The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
November 2023 Calendar





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

Jaguar

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Save the Jaguar Name
  • Language/Literacy: Big Breath Names  
  • Math and Reasoning: Circle Spots 
  • Creative Arts: J is for Jaguar
  • Music and Movement: Jaguar Crawl
Day 2

Roots

 
  • Circle Time Activity: We All Belong
  • Language/Literacy: Hide the Jewel 
  • Math and Reasoning: Plant Shapes  
  • Creative Arts: Sprout Experiment   
  • Music and Movement: Forest Explorer
Day 3

Lily Pad

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Lily Leap
  • Language/Literacy: Rainforest Journal  
  • Math and Reasoning: Floating Lily Pads
  • Creative Arts: Lotus Flower 
  • Music and Movement: Jungle Layers 
Day 4

Mushroom

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Safe to Eat? 
  • Language/Literacy: Picking Mushrooms
  • Math and Reasoning: Measuring Mushrooms 
  • Creative Arts: Mushroom Math   
  • Music and Movement: Fungi on the Floor
Day 5

Leafcutter Ant

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Carrying Leaves 
  • Language/Literacy: I Spy an Ant  
  • Math and Reasoning: Ant Patterns
  • Creative Arts: Egg Carton Ant  
  • Music and Movement: Bugs of the Rainforest
Day 6

Monkey

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Monkey Tease 
  • Language/Literacy: M is for Monkey   
  • Math and Reasoning: Five Little Monkeys  
  • Creative Arts: Monkey Mask 
  • Music and Movement: Swinging Monkey
Day 7

Orchid

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Community Orchid
  • Language/Literacy: Orchid River 
  • Math and Reasoning: Building Orchids
  • Creative Arts: Amazon Orchids   
  • Music and Movement: Jungle Moves
Day 8

Gecko

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Catch a Gecko
  • Language/Literacy: Lose a Tail   
  • Math and Reasoning: Missing Gecko 
  • Creative Arts: Aboriginal Dot Art 
  • Music and Movement: Peekaboo Gecko
Day 9

Chocolate

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Give Food
  • Language/Literacy: Sweet Letters
  • Math and Reasoning: Chocolate Harvest
  • Creative Arts: From Bean to Bar  
  • Music and Movement: Food in the Rainforest
Day 10

Praying Mantis

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Calm as a Mantis
  • Language/Literacy: Eating M & J 
  • Math and Reasoning: Hidden Numbers
  • Creative Arts: Praying Mantis Headband  
  • Music and Movement: Bugs of the Rainforest
Day 11

Sloth

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Upside Down
  • Language/Literacy: We Can 
  • Math and Reasoning: Sloth Snacks 
  • Creative Arts: Upside-Down Art   
  • Music and Movement: Slow, Silly Sloth
Day 12

Snake

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Big Anaconda
  • Language/Literacy: Snake Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Build-a-Snake 
  • Creative Arts: Snakeskin   
  • Music and Movement: Slithery Snake
Day 13

Dart Frog

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Sticky Tongues
  • Language/Literacy: Frog Fingers  
  • Math and Reasoning: Dart Frog Patterns 
  • Creative Arts: Leaping Lily Pads 
  • Music and Movement: Frog Colors 
Day 14

Coconut

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Pass the Coconut
  • Language/Literacy: Coconut Pie Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Counting Coconuts
  • Creative Arts: Coconut Tree 
  • Music and Movement: Food from the Rainforest
Day 15

Parrot

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Endangered Birds 
  • Language/Literacy: Draw & Dictate 
  • Math and Reasoning: Fish & Parrots  
  • Creative Arts: Parrot Puppet  
  • Music and Movement: Pretty Parrot
Day 16

Blue Morpho

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Resourceful Bracelets
  • Language/Literacy: Rainforest Stories  
  • Math and Reasoning: Chasing Butterflies 
  • Creative Arts: Blue Morpho 
  • Music and Movement: Flutter, Butterfly
Day 17

Kapok Tree

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Leader Branch
  • Language/Literacy: Chimidyue Puzzle  
  • Math and Reasoning: Which is Longer? 
  • Creative Arts: Rainforest Collage 
  • Music and Movement: Rainforest Moves
Day 18

Humming Bird

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Hummingbird Friends  
  • Language/Literacy: Flight Choice
  • Math and Reasoning: Drink Nectar 
  • Creative Arts: My Postcard  
  • Music and Movement: Layers of Rainforest
Day 19

Mango

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Jumping for Mangoes
  • Language/Literacy: Rainforest Friends  
  • Math and Reasoning: Mango Market 
  • Creative Arts: Blending Colors  
  • Music and Movement: Smile Jobs
Day 20

Strangler Fig Tree

 
  • Circle Time Activity: Strangler Sculpture 
  • Language/Literacy: Vine Words  
  • Math and Reasoning: Tic-Tac-Toe
  • Creative Arts: My Portfolio 
  • Music and Movement: Weave a Basket



  



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