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SUMMER
Artist: Monet
Music: Peter and the Wolf
Themes:
May Spring and Flowers
June/July Cities and Towns
August Ponds and Water


SUMMER BOOK LIST
LIBRARY? OWN?
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
Babushkas Doll by Patricia Polacco
Peter and the Wolf translated by Maria Carlson
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
The Market Square Dog by James Harriot
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Lentil by Robert McCloskey

When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant
The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack
Katie and the Waterlily Pond or Katie Meets the Impressionists both by James Mayhew
The Tale of Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter


MAY
Theme: Spring and Flowers
Hymn: This is My Fathers World
Poem: Im Nobody
Storytelling: Lazy Jack


IM NOBODY
by Emily Dickinson
I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us -- don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!


THIS IS MY FATHERS WORLD
This is my Father's world,
and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings
the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world:
I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
his hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father's world,
the birds their carols raise,
the morning light, the lily white,
declare their maker's praise.
he shines in all that's fair;
in the rustling grass I hear him pass;
he speaks to me everywhere.

This is my Father's world.
O let me ne'er forget
that though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the ruler yet.
why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!


LAZY JACK
ONCE upon a time there was a boy whose name was Jack, and he lived with his mother on a common.
They were very poor, and the old woman got her living by spinning, but Jack was so lazy that he
would do nothing but bask in the sun in the hot weather, and sit by the corner of the hearth in the
winter-time. So they called him lazy Jack. His mother could not get him to do anything for her, and at
last told him, on Monday, that if he did not begin to work for his porridge she would turn him out to
get his living as he could. This roused Jack, and he went out and hired himself for the next day to a
neighbouring farmer for a penny; but as he was coming home, never having had any money before,
he lost it in passing over a brook. "You stupid boy," said his mother, "you should have put it in your
pocket." "I'll do so another time," replied Jack.
On Wednesday, Jack went out again and hired himself to a cow-keeper, who gave him a jar of milk for
his day's work. Jack took the jar and put it into the large pocket of his jacket, spilling it all, long before
he got home. "Dear me!" said the old woman, "you should have carried it on your head." "I'll do so
another time," said Jack.
So on Thursday, Jack hired himself again to a farmer, who agreed to give him a cream cheese for his
services. In the evening Jack took the cheese, and went home with it on his head. By the time he got
home the cheese was all spoilt, part of it being lost, and part matted with his hair. "You stupid lout,"
said his mother, "you should have carried it very carefully in your hands." "I'll do so another time,"
replied Jack.
On Friday, Lazy Jack again went out, and hired himself to a baker who would give him nothing for his
work but a large tomcat. Jack took the cat, and began carrying it very carefully in his hands, but in a
short time pussy scratched him so much that he was compelled to let it go. When he got home, his
mother said to him, "You silly fellow, you should have tied it with a string, and [154] dragged it along
after you." "I'll do so another time," said Jack.
So on Saturday, Jack hired himself to a butcher, who rewarded him by the handsome present of a
shoulder of mutton. Jack took the mutton, tied it to a string, and trailed it along after him in the dirt, so
that by the time he had got home the meat was completely spoilt. His mother was this time quite out of
patience with him, for the next day was Sunday, and she was obliged to do with cabbage for her
dinner. "You ninney-hammer," said she to her son; "you should have carried it on your shoulder." "I'll
do so another time," replied Jack.
On the next Monday, Lazy Jack went once more, and hired himself to a cattle-keeper, who gave him a
donkey for his trouble. Jack found it hard to hoist the donkey on his shoulders, but at last he did it,
and began walking slowly home with his prize. Now it happened that in the course of his journey
there lived a rich man with his only daughter, a beautiful girl, but deaf and dumb. Now she had never
laughed in her life, and the doctors said she would never speak till somebody made her laugh. This
young lady happened to be looking out of the window when Jack was passing with the donkey on his
shoulders, with the legs sticking up in the air, and the sight was so comical and strange that she burst
out into a great fit of laughter, and immediately recovered her speech and hearing. Her father was
overjoyed, and fulfilled his promise by marrying her to Lazy Jack, who was thus made a rich
gentleman. They lived in a large house, and Jack's mother lived with them in great happiness until she
died.

JUNE/JULY
Theme: Cities and Sky
Hymn: Let Us Break Bread Together
Poem: Love between Brothers and Sisters
Storytelling: The Queen Bee


LOVE BETWEEN BROTHERS AND SISTERS

by Isaac Watts

Whatever brawls disturb the street,
There should be peace and home;
Where sisters dwell and brothers meet,
Quarrels should never come.

Birds in their little nests agree;
And tis a shameful sight,
When Children of one family
Fall out and chide and fight.


LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER
An African American Spiritual

Let us break bread together on our knees,
let us break bread together on our knees.
When I fall on my knees with my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

Let us drink wine together on our knees,
let us drink wine together on our knees.

Let us praise God together on our knees,
let us praise God together on our knees.


THE QUEEN BEE
Two kings' sons once upon a time went into the world to seek their fortunes; but they soon fell into a
wasteful foolish way of living, so that they could not return home again. Then their brother, who was a
little insignificant dwarf, went out to seek for his brothers: but when he had found them they only
laughed at him, to think that he, who was so young and simple, should try to travel through the world,
when they, who were so much wiser, had been unable to get on. However, they all set out on their
journey together, and came at last to an ant-hill. The two elder brothers would have pulled it down, in
order to see how the poor ants in their fright would run about and carry off their eggs. But the little
dwarf said, 'Let the poor things enjoy themselves, I will not suffer you to trouble them.'
So on they went, and came to a lake where many many ducks were swimming about. The two
brothers wanted to catch two, and roast them. But the dwarf said, 'Let the poor things enjoy
themselves, you shall not kill them.' Next they came to a bees'-nest in a hollow tree, and there was so
much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to light a fire under the tree and
kill the bees, so as to get their honey. But the dwarf held them back, and said, 'Let the pretty insects
enjoy themselves, I cannot let you burn them.'
At length the three brothers came to a castle: and as they passed by the stables they saw fine
horses standing there, but all were of marble, and no man was to be seen. Then they went through all
the rooms, till they came to a door on which were three locks: but in the middle of the door was a
wicket, so that they could look into the next room. There they saw a little grey old man sitting at a
table; and they called to him once or twice, but he did not hear: however, they called a third time, and
then he rose and came out to them.
He said nothing, but took hold of them and led them to a beautiful table covered with all sorts of
good things: and when they had eaten and drunk, he showed each of them to a bed-chamber.
The next morning he came to the eldest and took him to a marble table, where there were three
tablets, containing an account of the means by which the castle might be disenchanted. The first
tablet said: 'In the wood, under the moss, lie the thousand pearls belonging to the king's daughter;
they must all be found: and if one be missing by set of sun, he who seeks them will be turned into
marble.'
The eldest brother set out, and sought for the pearls the whole day: but the evening came, and he
had not found the first hundred: so he was turned into stone as the tablet had foretold.
The next day the second brother undertook the task; but he succeeded no better than the first; for
he could only find the second hundred of the pearls; and therefore he too was turned into stone.
At last came the little dwarf's turn; and he looked in the moss; but it was so hard to find the pearls,
and the job was so tiresome!so he sat down upon a stone and cried. And as he sat there, the king of
the ants (whose life he had saved) came to help him, with five thousand ants; and it was not long
before they had found all the pearls and laid them in a heap.
The second tablet said: 'The key of the princess's bed-chamber must be fished up out of the lake.'
And as the dwarf came to the brink of it, he saw the two ducks whose lives he had saved swimming
about; and they dived down and soon brought in the key from the bottom.
The third task was the hardest. It was to choose out the youngest and the best of the king's three
daughters. Now they were all beautiful, and all exactly alike: but he was told that the eldest had eaten
a piece of sugar, the next some sweet syrup, and the youngest a spoonful of honey; so he was to guess
which it was that had eaten the honey.
Then came the queen of the bees, who had been saved by the little dwarf from the fire, and she
tried the lips of all three; but at last she sat upon the lips of the one that had eaten the honey: and so
the dwarf knew which was the youngest. Thus the spell was broken, and all who had been turned into
stones awoke, and took their proper forms. And the dwarf married the youngest and the best of the
princesses, and was king after her father's death; but his two brothers married the other two sisters.


AUGUST
Theme: Ponds and Water
Hymn: How Great Thou Art
Poem: The Story of Fidgety Phillip
Storytelling: The Cat and the Mouse


THE STORY OF FIDGETY PHILLIP

by Heinrich Hoffmann

Let me see if Philip can
Be a little gentleman;
Let me see if he is able
To sit still for once at table:'
Thus Papa bade Phil behave;
And Mamma looked very grave.
But fidgety Phil,
He won't sit still;
He wriggles,
And giggles,
And then, I declare,
Swings backwards and forwards,
And tilts up his chair,
Just like any rocking-horse-
'Philip! I am getting cross!'

See the naughty, restless child
Growing still more rude and wild,
Till his chair falls over quite.
Philip screams with all his might,
Catches at the cloth, but then
That makes matters worse again.
Down upon the ground they fall,
Glasses, plates, knives, forks, and all.
How Mamma did fret and frown,

When she saw them tumbling down!
And Papa made such a face!
Philip is in sad disgrace.

Where is Philip, where is he?
Fairly covered up you see!
Cloth and all are lying on him;
He has pulled down all upon him.
What a terrible to-do!
Dishes, glasses, snapped in two!
Here a knife, and there a fork!
Philip, this is cruel work.
Table all so bare, and ah!
Poor Papa, and poor Mamma
Look quire cross, and wonder how
They shall have their dinner now.


HOW GREAT THOU ART
O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Chorus:
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

Chorus

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

Chorus

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"


THE CAT AND THE MOUSE
The cat and the mouse
Play'd in the malt-house:
The cat bit the mouse's tail off. "Pray, puss, give me my tail." "No," says the cat, "I'll
not give you your tail, till you go to the cow, and fetch me some milk."
First she leapt and then she ran,
Till she came to the cow, and thus began:
"Pray, Cow, give me milk, that I may give cat milk, that cat may give me my own
tail again." "No," said the cow, "I will give you no milk, till you go to the farmer, and
get me some hay."
First she leapt, and then she ran,
Till she came to the farmer and thus began:
"Pray, Farmer, give me hay, that I may give cow hay, that cow may give me milk,
that I may give cat milk, that cat may give me my own tail again." "No," says the
farmer, "I'll give you no hay, till you go to the butcher and fetch me some meat."
First she leapt, and then she ran,
Till she came to the butcher, and thus began:
"Pray, Butcher, give me meat, that I may give farmer meat, that farmer may give
me hay, that I may give cow hay, that cow may give me milk, that I may give cat milk,
that cat may give me my own tail again." "No," says the butcher, "I'll give you no
meat, till you go to the baker and fetch me some bread."
First she leapt and then she ran,
Till she came to the baker, and thus began:
"Pray, Baker, give me bread, that I may give butcher bread, that butcher may give
me meat, that I may give farmer meat, that farmer may give me hay, that I may give
cow hay, that cow may give me milk, that I may give cat milk, that cat may give me
my own tail again."
"Yes," says the baker, "I'll give you some bread,
But if you eat my meal, I'll cut off your head."
Then the baker gave mouse bread, and mouse gave butcher bread, and butcher
gave mouse meat, and mouse gave farmer meat, and farmer gave mouse hay, and
mouse gave cow hay, and cow gave mouse milk, and mouse gave cat milk, and cat
gave mouse her own tail again!


MAY SUMMARY
JANUARY:
Snow
Book of the
Week
Adventure Art Baking Day Activity
God's World The Gardener Chalk
Flowers
Plant Sunflowers
Around the
World
Babuskas Doll Make Borsht Where I Live
Nesting Dolls
A Beautiful
World
Peter and the
Wolf
Peter
Puppets
Russian Tea
Cakes
Watch/Listen to
Peter and the
Wolf
Extra Ferdinand Flower
Search
Yummy
Dandelion
Fun

Supplies Needed: Construction paper, white paper, colored chalk, sunflower seeds (dirt, water), unpainted nesting dolls
(available on amazon and etsy), acrylic paints, popsicle sticks, heavy books, water color paper
Ingredients Needed: dandelions, powdered sugar, chopped nuts, (pancake and borscht ingredients depending on
recipe of your choosing)


JUNE/JULY SUMMARY
FEBRUARY:
Night/Stars
Book of the
Week
Baking Day Activity Art Adventure
My World A Chair for
My Mother
Snack Store Money Play
A Beautiful
World
The Market
Square Dog
Puppy Chow Puppy Ears Visit a farmers
market
Gods World The Little
House
Moon
Phases
A Home in all
seasons

Around the
World
Lentil Sour (Lemon-Lime)
Soda Pop
(Pretend Soup pg 50)
Attend a 4
th
July
Parade and
wave an
American Flag!

Supplies Needed: snacks, construction paper, felt, general collage items, American flag
Ingredients Needed: chew mix, peanut butter, chocolate chips, powdered sugar, lemons, limes, apple juice concentrate,
soda water, oreos


AUGUST SUMMARY
MARCH:
Serving God
and Others
Book of the
Week
Baking Day Activity Art Adventure
God's World When I Was
Young in the
Mountains
Underwater
Viewer
Find a creek or
pond and go
wading watch
out for snakes!
Around the
World
The Story of
Ping
Noodle Soup
(Pretend Soup
pg 38)
Visit a
duck pond
A Beautiful
World
Katie and the
Waterlily Pond
Paint
outside
Visit an Art
Museum
Extra The Tale of
Jeremy Fisher
Pond Snack Beatrix Potter
Memory Game
Nature
Journal

Supplies needed: Large coffee can or other plastic container, plastic wrap, rubber band, duct tape, painting supplies
Ingredients needed: Apples, Peanut Butter, Grapes, Mini-marshmallows, chocolate chips or raisins, ramen, spinach,
mushrooms, corn, peas


MAY

Chalk Flowers
Cut flower shapes out of construction paper. Use as reverse stencils by placing
shape onto a larger piece of white paper and rubbing chalk over it the shape and
background paper. Lift the stencil to reveal the white flower.
Where I live Nesting Dolls:
Help your student paint a set of plain wooden nesting dolls (available on amazon and
etsy) using acrylic paint. Solid colors will work best except for the smallest one
which should be painted as a self-portrait. Toothpicks dipped in paint then dabbed
on will make small eyes. Using a sharpie or a, write the name of your town, state,
country and the world (if you have a 6 piece set, you could include home). An
option for semi-artistic parents is drawing the outline of your home/state/country
and a dot on a smaller outline of the state for the city.
Peter and the Wolf:
Peter and the Wolf is available from several sources for free. Spotify has an audio
version narrated by David Bowie and Youtube has an older Disney storybook format
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot7m9i70JDg. Netflix has a newer
Claymation video available online as well but Ive not seen it and have heard it has
been updated/altered so I would highly suggest previewing.
Peter Puppets
Make puppets with the characters and their instruments. Cut out the flashcards from
this site: http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2012/03/more-peter-and-wolf.html
and color if desired. Glue each piece to a square of construction paper then glue the
two matching pieces to a popsicle stick. Let your preschooler act out the scenes
and she listens to the story.
Russian Tea Cakes:
1 cup butter
cup powdered sugar (or blend sucanat into a fine powder) + extra for rolling
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cup flour
cup finely chopped nuts
teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400. Mix butter, cup powdered sugar and vanilla together. Add in
flour, nuts and salt. Shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Bake on ungreased
cookie sheet for 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly before rolling in powdered sugar.
Enjoy while listening to Peter and the Wolf.


Flower Search:
Go on a hike at a local park or search your backyard for flowers. Try to get at least
three different types. Look for difference and similarities between them (colors,
number of petals, leaf shapes, etc. Draw pictures and label if you know the names. If
you want to do more, try pressing them. You dont need a fancy flower press. Dab
the flowers with a paper towel to dry if needed then lay them between two pieces of
thick paper (water color paper works well) and gently place inside a large book
such as an dictionary or phone book. Put another heavy book or two on top. Let them
sit for a week or two.

Yummy Dandelion Fun:
Read the flower fairy dandelion poem. Talk about how many people consider
dandelions weeds because they can be hard to get rid of but they are also useful.
Then use some dandelions to make a tasty snack. Dandelion pancakes are made by
adding dandelion flower heads to whatever basic pancake batter you normally use
or try making dandelion lemonade:
http://www.learningherbs.com/dandelion_recipe.html


JUNE/JULY
Money Play:

Explain a bit about money and coins then let them borrow a bunch and let the
playing begin. How high can she stack pennies? Can she make a pattern with two or
three types of coins? What about with one type using both sides? Try making
rubbings with paper and crayon or with aluminum foil. Use them for pretend store
time or if you have other small children in the house that make playing with coins
dangerous, you can print play bills and coins from here:

http://donnayoung.org/math/play-money.htm
http://donnayoung.org/math/store.htm

Snack Store:

Put out an assortment of snacks on different plates and label each with the cost (hard
boiled eggs and cheese sticks are $0.25, strawberries are $0.05, grapes are a penny
a piece, etc). Give your child a handful of coins and let them decide what they want
to buy!

Puppy Chow:

http://www.chex.com/recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=45860

Puppy Ears:

Using construction paper or felt, cut out a 1-2 strip long enough to fit around your
childs head. Staple or glue into circle, testing fitting to make sure the size is correct.
You could also use a plastic headband for the head portion. Add floppy ears. If you
have a large box lying around, try making a dog house for your puppy to play in.

Visit a Farmers Market:

Find a local farmers market. You might not find any lost dogs but you probably will
find some yummy food. If your child is comfortable with the basics of money, you
could try having them make a purchase on their own. Farmers markets are ideal for
beginning shoppers because the people tend to be friendly and the items often cost
whole dollars so the math is easy.

Moon Phases:
Briefly describe moon phases by explaining that the moon doesnt have its own light
like a star does, we only see it because the light from the sun bounces off of it. And
depending on where the sun is, we see more or less of the moon. Make several


moon phases out of oreos. You can use the official terms if you wish, but keep it
simple. Go out and observe the moon several times this month and record the
moons phase on the calendar.

A Home in All Seasons

Fold a large piece of paper in half and then in half again. Unfold and you should have
four rectangles. Draw a picture of your house in sections. Color and add collage
items to turn one section into each season. Ideas: foam pieces for flowers and a sun,
small leaves and acorns for fall, white salt or glitter for winters snow. If you have a
calendar of firsts, read a few of your firsts from each season. If you dont have a
calendar of firsts, consider starting one!
(More about ours here: http://brcbanter.blogspot.com/2014/02/calendar-of-firsts.html)


AUGUST
Make an Underwater Viewer:

Start with a coffee can or other large cylinder shaped container. Cut the end off so
you are left with a tube. Wrap plastic wrap around the open end, securing with a
rubber band. Cover over the rubber band with duct tape several times to create a
water proof seal. Put the plastic wrap end into the water and you should be able to
see all the plants, insects and fish that live in your stream.

Pond Snack:

Cut two slices of apple. Arrange like a frogs body. Using peanut butter as an edible
glue, attach two small marshmallows with two chocolate chips on top for eyes. Using
grapes cut in half for legs. Serve with goldfish.

Beatrix Potter Memory:

Print out two copies of the memory page. Laminate if desired. Play memory!

Nature Journaling:

Talk a bit about how Beatrice Potter loved stories as well as nature and aniamls. She
was a good observer and practiced drawing and painting the things she saw in
nature which is why she could make such wonderful illustrations. Then go outside
and let your child pick what they want to draw.

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