My favorite preschool activities usually involve reading a book or singing a song and then exploring the book through an activity. Recently we used LEGO Duplo blocks to explore animals in the song Over in the Meadow. We later read several versions of the song in story form.  What fun we had!

Here are our creations along with the song:

 

Over in the Meadow

In a pond in the sun,

Lived an old mother duck

And her little duck one,

“Quack!” said the mother,

“Quack!” said the one,

And they quacked and were happy

In the pond in the sun.

Over in the meadow

In a stream so blue,

Lived an old mother fish

And her little fish two,

“Bloop, bloop, bloop, bloop!” said the mother,

“Bloop, bloop!” said the two,

And they swam and were happy

In the stream so blue.

Over in the meadow

In a nest in the tree,

Lived an old mother bird

And her birdies three,

“Tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet!” said the mother,

“Tweet, tweet, tweet!” said the three,

And they sang and were happy

In the nest in the tree.

Over in the meadow

On a rock by the shore,

Lived an old mother frog,

And her little frogs four,

“Ribbit!” said the mother,

“Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit! said the four,

On a rock by the shore.

Over in the meadow

In a big bee hive,

Lived an old mother bee

and her little bees five,

“Buzz!” said the mother,

“Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!” said the five,

And they buzzed and were happy

In the big bee hive.

Activities We Did

1. We went over the song  Over in the Meadow by singing it.
2. Then we made LEGO Duplo Creations to represent the animals in the song.
3. Next we pointed to each animal as they came up in the song as we sang it.
4. We took picture walked (looked through the book’s pictures) and then read the books.
5. Finally we talked about how each book version was different and how they were the same.

You may find that you really like some of the activities above and there others you don’t want to do. The reason I gave you a list was so that you could choose the preschool activities that you really liked.

 

Preschool Activities Supplies

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LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toys for Creative Play; Kids Creative Kit (484 Pieces)

Over in the Meadow

Over in the Meadow: An Old Nursery Counting Rhyme

Over in the Meadow

Over in the Meadow

 

Here are some other book exploration preschool activities that we have done:

Should I Share My Ice Cream?

Countdown to Kindergarten

Apples A to Z

Space Boy

Butterfly Count

 

You can find other children’s book activities on my Read.Explore.Learn. Pinterest boards.