Preschool Pretend and Play: Lambs and Sheep

Craft: Out Like a Lamb

Tales for Two: Lambs & Sheep

Opening	Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Miss Carole
Warm-Up Activity	The Very Hungry Caterpillar: What Can You Do Game?
Calendar	What is the weather and season?
ASL	We learned the sign for sheep.
Weekly Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big This is big, big, big. This is small, small, small. This is short, short, short. This is tall, tall, tall. This is fast, fast, fast. This is slow, slow, slow. This is yes, yes, yes. This is no, no, no. This is up, up, up. This is down, down, down. This is square, square, square. This is round, round, round. This is left, left, left. This is right, right, right. This is a great big hug and a kiss goodnight. Sing it once without sign langue. Add sign language the second time.
Book	Never Touch the Lazy Lambs by Cara Jenkins
Vocal Recognition	What animal am I? I made different animal sounds and had the kids tell me if it was a lamb or a different animal.
Gross Motor Skills	Find the Sheep Worksheet I adapted a Canva sheet for this project. There were several different farm animals, but the kids had to find all the sheep.
Fine Motor Skills	I’ve Lost My Sheep! I hung up six different colored sheep around the room (even on the ceiling)! I would name a certain color and the kids had to tell me where it was.
Activity (with Scarf)	Winds and Breezes I handed out scarves (could use streamers) and kids demonstrate strong lion winds and soft lamb breezes.
Dance Song	Ba Ba Black Sheep by Lenny Pearce
Cool Down	Alphabet; Count to 10
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music

Craft: Out Like a Lamb

MakerSquare: Tea Light Planets

Description: Create a mini tea light planet!
Warning: Paint may stain clothing and furniture.

Supplies:
* Tealight Candles
* Ping Pong Ball
* Paint
* Bowl
* Popsicle Stick

Directions:
1. Gently drizzle paint around the provided bowl.
2. Place the ping pong ball in the paint and roll it around until fully coated.
3. Allow the ping pong ball to dry completely.
4. Once dry, identify the hole in the ball and carefully place it on the tealight candle.
5. Turn on the tealight to illuminate your painted planet.

Interactive Movie: Trolls Band Together

Throughout the Movie:

Whenever this happens…	Do this!
A Troll Boy Band Sings.	Dance.
You know the words to a song.	Sing along.
Someone gets their hair done.	Put on a hair tie.
A troll uses a sticky hand.	Play with your sticky hand.
Velvet and Veneer steal troll magic.	Cluck your tongue.
Tiny Diamond takes out his pacifier.	Suck your ring pop.

Follow Along with the Movie:

When this happens…	Do this!
Floyd give Branch his vest.	Give someone your green leaf.
John Dory interrupts the wedding.	Yell “STOP THE WEDDING”!
Tiny Diamond shows his learner’s permit.	Make “beep, beep” sounds.
Spruce and Brandy talk about pink eye.	Put on your eye patch.
Crimp is working and singing.	Sing “9 to 5”.
The trolls say Burger or Bergen.	Yell or Scream.
Poppy learns that Viva is her sister.	Put on your flower sticker.
Floyd tries to escape.	Spin and run in place.
Gristle and Bridget are being fed to the clown.	Chant “Bergen, Bergen”.
Velvet and Veneer meet their fans.	Pose with a friend.
Tiny Diamond complains about the blinker.	Turn your flashlight on and off.
When BroZone does the arm wave.	Do the arm wave with a friend.

Sensory Sprouts: Wheelie Paint

Description: Create your own art piece using paint and a toy car.
Warning: Acrylic paint may stain clothing and furniture. This is a messy activity.

Supplies:
Paper
Paint
Toy Car

Directions:

1. Pour paint in a container large enough for the toy car to fit in.

2. Dip the toy car’s wheels into the paint.

3. Place the car on the paper and push the car across paper.

4. Try different rolling techniques with the car for different paint strokes.

5. Let the paper air dry.

Suggestions:

*Place the paper and the car with paint in a container and tip the container from side-to-side for an uncontrolled wheel session.

*Add another color of paint to add another layer of color.

*Place a small dab of paint on the paper and try to have the car roll through it.

Preschool Pretend & Play: Flamingos

Craft:

Tales for Twos: Flamingos

Craft:

Opening	Welcome by Miss Carole
Vocal Activity	I Baa, You Baa I was going to have the kids copy how I made the baa sound. However, we identified what a baby sheep, baby goats, and baby llamas are called. We also worked on their sounds.
Calendar	What is the day of the week, month, season and weather.
ASL	Learn sheep in ASL.
Interactive Book	The Sheep Needs Your Help! (A Draw & Erase Adventure) by David LaRochelle
	This Is Big, Big, Big This is big, big, big. This is small, small, small. This is short, short, short. This is tall, tall, tall. This is fast, fast, fast. This is slow, slow, slow. This is yes, yes, yes. This is no, no, no. This is up, up, up. This is down, down, down. This is square, square, square. This is round, round, round. This is left, left, left. This is right, right, right This is a great big hug and a kiss goodnight. Sing it once without sign language. Add sign language the second time. Source:
Identification Rhyme	Naming the Baby Tune: The Muffin Man What do we call a baby sheep, A baby sheep, a baby sheep? What do we call a baby sheep? It’s called a lamb! Source: Sing a Song of Seasons by The Mailbox
Book
Gross Motor Activity	Sheep Lacing I handed out this template with a piece of yarn and a Q-tip. The adults tied the yarn on to the Q-tip. The kids then laced their sheep. I played Lenny Pearce’s Baa Baa Black Sheep while caregivers work with their kids.
Counting Activity	I’ve Lost My Sheep I hung up six different colored sheep around the room (even on the ceiling)! I would name a certain color and the kids had to tell me where it was.
Dance Song	Kid’s Preschool Nursery Rhymes Song Dubstep Techno by DJ Vyral
Cool Down Song	Alphabet Song; Count to 12
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music

Opening Song	Welcome by Carole Peterson
Calendar	We reviewed the date, day, month, season, and weather.
Animal Facts and Yoga Pose	Flamingo Facts
ASL & Yoga Pose	Flamingo & Flamingo Pose
Book
Silly Rhyme	The Flamingo Rhyme Tune: Are You Sleeping Flamingos flapping, flamingos flapping, Big pink wings, big pink wings. Flying through the sky, flying through the sky. Time to land! Time to land! Flamingos standing, flamingos standing, On one foot, one one foot, Sleeping while they’re standing, sleeping while they’re standing, Time to wake! Time to Wake! Source: S.J. Little
Book
Number Recognition	Flamingo Legs Place the Flamingo up on the board and build the flamingo’s legs based off the number on its wing. If time, have the kids tell you to go from shortest to tallest.
Sequencing	Lifecyle of a Flamingo Have the kids help you create the life cycle of a flamingo.
Activity	Flamingo Bingo (Letters or Numbers) I handed out bingo sheets and dot markers. Once a kid has a bingo, kids would stand up on one leg and squawk until all the kids were standing. I created my own bingo cards.
Dance Song	Domingo Flamingo by Laura Doherty
Dance Song	Flamingo Flamenco by London Rhymes
Cool Down	We melt all the way down to floor and did our alphabet and counting.
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music

Opening Song	Hello Hello! By Super Simple Songs
Calendar	We reviewed the month, weather, and season.
ASL & Yoga Pose	Flamingo & Flamingo Pose
Animal Recognition	Flamingo Facts
Weekly Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big This is big, big, big. This is small, small, small. This is tall, tall, tall. This is short, short, short. This is fast, fast, fast. This is slow, slow, slow. This is yes, yes, yes. This is no, no. no. Sing two times. Second time add in ASL for yes and no.
Book	Flamingo: A Playful Book of Counting! by Patricia Hegarty
Weekly Rhyme	Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands Clap, clap, clap your hands Clap your hands with me Clap your hands, let me see Clap your hands with me Beep, beep, beep your nose Touch, touch, touch your shoulders Tap, tap, tap your knees Shake, shake, shake your feet
Number Rhyme	Five Pink Flamingos Five pink flamingos standing in a row, Dancing around and putting on a show. They danced to the left, they dance to the right, Then one pink flaming flew out sight! Source: Maria Clara’s Corner
Rhyme	What’s in the Egg? What’s in the pink egg, the pink egg, the pink egg? What’s in the pink egg? I don’t know….let’s find out! (open the egg and remove the animal) Raise your hand if you know if this animal hatches out of an egg. Source: King County Tell Me A Story
Activity	Flamingo Bingo (colors and shapes) I handed out bingo sheets and dot markers. Once a kid has a bingo, kids would stand up on one leg and squawk until all the kids were standing. I created my own bingo cards.
Dance Song	Let’s Get Crazy Action Song by The Kiboomers
Dance Song	Wags the Dog, He likes to Tango by The Wiggles & Lenny Pearce
Cool Down	We melt all the way down to floor and did our alphabet and counting.
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music

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Month: March 2026