Tot School- March 2016 (2 Year, 4 Months Old)
Since this month includes Easter, I wanted to have sufficient time to teach Alynne about the resurrection, as well as do our normal Tot School activities. Fortunately, there is an extra week this month, so we are taking a break in the middle to do a week focused on resurrection activities! I am super excited for this! Hope you enjoy our plans =]
As always, some of the printouts/activities are my own, and some are from the web. I have linked all printouts and borrowed materials for easy access!
March 2016 Schedule
Here is this month's calendar. Print it out and follow along!
Supplies needed:
Dot markers
Crayons
Paint
Markers
Construction paper
Pom poms
Plastic Easter eggs
Egg carton
Tinfoil
Car stickers
Paper plate
Bubbles
Food coloring
Felt
Fake grass
Toilet paper rolls
Verse: “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” -Matthew 28:6
Color: Green
Color: Verde
Letter: S,T,U
Letra: S,T,U
Number: 7
Numero: 7
Shape: Pentagon
Forma: Pentagon
Theme: Easter, resurrection
Library Book List:
My Easter Basket
What is Easter
Easter Bugs
Bunny’s Noisy Book
What Does Bunny See
Music (circle time)
Humpty Dumpty
Little Bunny Foo Foo
Jesus Loves Me
Bunnies, Bunnies (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, hop.
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, stop.
Twitch your ears and twitch your nose.
Twitch your tail and twitch your toes.
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, hop.
Bunnies, bunnies, hop, hop, stop.
Fine Motor/Worksheets
S Dot Art
Use dots or stickers to decorate printout
T Dot Art
Use dots or stickers to decorate printout
U Dot Art
Use dots or stickers to decorate printout
7 Dot Art
Use dots or stickers to decorate printout
S letter recognition
Use dot marker to identify the letter S
T Letter Recognition
Use dot marker to identify the letter T
U Letter Recognition
Use dot marker to identify the letter U
Pentagon coloring sheet
Decorate with torn up green paper
Green coloring sheet
Resurrection coloring sheet
Math
Color Sorting Mat
Place the corresponding small colored Easter eggs on the large Easter eggs .
Shape Sorting Mat
Place the corresponding small shapes on the large shapes
Number Sorting Mat
Place the corresponding small numbers on the large numbers.
STU Sorting Mat
Place the corresponding small letters on the large letters.
Easter Egg Matching
Have child match like-colored Easter eggs halves together.
Easter Egg One-to-One Correspondence
Use tongs to sort matching colored pom poms into Easter egg halves in muffin tin.
Number Egg Matching
Write numbers on the inside of an egg carton and Easter eggs. Have child place correct number egg in correct number carton. Source
Big/small Sort
Sort big and small chickies into labeled bins using tongs. Source
Art
S is for Snake
Cut a “S” out of paper or foam. Decorate by coloring the “S” to look like a snake.
T is for Tinfoil
Cut a “T” out of paper or foam. Decorate by covering the “T” with tinfoil.
U is for Urban
Cut an “U” out of paper or foam. Decorate by painting a road and sticking car and train stickers onto the “U.”
Pentagon Soccer Ball
Print pentagon file. Cut out the black pentagon pieces Make a soccer ball out of a paper plate! Show your child a picture of a soccer ball (or a real life soccer ball if you have one!) Observe that the black patches are pentagons! Invite your child to glue down their pentagon patches onto a white paper plate in order to make a soccer ball! Source
Bunny Hand Prints
Create a handprint bunny by painting child’s palm and index/middle fingers only. Stamp hand so that the fingers resemble bunny ears. Once dry, add a bunny face. You could also add a pompom for a nose and pipe cleaners for whiskers. Source
Egg Painting
Draw an egg shape on a piece of paper. Clip a large pom pom onto a clothespin to act as a paint brush. Invite the child to paint fun dots all over their egg! This activity is great for reinforcing color matching as well as encouraging creativity! Source
Bubble Painting
Pour some bubble solution into three small bowls. Next, put a few drops of food coloring into each container. I think I dropped in about 5 drops per container. Blow bubbles onto a white piece of paper to make colorful bubble designs. Source
Science/sensory
Easter Basket Felt Play
Create a large felt basket and cut a dozen smaller eggs in various colors to place on the basket.
Easter Sensory Bin
Fill with fake grass, pom poms, eggs, scoops, etc.
Chocolate Playdoh
Make chocolate scented playdoh.
1 ¼ c. flour
½ c. cocoa powder
½ c. salt
½ T. cream of tartar
1 ½ T. cooking oil
1 c. boiling water
Mix the dry ingredients. Add the oil and boiling water. Stir quickly, mixing well. When cool, mix with your hands.
Water Walking Experiment
For this activity you need 3 clear cups, yellow and blue food coloring, and 2 paper towels. Line up 3 cups in a row. Fill the first cup up about halfway with yellow colored water. Fill the second cup about ¼ of the way with clear water. Fill the third cup up halfway with blue water. Connect cup 1 and 2 with a paper towel. Connect cups 2 and 3 with a paper towel. Over time, water will draw out from the outer cups into the inner cups and create green water in the middle. Source
Easter Egg Hunt
Use these Easter eggs with ABC’s on them to play a game. Hide the eggs and ask your child to gather them, naming the letters as they find them.
Resurrection Week
Easter Block Set
Print file. Cut out and color pieces and tape to toilet paper rolls. Use figurines to tell the resurrection story.
Act of Service
Do an act of service for another family and talk about how Jesus loved and served everyone. Source
Cross Art
Use painters tape to create a cross on a paper. Allow child to paint the over the cross and the paper with green, blue, and yellow paint. Once it is dry, remove the paint, and reveal the cross! Discuss the resurrection as you paint!
Resurrection Eggs.
Use 6 plastic eggs to tell the story of the resurrection. Follow this printout
Resurrection Rolls
Make resurrection rolls together, and tell the story of the resurrection as you go! Follow this recipe.