Nursery Rhymes

I introduced the theme with various Nursery Rhyme songs and had the children guess and tell me the name of the songs. I introduced a different song each day, with theme related activities.

Art

Hot Cross Buns- The children used koosh rings to stamp on brown paper with white paint, Jack be nimble- glued materials to make their own candle- Ba Ba Black Sheep- Glued cotton on black sheep pattern, Itsy-Bitsy-Spider- glued spout, spider and sun and Friday Humpty-Dumpty- glue arms/legs and band aids to put Humpty- Dumpty back together again.

Math

Money sorting with jumbo plastic coins, Candle craft stick counting with numbers and round foam blocks, Sheep counting with cotton balls and clothespins , spider leg cups to practice counting as they poked black pipe cleaners into foam cups.

Motor Development

Muffin tins with white/brown play dough to press into tins working fingers and pulling apart, real candles with foam bowls to make stand up by poking, sheep wrapping- the children practiced wrapping yarn around the cardboard sheep to practice over and under motions and egg drop with tubes.

Sensory

Glitter sand, spoons, plates and cows(-Hey Diddle, Diddle)

Activities

Pretend jumping over the candle stick

Crawling up the spout and rolling down on floor

My Plate puzzle

Hard boiled egg Vs. raw egg- which one will break?

Exercise Cube