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Quilt Theme for Preschool

This Quilt Theme originated from our preschoolers. They were very interested in taking care of the babies in the Dramatic Play area. They began creating “blankies” for their babies out of paper, fabric

and other materials.

Thank you to Amanda from Creatively Crafting for creating some of the clipart for this packet!

Using the Weekly Planning FormIn the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!You’ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR program’s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart) 1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program’s equivalent that you typed into

the Conversion Chart.3. Print!

The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities! (If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced mine with!)NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don’t worry! Those areas are the “editable areas”. They will print with a white background when you print!

Using the Standards Conversion Chart

1. Type in each of your program’s equivalent standards next to my standard.

2. Save to your computer. 3. Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby

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WEEKLY PLANNER

Standards

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SUGGESTED CHANGES TO INTEREST CENTERS FOR THE WEEK

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Directions:

Place 1 or 2 of the large, numbered quilt pieces inside a file folder.

Provide a bowl with the smaller quilt pieces in it.

The children count out the appropriate number of mini-quilts to place under the larger quilt piece in the folder.

This is great practice for rational counting and fine motor control.

VARIATION: You will find a page of black/white large quilts and black/white mini quilts for you to color and program based on the concepts you are teaching.

Some example:• Create primary color squares for the children to match.• Program the squares with letters for the children to match.• Color the squares using different patterns for the children to match.

File Folder Game: Matching Colors and Numbers





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Colorful Sand Dough

1 c (250 mg) play sand 1 ½ tsp (7.5 mg) corn starch1 tsp (5 ml) liquid dish detergent waterFood coloring

Mix sand and corn starch together.Mix in dish detergentAdd a few drops of food coloringAdd water a little at a time until the mixture resembles lumpy pancake batter.Let dry for a couple of ours (1 ½ to 2 ½ hours). The dry ingredients will absorb the wet.

This makes an amazing texture that you can mold, cut and scoop.It is hard to describe by great sensory fun!

Check out Baby TV’s video of this type of dough here:https://www.facebook.com/BabyFirstTV/videos/10154692395139586/



Directions:

Print and laminate the following pages.

Provide dry erase markers for the children to practice these designs.

The designs help the children develop their hand muscles and their eye-hand coordination (both necessary pre-writing skills).

VARIATION:

Provide playdough for the children to develop their hand muscles to make snakes or playdough balls to cover the dotted lines.

Shapes Activity Mat



Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children

love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,

etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decorated coffee can!).

• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!

• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one you sing! The kids LOVE this!

Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!

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Hush Little Baby

Hush, little baby, don't say a word.Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird won't sing,Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass,Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass

And if that looking glass gets broke,Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat

And if that billy goat won't pull,Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull

And if that cart and bull turn over,Papa's gonna buy you a dog named Rover

And if that dog named Rover won't barkPapa's gonna buy you a horse and cart

And if that horse and cart fall down,You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.



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The blank card below is to add the month you would like!

Simply cut out, laminate and print the month’s

name with a dry erase marker so that you can erase and use whenever you like throughout the year.




The following images are from the calendar pieces.

You can use these in several ways:

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use to create patterns. Either you begin a pattern using 4-5 of these cards and encourage the children to continue the same pattern. Or, have the children create their own patterns using the cards.

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use as a matching/memory game.

Patterns for Games and Activities




Patterns for Games and Activities ABCD Pattern



Patterns for Games and Activities ABCD Pattern


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Quilt Theme for Preschoolpreschoolcubbythemepacks2016.s3.amazonaws.com/... · Quilt Theme for Preschool This Quilt Theme originated from our preschoolers. They were very interested