Eric Carle Toddler Theme

October -- Week 2
Eric Carle

Ideal for
16 months -
2 1/2 years CREATIVE
ACTIVITIES SPECIAL TOYS & GAMES BIBLE LANGUAGE

MONDAY
Little Cloud Put Shaving Cream on the table and let the children finger paint in it. Provide combs or paint scrapers to drag in it. Toy Wash & Swap
&
Fire Prevention Recite:
"Jesus is with me always." Matthew 28:20
*****
Read
The People Say No To God,
page 16

Attention Getter:
Tell this story while building a tall tower out of blocks or Legos. Somewhere in there slip in a foreign language (or gibberish).
Sign Language:
Book
*****
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again
*****
Note: Add this section for older children. Click here for
Planning Ideas.
Flash Cards and/or Felt Shapes:
Letters: E, F
Numbers: 5
Color: Orange
Shape: Triangle

TUESDAY
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
**In the morning make a caterpillar craft.
**Before nap talk about how a caterpillar goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly.
**After nap make Handprint Butterflies.
Play Cacoon. Take turns rolling up in a blanket like a cacoon.

WEDNESDAY
The Very Busy Spider
Hand Print Spider: Fold a piece of construction paper in half. Place half of palm on the fold with the fingers pointing out. Trace hand without thumb and cut out (don't cut the fold!) When you open it up, you will have a spider with eight legs. Add features if desired. Make a Spider Web. Take one or more balls of yarn and toss randomly from child to child.

THURSDAY
The Very Quiet Cricket
Real Crickets: get several crickets from a bait shop and let your children watch them make noise. Once your children have seen them take them outside and set them free. Play Quiet Cricket: Pretend to be quiet crickets. Practice throughout the day.

FRIDAY
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Use these Brown Bear Templates for any or all of the suggested activities. Hold up toy or paper Animals and ask the children the color and/or sound of the animals.
SNACKS & ALTERNATE ACTIVITIES

Snacks:
Teddy Grahams
Plums
Strawberries
Apples
Pears
Oranges
The possibilities are endless with any of the Eric Carl books. Click here for a complete bibliography. Work on jumping skills. Jump in and out of hula hoops on the floor, jump rope, hopscotch, etc. Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The fuzzy caterpillar curled up on a leaf.
Spun her little cacoon and then fell fast asleep.
While she was sleeping, she dreamed that she could fly.
And later when she woke up, she was a butterfly.
Teach all or some of Tower of Babel Bible Lesson.

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All praise and glory go to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Apart from Him, I could do nothing. (John 15:5)

Ideal for 16 months - 2 1/2 years	CREATIVE ACTIVITIES	SPECIAL TOYS & GAMES	BIBLE	LANGUAGE
MONDAY Little Cloud	Put Shaving Cream on the table and let the children finger paint in it. Provide combs or paint scrapers to drag in it.	Toy Wash & Swap & Fire Prevention	Recite: "Jesus is with me always." Matthew 28:20 *** Read The People Say No To God**, page 16 Attention Getter: Tell this story while building a tall tower out of blocks or Legos. Somewhere in there slip in a foreign language (or gibberish).	Sign Language: Book *** The Itsy Bitsy Spider Climbed up the waterspout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun And dried up all the rain And the itsy bitsy spider Climbed up the spout again * Note: Add this section for older children. Click here for Planning Ideas. Flash Cards and/or Felt Shapes: Letters: E, F Numbers: 5 Color: Orange Shape: Triangle**
TUESDAY The Very Hungry Caterpillar	In the morning make a caterpillar craft. Before nap talk about how a caterpillar goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly. After nap make Handprint Butterflies**.	Play Cacoon. Take turns rolling up in a blanket like a cacoon.
WEDNESDAY The Very Busy Spider	Hand Print Spider: Fold a piece of construction paper in half. Place half of palm on the fold with the fingers pointing out. Trace hand without thumb and cut out (don't cut the fold!) When you open it up, you will have a spider with eight legs. Add features if desired.	Make a Spider Web. Take one or more balls of yarn and toss randomly from child to child.
THURSDAY The Very Quiet Cricket	Real Crickets: get several crickets from a bait shop and let your children watch them make noise. Once your children have seen them take them outside and set them free.	Play Quiet Cricket: Pretend to be quiet crickets. Practice throughout the day.
FRIDAY Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?	Use these Brown Bear Templates for any or all of the suggested activities.	Hold up toy or paper Animals and ask the children the color and/or sound of the animals.
SNACKS & ALTERNATE ACTIVITIES
Snacks: Teddy Grahams Plums Strawberries Apples Pears Oranges	The possibilities are endless with any of the Eric Carl books. Click here for a complete bibliography.	Work on jumping skills. Jump in and out of hula hoops on the floor, jump rope, hopscotch, etc.	Tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider The fuzzy caterpillar curled up on a leaf. Spun her little cacoon and then fell fast asleep. While she was sleeping, she dreamed that she could fly. And later when she woke up, she was a butterfly.	Teach all or some of Tower of Babel Bible Lesson.