Page 117 – Pre-K Activities

"Make Way For Ducklings" | Picture Book Study

Participate in a teacher-led discussion using provided questions; complete literacy activities including story matching, story sequencing, fill-in-the-missing-word sentences, tracing, designing a book cover, labeling parts of a book, and a story jigsaw puzzle; make crafts such as a paper bag duck puppet, duck mask, finger puppet, and…

Includes: how-to-use guide · classroom discussion questions with answers · project/activity/craft idea list (feeding ducks, duck craft, duckling terrarium, follow-mama-duck game, real baby ducks)

The Great Outdoors Curriculum Pack

Participate in teacher-led activities such as sensory table exploration, nature-themed art projects (leaf prints, campfire crafts, rock painting), cooking/snack activities (trail mix, s'mores), math games (counting with nature items, number matching), circle-time discussions about the woods/camping, science…

Includes: curriculum goal statement · vocabulary list

Good Manners Curriculum Pack

A week-long preschool/kindergarten curriculum-planning guide of teacher-directed activity ideas (not printable student worksheets) built around the theme of good manners and pro-social behavior, organized by classroom center/subject area.

Includes: letter-of-the-week (M) tie-in

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" | Picture Book Study

Students answer classroom discussion questions about pattern/rhyme and story details, complete a story jigsaw puzzle, sort and match colors and animals to story order, trace letters (Bb) and lines, fill in missing story words, create bear/animal puppets and masks, make a story crown, and design their own book cover.

Includes: classroom discussion questions with answers · hands-on project/craft ideas list (sensory table, color matching, bear craft, classroom poster, scavenger hunt) · YouTube read-aloud/song links

Pirate Fun Curriculum Pack

Participate in teacher-led thematic activities: sensory bin exploration, pirate-themed art projects (paper-plate/handprint pirates, octopus crafts, treasure box collage), simple cooking/snack activities, daily circle-time discussion questions, counting/estimation math games, a sink-or-float science activity, and…

Includes: curriculum goal and vocabulary list · letters/colors of the week

Kids Can Be Aware: Creative lessons for teaching kids about the environment

Provide a themed ecology/environment curriculum for young children, teaching concepts like habitats, climate, animals, and human impact through discussion, crafts, and hands-on activities.

Wacky Watermelon Fun Curriculum Pack

Varies by activity area: children participate in art/craft projects (e.g. painting paper-plate watermelons, gluing seed materials, making watermelon necklaces/windsocks/tambourines), math activities (estimating and counting seeds, watermelon fraction concepts of half/one-fourth/one-eighth, size sequencing, graphing…

Includes: vocabulary list · concepts list (including basic fraction concepts)

Animal ABCs Printable Workbook

Follow simple instructions with visual examples to construct a letter-themed animal from construction paper (e.g., cut/glue shapes), read a related 'Did You Know?' fact, and complete additional linked art projects/activities (e.g., fingerprint ants).

Includes: one craft/activity page per letter of the alphabet, each pairing a construction-paper animal craft (e.g., Aa Alligator, Bb Bumblebee)… · additional linked art activities (e.g., fingerprint ant art)

Kings, Queens and Dragons Curriculum Pack

Participate in teacher-led center and group activities: vocabulary/concept discussions, art projects (e.g. a fire-breathing dragon bookmark, sandcastle dough, paper-mache dragon, castle collage), math activities (crown/dragon size sequencing, counting treasure, estimation jar), science activities (building a model…

Includes: vocabulary and concepts lists · sensory table ideas

"The Little Red Hen" | Picture Book Study

Discuss comprehension questions about the story, complete hands-on projects (bread-making activity, hen craft, sensory table), sequence the steps of growing/baking wheat, read/color a printable mini storybook version of the tale, complete a story jigsaw puzzle, color-by-number, wear character masks, do story matching…

Includes: 'How to Use' teacher instructions · classroom discussion questions with answers

"Are You My Mother?" | Picture Book Study

Engage in a teacher-led book discussion using provided comprehension questions; complete extension projects/crafts (matching mother/baby animals, bird/nest craft, role-play activities, writing a note to mom); read a non-fiction passage on baby birds; complete a story jigsaw puzzle, trace-the-path maze, story crown…

Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' guide · 9 classroom discussion questions with model answers

"Officer Buckle and Gloria" | Picture Book Study

After the teacher reads the book aloud and leads discussion, students complete a mix of activities: rate the book, read a non-fiction K-9 police dogs article, practice sight words and sound-related word cards, color and assemble a story jigsaw puzzle, write a safety tip, color a safety patch, contribute to a class safety-rules bulletin…

Includes: 8 classroom discussion questions with model answers

Butterflies: Kindergarten Science Projects

Observe caterpillars/butterflies, order the life-cycle stages, label butterfly anatomy, complete a picture-and-word match, write diary entries and poems, and make art such as symmetrical painted butterflies and life-cycle zig-zag books.

Includes: In the classroom / curriculum fit notes · General teacher background information on butterflies

"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" | Picture Book Study

After reading the book, students engage in a mix of activities: answering classroom discussion questions, completing a cause-and-effect matching activity, a story-sequence writing page, fill-in-the-missing-word sentences, a story-word matching and sorting activity, letter/word tracing and 'finish the word' letter activities, sight-word…

Includes: classroom discussion questions with answers · extension project/craft ideas (magic pebble painting, pebble hunt, seasons discussion, animal figurine activity) · links to external read-aloud/animated video versions of the book

Grey Squirrels: Kindergarten Science Projects

Learn squirrel vocabulary via flashcards with phonic sound highlighting, trace words and match them to pictures, make a squirrel-themed book, complete differentiated worksheets on squirrel food and habitat, label parts of a squirrel, answer questions about squirrel nests, complete differentiated writing and reading…

Includes: teaching-the-lesson guide for teachers, citing UK National Curriculum statutory/non-statutory requirements · background information about squirrels for teachers

Apples Week-Long Lesson Plan Template

Following the weekly grid, students participate in daily circle-time discussion questions about apples, movement games (e.g., Apple Relays, Musical Pass the Apple, Apple Toss, Apple Hop, Apple Listening Game), art projects (apple prints, apple-tree painting, apple-shaped painting at the easel, a group apple-tree…

Includes: Weekly grid template (Monday-Friday) with rows for Circle Time, Movement, Art, Science, Language/Literacy, Dramatic Play, Math…

Harold and the Purple Crayon – 40-Activity Study

A 40-activity, no-prep picture book companion for "Harold and the Purple Crayon" covering discussion, comprehension, letter recognition, and craft activities.

Includes: how-to-use guide · classroom discussion questions with answers · craft/project ideas list

"Caps For Sale" | Picture Book Study

Discuss comprehension questions about the story, watch linked read-aloud/adaptation videos, complete cut-and-glue and coloring crafts (monkey mask, paper bag puppet, story crown, jigsaw puzzle), trace lines, match story words to pictures, complete a pattern activity, read nonfiction passages about monkeys, sequence…

Includes: educator resource guide / how-to-use instructions · classroom discussion questions with answers provided

Community Helpers Curriculum Pack

Participate in teacher-led activities across learning centers: art projects (career-themed collages, tool-outline tracing, vests, puppets), sensory-table and dramatic-play exploration, circle-time discussions (one guiding question per weekday), math activities (coin matching, pretend-store counting, career graphing)…

Includes: Vocabulary list · Letter/color-of-the-week focus

"The Snowy Day" | Picture Book Study

After the teacher reads the book aloud and leads discussion using provided questions/answers, students complete a mix of activities: cut-and-glue crafts (build a snowman, snowball-in-pocket pocket craft, story crown), word/picture matching, sequencing/cutting practice, reading a short nonfiction passage about how…

Includes: 'How to Use This Resource' teacher guide · classroom discussion questions with answers (11 questions)

KS1 Science: Butterfly Lifecycle Activity Pack (Home-learning)

A home-learning activity pack teaching the four-stage butterfly (and moth) lifecycle, caterpillar anatomy/identification, and related craft, reading, and writing activities, aligned to the UK KS1/Year 2 'Living things and their habitats' / 'Animals' National Curriculum sections.

Includes: informational reading pages on butterflies and the butterfly lifecycle (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult butterfly) · informational page on caterpillar anatomy and movement · caterpillar species-identification photo page (Small Tortoiseshell…

Phonic Letter of the Week B | Back to School Alphabet Worksheets

Trace and say the letter B sound aloud, use flashcards/posters/play-dough mats to practice letter formation, play a 'Doggie, Where's the Sound?' listening game, build sentences, read an alphabet/decodable reader and cut-and-paste readers, complete mazes, cut-and-paste beginning-sound and CVC-word activities, do…

Includes: letter-formation poster · CVC-words poster

April Fool's Day Curriculum Pack

Participate in teacher-led activities such as sensory table exploration, art projects (tie-dye, crystal paint, jester hats, disappearing ink, etc.), cooking experiences, circle-time discussion/dictation, math estimation and counting games, movement games (Silly Simon Says, obstacle courses), and supplemental…

Includes: curriculum goal statement · vocabulary list

Calm and Cope Activity Pack

Learn and rehearse calming/coping strategies using a Calm Down Strategies poster and matching student-facing visuals; play a Calming Strategies Spinner game (spin and answer a prompt about a calming strategy); practice guided breathing exercises using shape-based visual patterns (e.g. tracing a star, circle, or snake…

Includes: Calm Down Strategies Poster (student-facing) · De-Escalation Strategies Poster (for the teacher)