The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
April 2026 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

Nest

 
  • Language/Literacy: Compound Word Nests
  • Math and Reasoning: Stick and Feather Nests
  • Creative Arts: A Bird Nest
  • Music and Movement: In the Nest
Day 2

Egg

 
  • Language/Literacy: Who's in the Nest
  • Math and Reasoning: Jumping Eggs
  • Creative Arts: Speckled Eggs
  • Music and Movement: Sit on Your Egg
Day 3

Hatchling

 
  • Language/Literacy: Bird Words
  • Math and Reasoning: Egg Drop
  • Creative Arts: Baby Bird Pet
  • Music and Movement: Hatchling Song
Day 4

Bird Food

 
  • Language/Literacy: Letter Stories: Rr & Ww 
  • Math and Reasoning: Where's the Bird?
  • Creative Arts: My Little Journal
  • Music and Movement: Need Some Seed
Day 5

Learning to Fly

 
  • Language/Literacy: Hop to the Rhyme
  • Math and Reasoning: Feather Drop
  • Creative Arts: Dancing Dove
  • Music and Movement: Funny Wings    
Day 6

Head & Beak

 
  • Language/Literacy: Blending Bird Syllables 
  • Math and Reasoning: Bird Mix-Up
  • Creative Arts: Bird Beak
  • Music and Movement: Bird Eyes
Day 7

Body

 
  • Language/Literacy: Feathered Letters
  • Math and Reasoning: Feather Measure
  • Creative Arts: Bird Body Pillow
  • Music and Movement: Bird Part Dance
Day 8

Wing

 
  • Language/Literacy: Bird Vision
  • Math and Reasoning: Feather Sort   
  • Creative Arts: Feather Wings
  • Music and Movement: Bird Wing Dance
Day 9

Feet & Claws

 
  • Language/Literacy: Letter Stories: Bb & Kk  
  • Math and Reasoning: Hexagon Tracks
  • Creative Arts: Bird Parts
  • Music and Movement: Bird Feet Beat
Day 10

Tail

 
  • Language/Literacy: Fly Away
  • Math and Reasoning: Longest Tail
  • Creative Arts: Bird Tails
  • Music and Movement: Shake Your Tail Feathers
Day 11

Bluebird

 
  • Language/Literacy: Bird Hops
  • Math and Reasoning: Bird Patterns
  • Creative Arts: Bluebird Collage
  • Music and Movement: Bluebird Blue
Day 12

Woodpecker

 
  • Language/Literacy: Wood Letters
  • Math and Reasoning: Hungry Birds
  • Creative Arts: Woodpecker Oscillation Experiment 
  • Music and Movement: Woodpecker Rhythms
Day 13

Eagle

 
  • Language/Literacy: Sound Birds
  • Math and Reasoning: Eagle's Nest
  • Creative Arts: My Bird Book
  • Music and Movement: Eagle Soar  
Day 14

Hummingbird

 
  • Language/Literacy: Letter Stories: Xx & Vv  
  • Math and Reasoning: Quick Wings
  • Creative Arts: My Hummingbird
  • Music and Movement: Hum the Hummingbird
Day 15

Chickadee

 
  • Language/Literacy: Tiny Birds
  • Math and Reasoning: 1,2,3 Chickadees
  • Creative Arts: Listen & Draw
  • Music and Movement: Chickadee Hop
Day 16

Ostrich

 
  • Language/Literacy: In the Nest
  • Math and Reasoning: Big Bird, Big Egg
  • Creative Arts: Hello, Ostrich
  • Music and Movement: Ostrich Eyes
Day 17

Penguin

 
  • Language/Literacy: Hidden in the Snow
  • Math and Reasoning: 1 Egg, 2 Eggs
  • Creative Arts:Penguin Puppet
  • Music and Movement: Waddle Dance
Day 18

Blue Crane

 
  • Language/Literacy: Would You Rather? Syllables
  • Math and Reasoning: Nest Shapes
  • Creative Arts: Strong Nest
  • Music and Movement: Blue Crane Dance
Day 19

Peacock

 
  • Language/Literacy: My Tummy Trouble
  • Math and Reasoning: Bird Movements
  • Creative Arts: Peacock Mask
  • Music and Movement: Peacock Dance
Day 20

Birdwatching

 
  • Language/Literacy: Leaving the Nest
  • Math and Reasoning: Peacock Feathers
  • Creative Arts: My Portfolio
  • Music and Movement: Guess Which Bird



  



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