Themes starting with the letters Q-T

Queens:

• Activities:

• crown making

Quilts:

• for quilts, fabric crafts, and learning about patterns.

• Quiet reading tim

Quiet: Learning about quiet time. Sounds.

Questions: Asking questions.

• Activities: asking questions about topics that interest the children.

Rain and Weather:

• Activities:

  • Rainy day art projects.

  • Learning about the water cycle.

  • Making rain gauges.

  • Exploring cloud formations.

Rainbows: Exploring colors, weather, and the beauty of rainbows.

• Activities: Rainbow crafts, color mixing, learning about the color spectrum.

Rain:

• Exploring weather, water cycles, and rainy day activities.

• Activities: Rain crafts, water play, learning about weather patterns.

Rainbows:

• Activities:

  • Creating rainbow art.

  • Learning about the colors of the rainbow.

  • Science experiments with light and prisms.

  • Rainbow themed sensory play.

• Nature Walks

• Clouds

• Rain

• Earth Day

• Mother's Day

• Father's Day

• Summer Themes

Recipes

Robots:

• Learning about how robots work, and creating robot crafts.

• Activities: Robot crafts, building with blocks, and learning about simple circuits.

Rocks

Scavenger Hunts (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, City, Country)

Scents: Learning about our sense of smell

String

Sand paint

Stencil

Self portrait

Snow and Ice:

• Activities:

  • Sensory bins with artificial snow or ice.

  • Snowflake crafts and art projects.

  • Experiments with melting and freezing.

  • Learning about the water cycle.

Social Studies and Community:

• Community Helpers (firefighters)

• Community Helpers (police officers)

• Community Helpers (doctors)

• Community Helpers (dentist) Teeth, dentist office backdrop

• Families and Friends

• Transportation (cars)

• Transportation ( bus)

• Transportation (trains)

• Transportation (airplanes)

• Cultures Around the World Mexico, Spain, Philippines, England, Ireland- St. Patricks, Norway,

Seasons: Learning about the four seasons and their changes.

• Activities: Seasonal crafts, nature walks, learning about seasonal changes.

Shapes: Exploring different shapes and their properties.

• Activities: Shape sorting, shape crafts, shape hunts.

Snowmen:

• Activities:

  • Building snowmen (if possible) or creating indoor snowmen.

  • Snowman art projects.

  • Counting and measuring activities with snowmen.

Social Skills:

Space/Stars: Exploring the solar system, stars, and planets.

• Activities: Star crafts, planet models, space pretend play.

Stone Soup - book and activity

Sun and Weather: Learning about the sun and its importance.

• Making sun-themed art.

• Simple weather experiments.

• Learning about sun safety (sunscreen, hats).

Tie dye: This is great fun for summer time and outdoor play.

Time capsule

Transportation: Exploring different modes of transportation and how they work.

• Activities:

• Vehicle crafts

• transportation pretend play

  • Learning about different kinds of transportation (boats, planes, cars).

  • Building vehicle models.

  • Outdoor play with ride-on toys.

  • Learning about road safety.

Trees: Exploring different types of trees, their importance, and their parts.

• Activities:

• Tree crafts

• leaf rubbings

• learning about tree habitats.

Toys: Learning about different types of toys, and how to play together.

• Activities: Toy sorting, toy pretend play, and toy making.