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Friends and kindness: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Any time of year · February, September

One week on friends and kindness for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (4 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 3 materials, “Pat-a-Cake” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter K.

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 one kind thing you can do for a friend?”
  4. Sing: Pat-a-Cake.
  5. Read: Fox and the Hen (level 1).

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

Books

  • Fox and the Hen (level 1, free on peabody.kids): A fox and a hen who are kind to each other.
  • A Bun for Fran (level 2, free on peabody.kids): Sharing a bun.
  • Stop, Bus! (level 2, free on peabody.kids): A bus that stops to help.
  • Pat, Pat, Pat (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Small kindnesses in a pattern.

Craft: Kindness chain

You need (3): paper strips, crayons, glue stick.

  1. Draw a kind thing on a strip (a grown-up writes the words).
  2. Loop it onto the class chain.
  3. Add a link every time someone is kind.

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

Song: Pat-a-Cake

The words

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can; Pat it and prick it and mark it with B, And put it in the oven for baby and me.

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

Snack

Fruit Burritos from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Peanut butter → sunflower seed butter; Yogurt → oat yogurt.

Letter pack

KkK is for kind. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace K and k once, then find K in the room and in the book.

Outside: Partner jobs

Pairs carry a ball together on a blanket or a towel from one end of the yard to the other.

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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.