Nursery Rhymes
Crafts
*spiders (Little Miss Muffet)
*horns - use t.p. tubes, paint yellow, add a cone and handle (Little Boy Blue)
*clocks (Hickory Dickory Dock, Wee Willie Winkie)
*glue wool or cotton on sheep shapes (Little Bo Peep, Mary Had A Little Lamb)
*lacing cards - boot (There was an Old Woman)
*make Humpty Dumpty - blow and wash out a real egg, glue to a piece of tube about 1" high, add accordian
legs to bottom of tube, arms & hands to sides of tube, and face to egg, sit on a small box painted to be the wall.
*stars (Star Light Star Bright, Twinkle Twinkle)
*candlesticks - glue a t.p. tube to a small paper plate, add a pipecleaner handle, and a tissue paper flame
(Jack Be Nimble)
*cat masks or puppets (Pussycat, Pussycat)
*pigs, piggy banks (This little Piggie went to Market, To Market)
*flowers (Mary, Mary Quite Contrary)
Science
*experiment with plants (Mary, Mary Quite Contrary)
*make rain (Doctor Foster)
Block Area
*add farm animals (Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Little Boy Blue, etc)
Dramatic Play
*set up a tea party and dress-up (Polly Put the Kettle On)
*set up a hair salon (Hippity Hop to the Barber Shop)
Circle Time
Songs:
*Many nursery rhymes have been put to music
Stories:
*Nursery Rhyme books
Games:
*Jack be Nimble - and jump over a candlestick
*Where oh Where has my Little Dog Gone (have one child hide and others go find him... can use a
variation of hot/cold for this game also)
Water & Sand Play
*set up a farm in the sand table with cedar or pine shavings instead of sand
*Set up people and boats (Rub-a-Dub-Dub)
Outdoor Play
*Parachute games such as Cat and Mouse
Field Trips / Special Days
*Character Day - dress up as your favourite nursery character
*Visit a planetarium (Twinkle Twinkle, Star Light Star Bright)
*Have a baking day (Pat-A-Cake, Sing A Song of Sixpence, Jack Sprat, Little Jack Horner, etc.)
Printouts
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