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JANUARY PRESCHOOL ACTIVITY CALENDAR
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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.
(Writing)
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)
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)
13

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

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)
20

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

Sing some of your favorite snow songs together.
(Music)
22

Help your child discover why
a glass of ice gets water drops on the outside of the glass.
(Science)
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24

25

Freeze ice in containers to make ice sculptures.
(Creative Art)
26
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)
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)