The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
April 2024 Calendar





 
The following is our skill-based activity calendar for the month of April. Activities are developmentally appropriate, research-based and aligned with state standards. We cover the following skill-based activities: Circle Time Activity, Language & Literacy, Math & Reasoning, Creative Arts and Music & Movement.


  
Day 1

Ocean Water

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Salty Water
  • Language/Literacy: Ocean Nametags   
  • Math and Reasoning: Five Oceans 
  • Creative Arts: Saltwater Art 
  • Music and Movement: Ocean Commotion
Day 2

Ocean Floor

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Waves Above & Below
  • Language/Literacy: O is for Ocean 
  • Math and Reasoning: Numbered Seashells 
  • Creative Arts: Oyster Pearls   
  • Music and Movement: Lobster Tale
Day 3

Ocean Cave

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Into the Cave
  • Language/Literacy: Ocean Journal   
  • Math and Reasoning: Diving for Shells 
  • Creative Arts: Ocean Cave   
  • Music and Movement: Dark Cave Dance
Day 4

Ocean Plants

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Community Kelp
  • Language/Literacy: O is for Octopus 
  • Math and Reasoning: Seaweed Chips 
  • Creative Arts: Ocean Zones  
  • Music and Movement: Seaweed Sway
Day 5

Coral Reef

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Keep Our Reefs!  
  • Language/Literacy: Sea Stories 
  • Math and Reasoning: Matching Coral Reefs
  • Creative Arts: Coral Collage  
  • Music and Movement: Floating Colors
Day 6

Dolphin

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Dolphin Trainer
  • Language/Literacy: Sea Animal Search  
  • Math and Reasoning: Jumping to Numbers 
  • Creative Arts: Jumping Dolphin 
  • Music and Movement: Flap Your Flippers
Day 7

Octopus

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Smart Octopus
  • Language/Literacy: Body-O  
  • Math and Reasoning: Counting Stickers
  • Creative Arts: Octopus Windsock   
  • Music and Movement: No Bones Octopus 
Day 8

Whale

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Breathe Like a Whale
  • Language/Literacy: Whale Bubbles 
  • Math and Reasoning: Big as a Whale 
  • Creative Arts: Whale Blowing Art    
  • Music and Movement: Big Blue Whale
Day 9

Shark

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Hide From the Shark
  • Language/Literacy: Hungry Sharks 
  • Math and Reasoning: Shark Teeth 
  • Creative Arts: School of Fish  
  • Music and Movement: Sneaky Shark
Day 10

Sea Turtle

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Can You Help Me?
  • Language/Literacy: Traveling Turtles 
  • Math and Reasoning: Shell Shapes 
  • Creative Arts: Baby Sea Turtle  
  • Music and Movement: Sea Turtle Swim
Day 11

Jellyfish

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Drifting Plankton
  • Language/Literacy: Jellyfish Tales 
  • Math and Reasoning: Sorting Jellyfish 
  • Creative Arts: Jellyfish Hat   
  • Music and Movement: Jellyfish Jiggle
Day 12

X-Ray Fish

 
  • Circle Time Activity: What's Inside?
  • Language/Literacy: X Marks the Spot  
  • Math and Reasoning: X-Ray Fish Bones 
  • Creative Arts: X-Ray Fish Painting   
  • Music and Movement: Playful Fish 
Day 13

Seahorse

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Daddy Seahorse
  • Language/Literacy: Seahorse Pouch   
  • Math and Reasoning: Counting Seahorses 
  • Creative Arts: Seahorse Puppet   
  • Music and Movement: Hey, Mr. Seahorse
Day 14

Rainbow Fish

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Safe Together 
  • Language/Literacy: Colorful Rainbow Fish
  • Math and Reasoning: School of Fish 
  • Creative Arts: Rainbowfish Scales 
  • Music and Movement: Do What the Fish Do 
Day 15

Sea Star

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Sea Star Squish
  • Language/Literacy: What Am I? 
  • Math and Reasoning: Ocean Patterns
  • Creative Arts: Bumpy Sea Star  
  • Music and Movement: Poor Me
Day 16

Diver

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Dive Down Deep 
  • Language/Literacy: Would You Rather?
  • Math and Reasoning: Ocean Puzzle 
  • Creative Arts: Diver's Mask & Flippers
  • Music and Movement: Scuba Diver Dance 
Day 17

Shipwreck

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Ship Repair
  • Language/Literacy: Ocean Letters
  • Math and Reasoning: Shipwreck Hideaway
  • Creative Arts: Treasure Chest 
  • Music and Movement: Stormy Days
Day 18

Fishing Boat

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Over the Ocean
  • Language/Literacy: Fishing for Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Fishing for Numbers 
  • Creative Arts: My Postcard  
  • Music and Movement: Happy Fish
Day 19

Submarine

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Riding in a Submarine 
  • Language/Literacy: Underwater Maze  
  • Math and Reasoning: Ocean Math 
  • Creative Arts: Submarine Window Collage  
  • Music and Movement: Out the Window
Day 20

Aquarium

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Community Ocean Search 
  • Language/Literacy: Letter Tanks  
  • Math and Reasoning: Shells!
  • Creative Arts: My Portfolio 
  • Music and Movement: Ocean Sounds



  



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