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Rain and rainbows: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Spring · March, April

One week on rain and rainbows for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (2 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Doctor Foster” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter R.

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: “Where does rain come from?”
  4. Sing: Doctor Foster.
  5. Read: Rain on the Hat (level 3).

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

Books

  • Rain on the Hat (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Rain on a hat, in a pattern.
  • Pit, Pat (level 0, free on peabody.kids): The sound of rain for little ones to tap.
  • Kate and the Puddle (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: a puddle, some mud and a pig.
  • Ruby and the Rainy Picnic (read aloud, level 6): A read-aloud: a picnic that gets rained on.

Craft: Paper-plate rainbow

You need (4): half a paper plate, crayons in rainbow colors, cotton balls, glue stick.

  1. Color stripes across the plate: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
  2. Glue cotton-ball clouds on both ends.
  3. Say the colors in order.

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

Song: Doctor Foster

The words

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle, Right up to his middle, And never went there again.

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

Snack

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

Letter pack

RrR is for rain. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace R and r once, then find R in the room and in the book.

Outside: Puddle jump

Chalk puddles (or use real ones in boots). Jump in, jump over, walk around.

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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.