Fairy tales: a preschool theme week
Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · January, February
One week on fairy tales for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (1 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 5 materials, “The Queen of Hearts” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter F.
Circle time
- Good morning song, then say each name together.
- Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
- Ask: “Which house would you build, straw, sticks or bricks?”
- Sing: The Queen of Hearts.
- Read: Ten Pigs (level 1).
Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.
Books
- Ten Pigs (level 1, free on peabody.kids): Pigs to count before the three pigs tale.
- The Three Little Pigs (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: straw, sticks and bricks.
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: too hot, too cold, just right.
- The Little Red Hen (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: who will help?
Craft: Three-houses card
You need (5): card, straw-colored paper strips, craft sticks, red paper bricks, glue stick.
- Glue straw strips for the first house.
- Glue craft sticks for the second.
- Glue bricks for the third: which one stands?
With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.
Song: The Queen of Hearts
The words
The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts, All on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts, And took them clean away.
Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.
Snack
Overnight Oats from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.
Swap: Milk → oat milk; Yogurt → oat yogurt.
Letter pack
FfF is for fairy tale. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).
Threes and fours: trace F and f once, then find F in the room and in the book.
Outside: Huff and puff
Build a block tower; take turns huffing and puffing. Whose tower stands?
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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.