Nursery Rhyme Kinderpond Style

Nursery Rhymes are fabulous for little and big children. I could cite tons of research for you, but that's boring ;) 

I am going to print some colorful graphics for each rhyme and add to a ring. You could add them to a bin or box.

I am going to only print 1 nursery rhyme per day to display in our learning board.

Just print EVERYTHING on her site! 

I am going to cut them apart and glue on index cards.

Learning Board

Letter R

Color Gray

Shape- Sphere

Numeral- 2


Name Practice- Trace your name.

Grab your free printable here:

Monday-

Story- Little Boy Blue

Poem Jack be Nimble

Really jump over a candle. Empty Pringles can. Any cylinder will work, I don't think we have a Pringles can lol

Music-  Itsy Bitsy Spider 

use straw and spider ring

Run yarn through a straw and attach a spider ring tie off yarn. Think of a pulley type deal :) I think it will be sturdier than just the paper.

Math/Life Skills/Science  Muffin Man Math

Use a 6 muffin tin if you only want to work with the numbers 1-6 

Add tongs if you want.  I offer them, never force.
Journal- Twinkle Twinkle 

Use black paper and add gold or silver stars (Really any would work though)

Snack- Peter Piper

Pickle Roll Ups
Take your deli meat, spread whipped cream cheese, lay pickle spear down, and roll tightly.  Cut into circle.  They should *hopefully* stay rolled. I have seen people use toothpicks, but that won't be happening lol

I also found a Pickle Roll Up Dip if you don't think whole pickles will work.

Tuesday-

Story- 3 Blind Mice

Fingerplay- 1 2 Buckle My Shoe

Art- I'm A Little Tea Pot

Decorate tea pot with paint/daubers/markers/crayons 

I picked one by searching "tea pot coloring page"

Math/Life Skills/Science- Tie Shoe 

I grabbed these one at Dollar Tree:

there are little ones and a bigger one, I have both available

Journal- Glue Nursery Rhyme icons in letter R

Snack- Mary Quite Contrary Garden Vegetables 
Offer veggies and dip

Thursday-

Story  Hickory Dickory Dock

Fingerplays- Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe

Art- Humpty Dumpty

Have child use band-aids to attach egg back together again.
Cut out an egg shape and cut into pieces (like 4-6)

  

Math/Life Skills/Science Hey Diddle Diddle

Cow Catapult   
I used these in school too, with K-5 and they all enjoyed using them!

Journal- Color 2 with gray

Snack- 3 Blind Mice

Cheese and Crackers

Friday-

Story Jack and Jill

Fingerplays- Little Bo Peep

Art-Baa Baa Black Sheep

You could use a cotton ball and a cotton ball

Math/Life Skills/Science
Rub a Dub Dub 

Floating pennies in water

Fill a bucket with a little water.  Make a tin foil boat.  See how many pennies or whatever take to sink it. Maybe use plastic buttons. :)

Journal- Glue sheep in

Snack-1 2 3 4 5 Fish Alive

Goldfish Crackers

Shopping List:
Pringle Can empty  (candle stick)
Muffin Tin
Muffin Cups
Pom poms
Stars stickers
Pickle spears
Ham/Dried Beef
Whipped Cream Cheese
Veggies
Dip
Cheese
Crackers
Tongue Depressors
Rubber bands
Milk Jug lid
Ping Pong Ball
Goldfish
Foil