Back to the boats weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: What makes a boat float? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Chip and the Shell | Kip and the Crab | Chip and the Shell again | Fish in a Dish | Ben and the Puddle Boat |
| Craft | Show the materials | Foil boat: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Rub-a-Dub-Dub (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Kiwi Turtles | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace B b | Find B in the room | Color: B is for boat | ||
| Outside | Row the boat | Free play | Row the boat | Free play | Row the boat |
| Notes |
Craft: Foil boat (a square of foil, a paper sail, a craft stick, tape, a tub of water), with a grown-up. Snack: Kiwi Turtles, recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/kiwi-turtles. Outside: Sit in pairs facing each other, hold hands and row back and forth while you sing.
This week: boats
A boat week for twos to fours: what floats, rowing and sailing, and boats we make and test in water.
Our letter is B: B is for boat.
Our song is “Rub-a-Dub-Dub”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Chip and the Shell, Kip and the Crab, Fish in a Dish, Ben and the Puddle Boat. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, And who do you think they be? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker; Turn them out, knaves all three!
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what made their boat sink.
- Ask your child how a sail helps a boat.