We live in a world full of different creatures, but for this theme, we are going to focus on woodland forest animals and the environment they live in. We will explore the different types of animals in a forest and even focus on the tracks they make. This should be lots of fun! NOTE: Some of the activity links go straight to a pin on Pinterest instead of a blog page. Read the description of the pin for the activity instructions. If you are new here, make sure to check out the Themed Curriculum page for more details about how to use this curriculum.
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| Monday |
Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Floor Activity | Match the Tracks | Forest Animal Letter Sounds | Nature Table Exploration | Match the Tracks | Forest Animal Letter Sounds |
| STEAM | Animal Tracks Painting | Forest Animal Pattern Blocks | Fork Porcupine | Pine Cone Predictor Experiment | Animal Track Stamping |
| Outside Play | Animal Track Jump | Making Tracks in Sand | Forest Animal Rhyming Treasure Hunt | Animal Track Jump | Making Tracks in Sand |
| Circle Time | Forest Animals Vocabulary | Woodland Animals song | Forest Animal Graphing Game | Racoon Song | Vocabulary Review |
| Recommended Books: Little Owl’s Night, Sounds of the Wild: Forest, A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk, The Busy Tree, Welcome to the Neighborwood, Who was Here?
Music and Movement: Youtube Forest Animals Playlist |
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If one of the activities listed above does not work for you, try replacing it with a different activity from my Pinterest forest animals theme board!
Materials List
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NOTE: These are the suggested materials based on directions from the activity links above. I always look for ways to do the activities with materials I already have on hand, and I encourage you to do the same!
Craft Supplies:
Colored Construction Paper
Markers
Crayons
Washable paint
Chalk
Cardstock
Glue
Stamp Pad
Around the House:
Scissors
Forks
Large Container (for pinecone)
Cardboard
Sponges
Plastic Sandwich Bags
Toys/Other:
Forest Animal Figures
Play Sand
Letters (magnetic, foam, etc)
Pinecone(s)
Various forest sensory items
Pattern Blocks
Pattern Block Mat Print-outs
Forest Animal Print-outs (for treasure hunt)