July

THEME: SUMMER FUN COLOR: BLUE SHAPE: RECTANGLE

OBJECTIVES:
1. To explore a variety of summer activities and sports.
2. To discover the magic of water
3. To experience the pleasure and freedom of the outdoors.

Blocks:
Build a bridge over water
Build ponds, rivers, lakes, and dams
Build a marina
Prepare a camping ground
Build a hiking trail
Find a shape

Art
Summer collage: vacation, sports, picnic, water fun, camping, stars and
stripes.
Moonscapes: (cardboard, beans, aluminum foil)
Rain art: (butcher paper and tempera)
Cotton ball art
Straw blow painting
Sand painting; sand castle building
Shells, rocks decoration
Water painting
Outdoor party
Foot painting
Sailboats
Pebble picture

Science:
Add: all kinds of sunglasses; plant grass seeds in small cups; sand,
scales and magnifying glass; pinwheels.
Blow bubbles in water using straws.
Make a rainbow outside.
Wet and dry.
Make sand
Ocean bottle
Display and examine shells.
Water, water everywhere: drop objects in water, freeze water, observe and
feel crystals, beat

water with eggbeater.
Cooking activity: lemonade, pink eggs, frozen yogurt


Literary:
Recite "what are you wearing" rhyme
Sing roll call: "where is ________?"
Record children's ideas on a chart exactly as they are said, re-read to
them
Pictures in sequence: first, second, last
Nursery rhymes
Where is the rabbit game (terrific twos)?
Puppet shows
Talk and explore a watermelon
Write a book with children about summer.
Tugboat story

Dramatic:
Juice stand
Fruit stand
Indoors/outdoors picnic
The beach/sunbathing
Camping fun
Travel agency/vacation travel
Sun and fun box
A camping we will go: tent, sleeping bags, backpack, fishing, hiking

Music:
Marching music
Nature sounds
Moving to the classics
Going on a bear hunt
Rain on the green grass (games to play with twos)
Row, row, row your boat
You are my sunshine
Down by the seashore
Over in the meadow
Barefoot march