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