By popular demand, we have made our daily activity and lesson planning content fully available at any time for HiMama customers! Whether your center is open or closed, please feel free to use our activities and circle time templates for lesson planning and supporting your families. Our activities are developmentally appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers.
This is a fascinating theme for children, and is a great opportunity to learn about animals from around the world. It is also a wonderful time to have conversations about animal welfare and conservation, and how we ought to respect and care for animals, both in captivity and the wild.
Below is a list of all materials used in this week's activities. For individual activity material lists, please refer to the Activity pages linked in the table above.
Paper plates
Orange and brown paint
Markers
Paintbrush
String
Hole punch
Scissors
Glue stick
Black tape
White paper
Black paper (or color in white paper!)
Yellow construction paper
Brown (or orange) pipe cleaners
Googly eyes (or a marker to draw them!)
Printables (to be provided)
Small toy animals
Blocks
Crayons
Bonus Activities
Circle Time Video
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Activity Digest
Activity Digest
By popular demand, we have made our daily activity and lesson planning content fully available at any time for HiMama customers! Whether your center is open or closed, please feel free to use our activities and circle time templates for lesson planning and supporting your families. Our activities are developmentally appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers.
June 8th 2020: Zoo Week
This is a fascinating theme for children, and is a great opportunity to learn about animals from around the world. It is also a wonderful time to have conversations about animal welfare and conservation, and how we ought to respect and care for animals, both in captivity and the wild.
Activity of the Day
Monday
Let's Build A Zoo Together!
Cognition • Self-regulation
Tuesday
Animal Camouflage
Social • Interacting with adults
Wednesday
Z is For Zebra Tape Craft
Physical • Fine-Motor
Thursday
Giraffe Finger Painting
Emotional • Self-regulation
Friday
Paper Plate Tiger Masks
Social • Interacting Positively
Materials Needed For Daily Activities:
Below is a list of all materials used in this week's activities. For individual activity material lists, please refer to the Activity pages linked in the table above.
Bonus Activities
Circle Time Video