The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
February2024 Calendar





 
The following is our skill-based activity calendar for the month of February. 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

Suitcase

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Take the Suitcase
  • Language/Literacy: Whose Ticket?   
  • Math and Reasoning: Matching Suitcases
  • Creative Arts: My Suitcase 
  • Music and Movement: My Suitcase Song 
Day 2

Camera

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Photos of Friends
  • Language/Literacy: Packing List  
  • Math and Reasoning: Picture Puzzles 
  • Creative Arts: Camera Prop    
  • Music and Movement: Photos of Friendship 
Day 3

Airplane & Boat

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Bravery Bracelet
  • Language/Literacy: Travel Journal   
  • Math and Reasoning: Travel Designs 
  • Creative Arts: Wooden Airplane   
  • Music and Movement: Fly a Plane 
Day 4

Map & Globe

 
  • Circle Time Activity: On the Map 
  • Language/Literacy: Rolling Globes
  • Math and Reasoning: Swirl World
  • Creative Arts: Swirl World Designs  
  • Music and Movement: Thanks for Maps
Day 5

Currency

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Community Marketplace 
  • Language/Literacy: G is for Gold  
  • Math and Reasoning: Sorting Coins
  • Creative Arts: My Wallet  
  • Music and Movement: Wallet to Go 
Day 6

Mask

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Different Places  
  • Language/Literacy: Shiny Letters   
  • Math and Reasoning: Mask Puzzles  
  • Creative Arts: Carnival Mask 
  • Music and Movement: Carnival Mask Dance
Day 7

Kite

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Fly Away or Stay? 
  • Language/Literacy: K is for Kite
  • Math and Reasoning: Kite Patterns
  • Creative Arts: Paper Kite  
  • Music and Movement: Flying High
Day 8

Rug

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Community Rug
  • Language/Literacy: Flying Letter K  
  • Math and Reasoning: Rug Fringe 
  • Creative Arts: Sewing a Rug   
  • Music and Movement: Carpet Ride
Day 9

Drum

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Drum Beats
  • Language/Literacy: Where Is It?
  • Math and Reasoning: Percussion Patterns
  • Creative Arts: Design a Drum  
  • Music and Movement: African Drum Dance
Day 10

Lantern

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Shining Light 
  • Language/Literacy: Moon Rice Balls 
  • Math and Reasoning: See Shapes
  • Creative Arts: Paper Lantern
  • Music and Movement: Lights On, Lights Off
Day 11

Grand Canyon

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Making Holes 
  • Language/Literacy: My Passport 
  • Math and Reasoning: Global Matching 
  • Creative Arts: Layered Art  
  • Music and Movement: If You Ride a Donkey
Day 12

Uluru

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Pass the Rock 
  • Language/Literacy: Red Rock Letters  
  • Math and Reasoning: Rocky Math Cards
  • Creative Arts: Red Rocks   
  • Music and Movement: Didgeridoo
Day 13

Matterhorn

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Avalanche Queen
  • Language/Literacy: Letter Mountains  
  • Math and Reasoning: Puzzle Mountain 
  • Creative Arts: Mountain Goat Headband   
  • Music and Movement: Matterhorn Climb
Day 14

Victoria Falls

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Down the River
  • Language/Literacy: Q is for Quick
  • Math and Reasoning: Around the World
  • Creative Arts: Dripping Waterfall
  • Music and Movement: African Sounds
Day 15

Giant Sequoias

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Pass the Sequoia
  • Language/Literacy: World Travel BINGO
  • Math and Reasoning: Tallest Tree 
  • Creative Arts: Forest Collage 
  • Music and Movement: Swaying Trees
Day 16

The Great Pyramids

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Mummy Wrap
  • Language/Literacy: Hieroglyphic Drawings
  • Math and Reasoning: Construct a Pyramid
  • Creative Arts: 3D Pyramid
  • Music and Movement: Pharaoh Sleeps
Day 17

Machu Picchu

 
  • Circle Time Activity: City Ruins
  • Language/Literacy: Missing Letters
  • Math and Reasoning: Stair Patterns 
  • Creative Arts: Machu Picchu Collage
  • Music and Movement: Climbing in the City
Day 18

Saint Basil's Cathedral

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Onion Top 
  • Language/Literacy: Cathedral Collage
  • Math and Reasoning: Turret Shapes
  • Creative Arts: My Postcard 
  • Music and Movement: Russian Polka
Day 19

Leaning Tower of Pisa

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Leaning Friends
  • Language/Literacy: Where's My Person?  
  • Math and Reasoning: Flip & Build 
  • Creative Arts: Tower Building  
  • Music and Movement: Tarantella
Day 20

Great Wall of China

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Building Walls with Friends
  • Language/Literacy: Wall of Letters  
  • Math and Reasoning: Would You Rather?
  • Creative Arts: My Portfolio 
  • Music and Movement: Chinese Ribbon Dance



  



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