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Camping: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Summer · July, August

One week on camping for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (1 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “All Through the Night” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter C.

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 would you pack to go camping?”
  4. Sing: All Through the Night.
  5. Read: Not Yet, Ted (level 3).

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

Books

  • Not Yet, Ted (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Bedtime, for the night-outside talk.
  • Go, Go, Go (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: going places.
  • The Little Lantern (read aloud, level 6): A read-aloud: a small light at night.
  • The Moon Follows Me (read aloud, level 6): A read-aloud: the moon over the road.

Craft: Paper tent

You need (4): a card folded in half, crayons, a paper flap door, glue stick.

  1. Stand the folded card up as a tent.
  2. Color it and glue on the door.
  3. Draw who is sleeping inside.

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

Song: All Through the Night

The words

Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee All through the night; Guardian angels God will send thee All through the night. Soft the drowsy hours are creeping, Hill and vale in slumber steeping, I my loving vigil keeping All through the night.

Welsh air, English words by Harold Boulton, 1884; public domain. From Top 20 lullabies with lyrics.

Snack

No-Bake S'mores from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Graham crackers → gluten-free graham-style crackers.

Letter pack

CcC is for camp. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace C and c once, then find C in the room and in the book.

Outside: Blanket camp

Drape a blanket over a table or a rope as a tent. Take turns inside with a flashlight and a book.

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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.