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Birds and nests: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Spring · March, April

One week on birds and nests for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (2 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Sing a Song of Sixpence” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter N.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “What does a bird use to build a nest?”
  4. Sing: Sing a Song of Sixpence.
  5. Read: A Nest on the Hill (level 2).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • A Nest on the Hill (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A nest, a hill and a kind act.
  • Big Egg (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: a very big egg and a surprise.
  • A Bath for the Birds (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: making a bird bath in the backyard.
  • Fox and the Hen (level 1, free on peabody.kids): A hen and her eggs, for the twos.

Craft: Paper-bowl nest

You need (4): paper bowl, brown paper strips or yarn, glue stick, three paper eggs.

  1. Glue strips all around the bowl.
  2. Put a little crumpled paper inside as the soft lining.
  3. Lay three paper eggs in your nest.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Sing a Song of Sixpence

The words

Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king?

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Trail Mix Your Way from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Peanuts → sunflower seeds (no shells).

Letter pack

NnN is for nest. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace N and n once, then find N in the room and in the book.

Outside: Bird watch

Sit still and quiet for one minute. How many birds can everyone see or hear?

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.