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Food and cooking: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · March, November

One week on food and cooking for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Old Mother Hubbard” 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 is your favorite food, and where does it come from?”
  4. Sing: Old Mother Hubbard.
  5. Read: Sip, Sip, Sip (level 0).

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

Books

  • Sip, Sip, Sip (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Sipping and tasting, in a pattern.
  • Jen and the Jam (level 1, free on peabody.kids): Fruit turned into jam, and a mess.
  • A Bun for Fran (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A bun to share.
  • Yum! (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud pattern book: what does a frog think is yummy?

Craft: Paper-plate meal

You need (4): paper plate, food pictures or colored paper, glue stick, crayons.

  1. Draw or glue on a food for each part of the plate.
  2. Add something to drink.
  3. Tell a friend what is on your plate.

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

Song: Old Mother Hubbard

The words

Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To fetch her poor dog a bone; But when she came there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.

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

Snack

Butter in a Jar from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Round crackers → gluten-free round crackers.

Letter pack

CcC is for cook. 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: Mud kitchen

Spoons, pots and water in the sandbox or mud: cook a pretend soup and serve it.

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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.