I've said it before but at the beginning of the year I plan out the themes for the entire year. This week we are studying Art and we are painting with different mediums and making little sculptures tomorrow with playdo & modelling clay and visiting an art gallery for a field trip on Thursday. Last week we talked about spring and made a bird/nest/eggs mobile, little flowers and I sang songs and read books about winter and spring and talked about how the snow is going away and it's getting warmer and all the signs of spring. It isn't rocket science, it's basic but it's important to me to teach the children something different and interesting week by week. The older they get the more in depth I can go with the lessons, but I always match the songs, stories, games and crafts to the theme of the week.