Theme based programs

[ceECE]

Thank you for all of your thoughts!
If there was a site that offered a mini theme:
Ex. Story book, felt story, booklet with songs,art ideas, and science etc, magnetic story, and small toys for visuals at circle????? (All in one mini kit) for $50??
Would you buy them??

[Spixie33]

I have done daily and weekly themes/programming based on books. It is great and ties the whole day together. It does take some prep time though

So you pick a book. Ie. The Very Hungry caterpillar

You then think of how you tie that into the menu for that day...do you pick some of the foods that the caterpillar eats for snacks and mealtime or ??

Then I made large caterpillars from a piece of Bristol Board. I think one large Bristol board made about 5 caterpillars. I then gave the children red, green and yellow paint so they could paint the caterpillar with similar colours to the one in the book. The following week we painted butterflies and talked about how caterpillars go into a coccoon and become butterflies.

I know some providers have done themes based on The Kissing Hand, I You Give a Pig a Pancake and books about fall, etc to program off on.

[angelina]

Thank you for all of your thoughts!
If there was a site that offered a mini theme:
Ex. Story book, felt story, booklet with songs,art ideas, and science etc, magnetic story, and small toys for visuals at circle????? (All in one mini kit) for $50??
Would you buy them??

no, OEYC give some hints and tips for free, and you can borrow them. if you got " snow and winter theme" this next two weeks, you can borrow books, felt, props, toys from them. Just make up your own theme and borrow resources.

CCPRN felt story kits are like $10 only.