The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
October 2025 Calendar





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

Chicken
  • Language/Literacy: Compound Word Barns 
  • Math and Reasoning: Chicken Life Cycle 
  • Creative Arts: Egg Stamping 
  • Music and Movement: Egg Dance 
Day 2

Pig
  • Language/Literacy: Mud Writing 
  • Math and Reasoning: Counting Pigs   
  • Creative Arts: Pig Nose 
  • Music and Movement: Catch the Pig  
Day 3

Sheep
  • Language/Literacy: Slide the Pig
  • Math and Reasoning: Counting Farm
  • Creative Arts: Farm Journal
  • Music and Movement: Counting Sheep 
Day 4

Horse
  • Language/Literacy: I Spy Letter Nn and Ii
  • Math and Reasoning: Square Horse Pen 
  • Creative Arts: Horse Collage
  • Music and Movement: Galloping Horse   
Day 5

Cow
  • Language/Literacy: A Day on the Farm 
  • Math and Reasoning: Farm Animal Position  
  • Creative Arts: Pet Cow 
  • Music and Movement: Cow Dance
Day 6

Barn
  • Language/Literacy: Blending Farm Syllables 
  • Math and Reasoning: Barn Construction 
  • Creative Arts: Barn Matching Game
  • Music and Movement: Build a Barn 
Day 7

Grain Bin
  • Language/Literacy: Grain Bin Names  
  • Math and Reasoning: Tractor Math   
  • Creative Arts: Grain Shaker
  • Music and Movement: Helping on the Farm 
Day 8

Tractor
  • Language/Literacy: Tractor Onset and Rime  
  • Math and Reasoning: Pig Under the Barn  
  • Creative Arts: Tractor Wheels 
  • Music and Movement: Wheels on the Tractor  
Day 9

Hay & Straw
  • Language/Literacy: I Spy Letter Ll and Cc 
  • Math and Reasoning: Hiding in the Hay  
  • Creative Arts: Straw Beds
  • Music and Movement: Hayride!  
Day 10

Mud
  • Language/Literacy: We Go to the Barn   
  • Math and Reasoning: Old MacDonald Puzzles
  • Creative Arts: Mud Pie
  • Music and Movement: Fun in the Mud
Day 11

Egg
  • Language/Literacy: E-gg Onset-Rime 
  • Math and Reasoning: Eggs in the Nest 
  • Creative Arts: Baby Chick
  • Music and Movement: Don't Drop the Egg 
Day 12

Wheat
  • Language/Literacy: Old MacDonald's Farm  
  • Math and Reasoning: Farm Food Counting 
  • Creative Arts: Wheat Bread 
  • Music and Movement: Harvesting Wheat 
Day 13

Bean
  • Language/Literacy: Feed the Cow
  • Math and Reasoning: Bean Designs 
  • Creative Arts: Choices on a Farm 
  • Music and Movement: Jumping Beans 
Day 14

Corn
  • Language/Literacy: I Spy Letter Ee and Ss 
  • Math and Reasoning: Feed Corn Math 
  • Creative Arts: Corn Husks 
  • Music and Movement: Corn Dance  
Day 15

Carrot
  • Language/Literacy: Crunchy Carrots 
  • Math and Reasoning: Carrot Patterns 
  • Creative Arts: Carrot Puppet
  • Music and Movement: Harvesting Vegetables 
Day 16

Sunrise/Sunset
  • Language/Literacy: Sunflower, Sun-Flower 
  • Math and Reasoning: Good Morning, Roosters
  • Creative Arts: Sunset Shadows
  • Music and Movement: Rooster Dance 
Day 17

Planting Seeds
  • Language/Literacy: Compound Word Puzzles 
  • Math and Reasoning: Planting on the Farm 
  • Creative Arts: Growing Patience 
  • Music and Movement: Rows of Beans 
Day 18

Weeding
  • Language/Literacy: Plant Syllables 
  • Math and Reasoning: Measuring Plants 
  • Creative Arts: Plowed Field
  • Music and Movement: Weed Work  
Day 19

Harvesting
  • Language/Literacy: Wrapping Weeds 
  • Math and Reasoning: Collecting Produce 
  • Creative Arts: Farm Mail
  • Music and Movement: Harvest Ride 
Day 20

Farmer
's Market
  • Language/Literacy: Segment Onset-Rime 
  • Math and Reasoning: Farmers Market Sorting 
  • Creative Arts: My Portfolio
  • Music and Movement: Market Fun 



  



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