Preschool Pretend and Play – School (2026)

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Toddlers – School 2026

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Sensory Sprouts: Sun Prints

Description: Create a piece of art using the sun.
WARNING: Do not expose the cyanotype paper in direct sunlight before starting the project.

Materials

Cyanotype Paper
Design Materials (not provided)
Water (not provided)

Directions

Help your child find an assortment of materials to place on the paper. Some recommended items are nature objects, opaque items, and craft materials.
Place the paper in direct sunlight and arrange the items on it to create a design.
Leave the paper in the sunlight for 5-15 minutes. If it is cloudy outside, leave the paper in the sun longer.
Remove the objects from the paper.
Rinse the paper until the water runs clear.
Let the paper dry and enjoy the artwork.

Additional Suggestions

Place a piece of clear acrylic or glass to flatten materials to create a stronger contrast between the objects and paper.

Preschool – Picnic

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Preschool – Bees and Flowers (2026)

Introduction	“Welcome” by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Date, Day, Season, Weather
ASL	Flower
Book
Counting	Five Dandelions Tune : Five Little Ducks Five dandelions in the grass so green. (show five fingers) Little yellow flowers as pretty as you’ve seen. (make a fist) One turned to fluff, and then it blew away. (blow on finger) Four dandelions were left that day! Repeat. Source: Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays by The Mailbox
Book
Action Rhyme	Bumble Bee Beanbag Rhyme Bumble Bee In the Sky Buzz your wings And up you fly Back and forth, To and fro, Up, up, up And Away You go! Source: Adapted from Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan
Yoga Move	Flower pose
Action Rhyme	Flower Fun Hand each child a flower and have them: Jump over the flower. Put the flower on their head. Dance around your flower. Source: The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Balance the Bee Have each child balance their bee on their head and then try to walk around. When I say “Bzzz!” have the kids drop their bee. Repeat with a different body part. Source: The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Flight of the Bumble Bee (with streamers) Hand each child a crepe streamer and place three different “hives” around the room. Start playing the music and have kids “fly” their bees around the room. When the music stops, kids have to find a hive, rip a piece of crepe paper, and place it in the hive.
Dance Song	“I’m a Little Seed” by Miss Carole
Dance Song	Ring Around the Rosie by Caspar Babypants
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

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Toddlers – Bees and Flowers (2026)

Introduction	“Hello Everybody” by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Season, Weather
Yoga Move / ASL	Flower Pose
Book
Finger Rhyme	Flower Petal Countdown Tune: Sally’s Camel. [Child’s name]’s flower has five petals. [Child’s name]’s flower has five petals. [Child’s name]’s flower has five petals. So blow, wind, blow. (kids blow on their petals) Source: Slight changes from Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays
Book
Action Rhyme	Bumble Bee Beanbag Rhyme (with pom-poms) Bumble Bee In the Sky Buzz your wings And up you fly Back and forth, To and fro, Up, up, up And Away You go! Source: Adapted from Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan
Action Rhyme	Bees Here (with pom-poms) Bees here, Bees there, Bees, Bees EVERYWHERE ! BZZZ, BZZZ, BZZZ ! Bees on my shoulders, Bees on my toes, Bees on my belly and, Bees on my nose! Bees on my arms, Bees on my lips, Bees on my knees and Bees on my hips ! Bees here, Bees there, Bees, Bees EVERYWHERE ! BZZZ, BZZZ, BZZZ! Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	A Bee is On My Toe (with pom-poms) Tune: Farmer in the Dell A bee is on my toe. A bee is on my toe. Heigh-ho, just watch me blow. A bee is on my toe. (blow gently on toe) (refrain: On my nose; On my head; On my ear) Source: King County Library System
Action Rhyme	Little Seed Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel I’m a seed that’s in the ground. I get sunshine and water. I grow a stem, two leaves and then… Pop! I’m a flower Source: King County Library System
Dance Song	“I’m a Little Seed” by Miss Carole
Dance Song	“Ring Around the Rosie” by Caspar Babypants
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

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Toddlers – Picnic

Introduction	Hello Everybody by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Season, Weather
Weekly Rhyme	Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands
ASL	Outside
Book	Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Food Identification	What’s in my Picnic Basket? Pull out food and silly items for kids to identify whether each item belongs at a picnic.
Book	I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges
Weekly Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big (Short Version)
Prepositional Body Work	Hand each child a plastic ant. Have kids try to balance the ant on different body parts. On their head In their pocket *Out of their pocket
Movement Rhyme	The Ants Go Marching The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah. The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah. The ants go marching one by one. The little one stops to suck his thumb. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The ants go dancing one by one, ta-da! ta-da! The ants go jumping one by one, pop pop, pop pop The ants go spinning one by one, dizzy, dizzy. My own adaptation with different movements from the original rhyme.
Finger Rhyme	Watermelon Has One Black Seed Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man? Watermelon has one black seed, One black seed, One black seed. Watermelon has one black seed, Pretty watermelon. Count up to three. Source: King County Library System
Dance Song	Hot Potato by The Wiggles/Lenny Pearce
Dance Song	Spaghetti Legs by Jim Gill
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 5
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

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Take-Home Worksheet

Introduction	Welcome by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Day, Season, Weather
ASL	Bus
Book	A Day Off From School by Oliver Jeffers
Animal Identification Rhyme	5 Little Books 5 little books at the library, Waiting for someone to take them to read. 1 little girl chooses a dragon book, And checks it out. 4 little books … 1 little boy chooses a tiger book… 3 little books … 1 little girl chooses a bear book… 2 little books … 1 little boy chooses an octopus book 1 little book …. 1 little girl takes the chicken book. Tweaked from source: More Storytime Magic by Kathy MacMillan
Book
Weekly Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big (Long Version)
Group Activity	Magic Bus: Pigeons Hold up each bus, place the flashlight behind the paper, and have the kids tell me how many pigeons they see. Adapted from Source: Glitter and Glue and Pre-K Too
Group Activity	Un-Build a Lunch Box Place the lunchbox on the board. Have kids tell me if the item should remain in the lunchbox or be removed. Adapted from Source: Tiny Tech Thinkers
Caregiver/Child	Build a Lunch Box With their caregivers, kids choose what they want in each section of their lunchbox.
Action Rhyme	A Dot Will Do A dot! A dot! A dot will do! Any more than that is too much glue! Source: Too Much Glue by Flashlight Press
Activity Song	Pigeon Says Hand out rubber dots to the kids and have them pretend to dry. Kids will drive their bus, but the Pigeon will to try and trick them. They can only stop driving when they hear the word “STOP!” Can have hte kids do other actions. Faster. Slow Down, Honk, etc.
Dance Song	Do Not Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Blackriver Kids
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

Introduction	Welcome by Miss Carole
Daily Report	Month, Day, Season, Weather
ASL	Outside
Book	Don’t Feed the Bears by Kathleen Doherty
Shapes	Picnic Shapes Have three different plate shapes with different food shapes. Kids tell me what food shape matches what plate. Inspiration: Turner Tot
Book
Weekly Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big (Long Version)
Group Activity	Ant Invaders Have the kids help create a cheeseburger by identifying the ingredients. Then hide the ant and have the kids tell you where it is hiding. Source: The Mailbox
Prepositional Work/Caregiver Activity	Button Ants Hand out each child a button and an ant. Have kids place their ant in relation to the button based on the preposition paper.
Action Rhyme	Watermelon, Watermelon Tune: Are you Sleeping? Watermelon, watermelon, Red and Green! Red and Green! Let’s take all the seeds out. Let’s take all the seeds out. And count them! And count them! Source: The Mailbox
Action Rhyme	Ants at the Picnic Tune: Skip To My Lou Chorus: Ants at the picnic, what’ll I do? Ants at the picnic, what’ll I do? Ants at the picnic, what’ll I do? Guess I’ll eat real fast! (Pretend to gobble food) Ants, ants, ants on my feet, (shake feet) Ants, ants, ants on my knees, (shake knees) Ants, ants, ants in my pants, (jump around) Gotta’ get rid of those ants! (Repeat chorus) Ants, ants, ants on my hands, (shake hands) Ants, ants, ants on my arms, (shake arms above your head) Ants, ants, ants down my shirt, (shake shirt) Gotta’ get rid of those ants! (Repeat chorus) Ants, ants, ants on my ears, (shake head, brush ears) Ants, ants, ants on my tongue, (shake tongue) Ants, ants, ants in my hair, (shake hair) Gotta’ get rid of those ants! (Repeat chorus) Source: Storytime Around the Year by Kimberly K. Faurot
Activity Song	Scampering Ants Have the kids crawl around the floor while I play music. When the music stops, the kids have to quickly go hide in a nest. Source: Busy Bees: Fun for Two’s and Threes
Dance Song	The Ants Go Marching by Doggyland (with bean bag) Have kids try to dance with the beanbag on their head without dropping it.
Dance Song	Peanut Butter Jelly Time by Party City
Closing Songs	ABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye song	Skidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

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Month: September 2026

Preschool Pretend and Play – School (2026)

Toddlers – School 2026

Sensory Sprouts: Sun Prints

Preschool – Picnic

Preschool – Bees and Flowers (2026)

Toddlers – Bees and Flowers (2026)

Toddlers – Picnic