels off of boxes. Mix them up and
then
ask the children to match up the ones that go together.
Play a memory game where you place the fronts and backs face down on the
floor. Children try to match up pairs.
Stencils and templates Cut geometric shapes out of box fronts. Children
can
trace these with colored pencils, crayons, or markers.
Sewing cards Punch holes around the sides of boxes. Children can sew these
with yarn, string, or old shoelaces.

Lets Play a Game!

Hug Tag
1. Designate a playing area. One child is it. It chases other players who
must freeze when they are tagged.
2. Players hug those who are frozen to unfreeze them.
Stoop Tag Children stoop down on the ground when they are tagged.
Cartoon Tag Children must name a cartoon show when they are tagged.
Shadow Tag Children must freeze when it steps on their shadow.
Sticky Tag Children must hold the part of their body that is tagged.

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Lets Sing!

May

BINGO (Traditional Tune)

There was a farmer had a dog And Bingo was his name-O. B - I N G O,
B I N G O.
B I N G O.
And Bingo was his name-O.
Spell your childs name with this tune. There is a boy that I love so
And Billy is his name-o.
B-i-l-l-y,
B-i-l-l-y,
B-i-l-l-y,
And Billy is his name-o.

Lets Say a Finger Play!

Ten Little Friends
Ten little friends (Hold up fingers.) (Wiggle.)
Went out to play
On a very bright
And sunny day.
And they took a little walk. Walk, walk, walk. (Walk fingers in front of your
body.) (Hold up fingers.)
And they had a little talk. Talk, talk, talk. (Put fingertips together.)
They climbed a great big hill And stood on the top very still. Then they all
tumbled down And fell to the ground. (Move fingers over your head.) (Keep
hands still.)
Were so tired,

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They all said.

So they all went home And went to bed.
10 9 8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1. Good night! (Put down fingers one at a time.) (Lay head on
hands.)

Lets Say a Nursery Rhyme!

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the kings horses,
And all the kings men,
Couldnt put Humpty Together again.

Lets Cook!
Life Preserver Sandwich
You will need:
1 bagel (cut in half)
cream cheese
blue food coloring fish crackers
Directions:
1. Wash your hands.
2. Dye the cream cheese blue with a few drops of blue food coloring.
3. Spread cream cheese on the bagel.
4. Arrange several fish crackers on the cream cheese.
5. Swim it into your mouth.

Lets Explore!

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Nature Scavenger Hunt

Materials:
paper sack
Directions:
Give children a bag and the list below. Help them hunt until they find all the
items.
CAN YOU FIND?
Something green
Something alive (but not an animal or bug)
Something dead (but not an animal or bug)Something that smells good
Something smaller than you
Something older than you
Something the size of your thumb Something that feels rough Something that
feels soft
Something that is beautiful to you Something that does not belong there

Lets Make Something!

Paper Bag Puppet
All you need is some paper lunch bags, crayons, construction paper scraps,
glue, scissors, and your imagination to turn a sack into a frog, astronaut,
princess, or monster. Turn the sack upside down so the flap (bottom of the
bag) is on the top. That will be the head. Add a face, arms, legs, clothes, and
other details. Encourage your child to name their puppet and let their puppet
talk.

Lets Play a Game!

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Mother, May I?
1. Players line up with their backs to a wall.
2. One person is mother and stands about 30 feet in front of the others.
3. One at a time mother names a child and tells them a different motion
they must perform. For example, baby steps, scissor steps, twirls,
giant steps, or frog leaps. The child must remember to ask, Mother,
may I? before performing the movement or he is sent back to the
starting line.
4. The first one to reach mother becomes the next mother.
*Change the name of the game to Father, May I? or Grandma, May I? or
any other person in your family.