Back to the rocks and dirt weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: What lives in the dirt? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Mop Can Hop | The Big Truck | Mop Can Hop again | Ants Are Strong | Gus and the Big Rock |
| Craft | Show the materials | Rock friend: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Humpty Dumpty (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Peanut Butter Energy Balls | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace R r | Find R in the room | Color: R is for rock | ||
| Outside | Rock sort | Free play | Rock sort | Free play | Rock sort |
| Notes |
Craft: Rock friend (a smooth rock as big as a hand, washable paint, a brush), with a grown-up. Snack: Peanut Butter Energy Balls (swap: Peanut butter → sunflower seed butter), recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/energy-balls. Outside: Collect rocks bigger than your fist. Sort them: big and small, smooth and bumpy, light and dark.
This week: rocks and dirt
A rocks-and-dirt week for twos to fours: digging, sorting rocks by size and color, mud, and who lives in the soil.
Our letter is R: R is for rock.
Our song is “Humpty Dumpty”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Mop Can Hop, The Big Truck, Ants Are Strong, Gus and the Big Rock. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child how they sorted the rocks.
- Ask your child what lives in the dirt.