Welcome. Nature and Nurture is a Preschool Age Class offered in collaboration with the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Parks District. On our website, you can find this week's lesson plans, this month's snack menu, upcoming events, our policies, and more. Please have a look around.







Sunday, June 23, 2013

Lesson Plans and Reminders

Songs: Baby Bumble Bee
            ABCs

Sensory: Bubbles

Monday
Book: Where's My Mom by Julia Donaldson
Circle: What Starts With ___?
Art: Puffy Paint

Wednesday: Summer Party 10:30 - 12:00

Important Reminders:
Wednesday 6/26 is our last class day in June.
Our July class starts on Monday 7/8
July and August are both MW only. We will resume our MWF schedule in September.
You can register for July in person at the park office on the corner of Carmen and Burnley or by calling (805) 482-1996. Please register by no later than 7/5.
We are tentatively planning a field trip on Wednesday 7/10 if we can get 2-3 parents to come along.
This will be a walking field trip to the Camarillo Library for a special presentation.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Lesson Plans 6/17/13 - 6/21/13

Songs: 5 Little Monkeys
           The More We Get Together

Sensory: Packing Peanuts (made from potato starch, not styrofoam)

Monday
Book: Duck Soup By: Jackie Urbanovic
Circle: What's Missing?
Art: Soup Art

Wednesday

Book: The Very Quiet Cricket By: Eric Carle
Circle: Which one is not like the other?
Art: Painting Quiet Crickets

Friday

Book: Little Pea By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Circle: Science Experiment
Art: Utensil Painting



Our last class day in June is Wednesday 6/26 and we will be having our Summer Party at 10:30
Our first class day in July is Monday 7/8 July and August will only be MW instead of MWF

The More We Get Together


The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be

5 Little Monkeys


Five little monkeys
jumping on the bed.
One fell off
and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Four little monkeys
jumping on the bed.
One fell off
and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Repeat for all five monkeys.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Lesson Plans 6/10/13 - 6/14/13

Songs: Row Row Row Your Boat
           Open Shut Them

Sensory: Cloud Dough

Monday
Book: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
Circle: Science Experiment
Art: June Gift

Wednesday

Book: Duck Rabbit by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Circle: Guess the Object
Art: Duck Rabbit Painting

Friday

Book: Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Circle: What's Missing?
Art: Painting with Chopsticks

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Lesson Plans 6/3/13 - 6/7/13

Songs: Tell me who sits next to you
            10 Little Pirates

Sensory: Water Beads

Monday
Book: Archie and the Pirates
Circle: Dice Game
Art: Pirate Ships

Wednesday
Book: Olive's Pirate Party
Circle: Bug Bug Under the Rug
Art: Pirate Flags

Friday
Book: Edward and the Pirates
Circle: Science Experiment
Art: Pirate Hats