{"id":1860,"date":"2012-07-15T07:26:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T14:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.preschoolfun.net\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2012-07-15T07:26:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-15T14:26:40","slug":"august-themes-for-preschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/early\/1860\/august-themes-for-preschool","title":{"rendered":"August Themes for Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August can be a great time for introducing your preschooler to new ideas and learning. If you are the teacher of a preschool class, or a parent who wants to engage in some fun with their preschooler, there are plenty of ideas to keep you busy!\u00a0 Best of all many of these ideas can be done outside as the weather in most places, is still nice. Take advantage of the learning attitude of your preschooler to enjoy some fun together! Here are some August themes for preschool-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Watermelon      Day\/August 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&#8211;<\/strong>This iconic fruit for summer is at its peak      around the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> of August. It can be a fun way to teach your      preschoolers about gardening, food, and even letters. Be sure that you cap      off this theme with some cool, juicy slices of watermelon, for      everyone!\u00a0 Here are some ideas to get      you started-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Books to Read:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One Watermelon Seed<\/p>\n<p>By Celia Barker Lottridge<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon Day<\/p>\n<p>By Kathi Applet<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watermelon Chant-<\/strong>Preschoolers love chanting this and don\u2019t even realize they are working on learning their letters as well.<\/p>\n<p>A-B-CDE<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon is good for me.<\/p>\n<p>F-G-HIJ<\/p>\n<p>I can eat it everyday.<\/p>\n<p>P-Q-RST<\/p>\n<p>Ripe and very juicy<\/p>\n<p>U-V-WXY<\/p>\n<p>You will like it if you give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>Z-Z-ZZZ<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon is good for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponge-Painted Watermelons-<\/strong>This delightful craft is easy to do and doesn\u2019t require a lot of hard to find craft materials.<\/p>\n<p><em>You will need:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bd paper plate for each child<\/p>\n<p>Sponges for painting<\/p>\n<p>Red and green paint<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon seeds<\/p>\n<p>Glue<\/p>\n<p>Have the children sponge paint watermelons on a half paper plate. They do this by painting the green rind on the outside, the red fruit on the inside and let dry. Then have the children glue a given number of seeds to the fruit.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watermelon Magnets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You will need:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Red Styrofoam plates<\/p>\n<p>Green tissue paper<\/p>\n<p>Watermelon seeds<\/p>\n<p>Glue<\/p>\n<p>Small magnets<\/p>\n<p>Have an adult cut the plates into four equal sections. Have the children cover edge of each section with cut up squares of green tissue paper for the rind. You will need save watermelon seeds and have children glue five or six seeds on their slice of watermelon. Attach a magnet on back and they have a cute summer refrigerator magnet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watermelon Pops-<\/strong>These yummy treats are easy to make and will go along  perfectly with this theme.<\/p>\n<p><em>You will need:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4 cups watermelon cubes<\/p>\n<p>4 (7 ounce) paper cups<\/p>\n<p>4 Popsicle sticks<\/p>\n<p>Remove the black seeds from watermelon cubes and puree in blender. Pour into \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 paper cups. Place sticks in cups and freeze until firm. (If you put a small piece of \u00a0\u00a0 aluminum foil on the top of each cup &amp; poke the stick through it, it will hold the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stick in place until it is frozen.) To eat, tear paper cup from the frozen pop. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yummy to eat outside on a hot day!!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tooth      Fairy\/Dentist Day August 22<sup>nd<\/sup>&#8211;<\/strong>Preschoolers are excited to begin      losing their teeth. There are lots of fun ways to introduce them to the      importance of dental hygiene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Books to Read:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Going to the Dentist<\/p>\n<p>By Anne Civardi<\/p>\n<p>Dear Tooth Fairy<\/p>\n<p>By Pamela Duncan Edwards<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field trip-<\/strong>Many dentist will open up their office, for visitors. Contact dentists in \u00a0\u00a0 your area to see if a field trip is possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tooth Fairy boxes-<\/strong>Small wooden boxes can be found inexpensively at your local \u00a0 craft store.<\/p>\n<p><em>You will need:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One box for each child<\/p>\n<p>Assorted craft paints<\/p>\n<p>Stickers-preferably of teeth<\/p>\n<p>Glitter pens<\/p>\n<p>Give each child a box and let them decorate it, as a keepsake for the teeth they will lose. \u00a0Encourage their creativity as they make their tooth fairy boxes. When finished you can spray the boxes with a craft finish, to protect the decorations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August can be a great time for introducing your preschooler to new ideas and learning. 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