animal

©FunShine Express 2019 May Fireflies® Sign Language

Touch chest with fingertips. Move backs of hands together and

apart, like an animal breathing.

grow up

Smoothly move hand upward as if showing a person

growing taller. ©FunShine Express 2019 May Fireflies® Sign Language

May Fireflies® Bear Grid Game©FunShine Express 2019

I Am Special

I am years old.

I am inches tall. May Fireflies® I Am Special©FunShine Express 2019

May Fireflies® I Love Spring!©FunShine Express 2019

I love springtime! The (grass)

begins to grow, leaves

form on the (trees)

, and (flowers)

begin to bloom.

The (sun)

makes the air feel warm.

In springtime, I like to ride my (tricycle)

and play at

the (park)

with my friends. When it (rains)

, I like to

jump in (puddles)

with my (rain boots)

. Then, I watch for

a (rainbow)

to appear. Spring is my favorite time of year!

I Love Spring

May Fireflies® Tying Shoes©FunShine Express 2019

©FunShine Express May Fireflies® Activity Calendar

May 2019

Daily Basics Learning Activities

Physical Development

Creative Expression

Theme 1 • Baby AnimalsWednesday

May 1

ThursdayMay 2

FridayMay 3

MondayMay 6

TuesdayMay 7

WednesdayMay 8

ThursdayMay 9

FridayMay 10

MondayMay 13

TuesdayMay 14

WednesdayMay 15

ThursdayMay 16

FridayMay 17

Theme 2 • When I’m BigMonday

May 20

TuesdayMay 21

WednesdayMay 22

ThursdayMay 23

FridayMay 24

TuesdayMay 28

WednesdayMay 29

ThursdayMay 30

FridayMay 31

©FunShine Express May Fireflies® Activity Calendar

May 2019

Daily Basics Learning Activities

Physical Development

Creative Expression

Theme 1 • Baby AnimalsWednesday

May 1

Square Shape Display/Hunting for Names, Squares Song, May Day/Introduction to Baby Animals Theme

Storytime Book Selection for Baby Animals, May Day Flowers, Square Shape Recognition, May Character Card

May Day Relay May Day Basket

ThursdayMay 2

Square Spanish Card/Book of Rhymes, Little Kitty Rhyme, Kittens

May Book of the Month, Kitten Science, Interactive Nursery Rhyme: Little Kitty Yarn Toss Kitty Cat Necklace,

Copycats

FridayMay 3

Number 19 Display/Magnetic Words, Puppy Felt Set Song, Puppies

Nonfiction Features, Number Nineteen Counting Card, Peanut-Free Puppy Chow, May Word Wall

Where’s the Bone? 3D Puppy

MondayMay 6

Purple Color Display/Letter Y Display, Letter Y Rhyme, Baby Names vs. Adult Names

Is It a Pet?, Mama and Baby Pairs, Animal Sounds, Animal Field Trip, Mama and Baby Terms

Who’s in the Den? Kangaroo Pouch

TuesdayMay 7

Purple Spanish Card/Letter Y Word Cards, I Like Animals Rhyme, Eggs

How Can She Help?, Eggs and Nests, Chick to Hen Sequencing Cards, Counting Chicks

Egg Relay Hatching Chick

WednesdayMay 8

I Spy Purple/Y Is for Yelling, Old MacDonald Song, Farm Animals

Where Do They Live?, Pigs in a Blanket, Making Mud, Animal Silhouettes LCM, Sheep’s Wool

Feed the Pig Piglet Props

ThursdayMay 9

Counting Spring Things/Y Is for Yawn, Baby Animals Song, Why Animals Need Their Mothers

Baby Animals and Baby People, Creative Letter Y, May Math Game: Back to Mom Catch a Ride Mother’s Day Gift: Pretty

Pot of Flowers, M-O-M-M-Y

FridayMay 10

Building with Squares/Y Is for Yogurt, I Love Mommy Song, Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day Helper, Mother’s Day Box of Love, Feeding Time Fill It! Fine Arts: Mosaic, Mosaic

Masterpiece

MondayMay 13

Counting Dots/Letter Z Display, Letter Z Rhyme, Animal Growth

What’s the Setting?, Showing Affection, Baby Animals LCM, Finish the Sentence Big/Small Scavenger Hunt Perfect Squares

TuesdayMay 14

Number 20 Display/Letter Z Word Cards, Five Little Ducks Song, Wild Animals vs. Pets

Comparing Characters, Classifying Animals, Number Twenty Counting Card Duck Crossing Darling Duckling, Animal

Homes

WednesdayMay 15

Purple Drink/Z’s and Zigzags, Mary Had a Little Lamb Song, Pet Animals

Pretending Is Fun!, Playdough Pet Food, Baby Animal Beds Obedience School Animal Care Corner, Little

Lamb

ThursdayMay 16

Square Foods/Follow the Zigzag, Animal Shelter Rhyme, Animal Safety

Rhyming Words, Y-Z Alphabet Review, Caring for Animals, Bear Cub Grid Game Web of Y’s and Z’s Freestyle Art: String Art

FridayMay 17

Measuring Purple/Zooming Vehicles, Welcome Song, Baby Animal Theme Review

Featured Book Review, Peck, Peck, Peck, Creative Letter Z, Herding Sheep and Lambs

Where Do I Live? Animal Prints

Theme 2 • When I’m BigMonday

May 20

20 Poms/Listening for Letter Sounds, Way to Go Rhyme, Introduction to When I’m Big Theme

Storytime Book Selection for When I’m Big, I Am Special, Healthy Habits Chart, Friend Match

Name Game Then and Now

TuesdayMay 21

Sorting Crayons/Finding Letters, I Am Growing Song, Stages of Growth

Enormous Vocabulary, I Can Read Rebus Story, Growing Up LCM, Body Tracing

Growing Bigger Growing and Growing

WednesdayMay 22

Craft Stick Squares/Chenille Stem Letters, Purple Foods Rhyme, Resources Needed for Growth

Picture Predictions, Favorite Food Collage, Fruity Faces, Guide to Growing Jump Up, Sit Down I’m THIS Tall

ThursdayMay 23

20 Actions/Signing Names, My Well Checkup Rhyme, Wellness Checkups

Problem Resolutions, Marble Maze, What’s in a Name?, Grass Head Beanbag Balance Rainbow Names

FridayMay 24

Purple Foods/Actions for Letters, America Song, Difficult Tasks/Memorial Day

Helping with Laundry, Patriotic Vocabulary, Stars and Stripes, Cut It Out Easy Actions Memorial Day Mobile

TuesdayMay 28

Colors with Twister/Alphabet in Order, All Grown Up Song, Achievements

Beginning? Middle? End?, Color Challenge, I Can Cards LCM, Tying Practice

Who’s Hiding? I’m a Star, All About Me (Memory Book, Part 1)

WednesdayMay 29

Shape Collage/Sorting Word Cards, I Am Special Song, Special Talents

Square/Purple Search, Friendship Puzzle, Talent Show, Helper Chart, Phone Numbers and 911

I Can Container My Favorite Things (Memory Book, Part 2)

ThursdayMay 30

Which Has More?/Blank Books, When I Grow Rhyme, Adult Jobs

Character Feelings, When I Grow Up LCM, Counting Votes Community Helpers Walk Career Play, Freestyle Art:

Ping Pong Prints

FridayMay 31

Numbers in Salt/Cardboard Letters and Words, Fun in Preschool Song, When I’m Big Theme Review

Name That Book!, Thirsty Grass, “You Can” Statements, Favorite Memories Book, Alphabet Hunt

Name Card Musical Chairs Graphing Squares