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Summer Theme Ideas

It is fun to try some different theme ideas for the summer.
Songs Themes are a fun way to enjoy the summer. Kids love music and it is a great way to learn. Try these summer Ideas:

"DOWN BY THE BAY THEME":
Books Ideas:
1) Read "Down By The Bay" by Raffi
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2) Make a "BIG BOOK" classroom project, each child or pairs of children can illustrate a different page. If this is to difficult then the teacher can draw the pictures and children can color, or paint the illustrations.
Charts:
1) Extend book by allowing or help children think of different ideas to add to the book such as "Did you see a cat wearing a hat". Help them along by giving them the animal and see if they can think of a rhyiming phrase to go with it. Write phrases on large chart and illustrate.
Music Activities:
1) Sing "Down By The Bay" by Raffi
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Art Activities:
1) Make a Watermelon: cut out a watermelon shaped wedges from pink construction paper, then cut a strip of green construction paper for the rind and finally cut black paper for the seeds.
2) Paint a Polkdotted Whale: cut large whale pattern out of white construction paper and let children paint with water colors.
Cooking Activities:
1) Make "Fruit Salad": have each child bring in a different fruit, try different exotic fruits such as, kiwi, mango etc.... Allow children to cut up fruit and mix together, eat and enjoy!!
Outside Activity:
1) Have a special "Down By The Bay" Waterplay Day
Special Activity:
1) Have a Special Luau Luncheon: Invite parents to join in, make or buy grass skirts, make Lei's, have the children make some food items and/or let parents bring items too!!. Food item ideas: pigs in a blanket, sausage and pineapple on a stick, pineapple upside down cake, watermelon fruit salad, etc...

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"PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY" THEME:
Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Theme Ideas Coming Soon!!!

"THERE WAS ON OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY" THEME:
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Vol. 1 Retold by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Theme Ideas Coming Soon!!!

"FIVE LITTLE DUCKS" THEME:
Five Little Ducks by Raffi
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