Skip to the content
Peabody TeachFor teachers and grown-ups

Night and day: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Winter · December, January

One week on night and day for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Brahms' Lullaby” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter N.

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: “Which animals are awake at night?”
  4. Sing: Brahms' Lullaby.
  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, not yet.
  • Sit, Tap, Nap (level 0, free on peabody.kids): A day that ends in a nap.
  • Dad Naps (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Sleep, in a pattern for twos.
  • The Moon Follows Me (read aloud, level 6): A read-aloud: the moon at night.

Craft: Day and night plate

You need (4): paper plate, yellow crayon, dark blue crayon, star stickers.

  1. Color one half yellow with a sun.
  2. Color the other half dark with a moon.
  3. Add stars to the night side.

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

Song: Brahms' Lullaby

The words

Lullaby, and good night, with roses bedight, With lilies o'er spread is baby's wee bed. Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed, Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed.

Johannes Brahms, 1868; public domain. From Top 20 lullabies with lyrics.

Snack

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

Swap: Bread → gluten-free bread; Peanut butter → sunflower seed butter.

Letter pack

NnN is for night. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace N and n once, then find N in the room and in the book.

Outside: Night and day

Call "Day!" and everyone runs and plays; call "Night!" and everyone lies down still, eyes closed.

All themesDecember themesJanuary themesThe theme plannerPreschool and daycare

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.