Monthly Activity Calendar

JANUARY PRESCHOOL ACTIVITY CALENDAR
 
SUNDAYMONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAYSATURDAY
 


 

 
 

 

 

1

Happy New Year!
2
Let your child cover a piece of paper with glue, then sprinkle on confetti for a quick collage.
(Art)
3
Sing “Happy New Year to You” to the tune of “Happy Birthday”! (Music)
4
Ring in the New Year with a variety of bells. Discuss the sounds they make.
(Science)
5

Place salt in
a box lid. Have your child write letters in the salt with
a craft stick.
 N n

6
Make a play house for your child by covering a table with a blanket.
(Imagination)
7
Let your child help make cinnamon toast for breakfast or snack.
(Cooking)

 N n

8
Give your child a small basket for picking up small toys.
(Size)
9
Give your child a large basket for picking up large toys.
(Size)
10
Give your child a pile of mittens to
sort and match. (Sorting/
Matching)
11
Read the story about “The Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their Mittens”.
(Language)
12

 Cut the fingertips off an old glove
to make finger puppets.
(Language)

O o

13
Go on a hunt around your house looking for white objects.
(Color)
14

O o  

15
Make a real snowman or a giant one out of paper. Measure how tall it is.
(Measurement)
16
Collect some snow (or a block of ice) and have your child think of ways to keep it from melting.
(Problem Solving/Science)
17
Discuss the different shapes you can make when cutting a sandwich
in half or in fourths.
(Shapes)
18

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

19

Make a new friend today.
(Social Awareness)

P p  

20
Help your child practice putting on and taking off winter clothes.
(Coordination Skills)
21

Sing some of your favorite snow songs together.
(Music)

P p

22
Help your child discover why
a glass of ice gets water drops on the outside of the glass.
(Science)
23

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25

Freeze ice in containers to make ice sculptures.
(Creative Art)

26

 Q q  

27
Help your child set out bird seed for the winter birds.
(Kindness)
28

Write familiar words in the snow for your child to read.
(Beginning Reading)

Q q

29
Let your child help make a hot and cold snack, such as hot chocolate with cold whipped cream.
(Cooking/
Opposites)
30
Show your child how to fold a piece of paper
in fourths, then snip the edges to create a snowflake.
(Folding/Cutting)
-Calendar from Preschool Express-