Dads and Father's day (UPDATED)

 DAD'S & FATHER'S DAY THEME

TALK:   

Ask the group about what special day is coming up to celebrate someone in their family? Last month we celebrate mom so this time is Dad’s turn! This  coming weekend on Sunday is Father’s Day June 17! we need to celebrate our dads and give them extra hugs and kisses this  weekend!

READ:(read 2-3 books)

Just Me and My Dad By Mercer Mayer

  Mighty Dads By Joan Holub
Daddy Hug By Tim Warnes

The Daddy Book By Todd Parr 
A Perfect Father's Day By Eve Bunting

 Nelly Gnu and Daddy too! By Anna Dewdney

  My Dad By Anthony Browne
Clifford's Day with Dad By Norman Bridwell
Me and My Dad By Alison Ritchie 
My Dad By Steven Smallman  
Daddies Do it Different By Alan Lawrence Sitmoer

I Love you Daddy Because By Laurel Porter Gaylord

I Love MY Daddy By Giles Andreae

I Love my Daddy By Sebastien Braun 

Daddy is My Hero By Dawn Richards
I Love my Dad with Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle 

 Biscuit Loves Father's Day By Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Best Dad in the sea (finding nemo) By Amy Tyler
Just Helping My Dad By Mercer Mayer
  Daddy Hugs By Karen Katz
Daddy Hugs By Nancy Tafuri 
When a Dad says I Love You By Douglas Wood
Froggy's Day with Dad By Johnathan London
Ladybug Girl and her Papa By Jacky Davis and David Soman 
Father's Day By Anne Rockwell
What Dad's Can't Do By Douglas Wood 

Pete the Cat: Rock On Mom and Dad By James Dean

Hero Dad By Melinda Hardin Leveled Readers Level 1 (Step into Reading and I Can Read) Nella The Princess Knight: I Love King Dad By Jim Nolan

Disney Princess: I Love My Dad By Jennifer Liberts

PLAY:   
Use parachutes with the kids – a large flat sheet or tablecloth work too if you do not own a parachute

Lift it up and down

Cover our shoes

Lift the parachute high and let go

Kids go under

Shake balls and make popcorn

SING: Note: egg shakers are simple to make fill plastic easter style eggs with rice or beans and close with thick clear tape

If your happy and you know it – (clap your hands, stomp your feet, shout hooray)

ABC song (colored egg shakers)

Itsy Bitsy Spider (colored egg shakers)

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (rhythmn sticks)

Can’t wait to celebrate #2 Jim Gill Blue CD

Bean Bag Rock #3 on the bean bag CD use the bean bags in the program room closet on the die cut machine

Sing with us (Here we go round Mulberry Bush) (rhythm sticks)        

Note: (if you group is not large)

Come along and sing with us

Sing with us, sing with us

Come along and sing with us

So early in the morning

(continued)

Continue with….

…clap with us (clap hands)

…stomp with us(stomp feet)

…Tap with us(use sticks)

….read with us(open and close hands like a book)

Silly Dance Contest with colored scarves  ( Jim Gill Yellow - the sneezing song and other fairly contagious tunes CD)

#4 Clap your hands CD- from Wee Sing Childrens Songs and Fingerplays (see below)

• Clap you hands- slowly as you can  & quickly as you can
• Shake you hands slowly&quickly
• Roll your hands slowly&quickly
• Rub your hands slowly &quickly
• Wiggle your fingers slowly&quickly
• Pound your fists slowly &quickly

(To the tune of You are my Sunshine) Credit DLTK site  Holidays

 You are my daddy, My only daddy

You make me happy everyday

I want you to know dad, How much I love you

So please don't take my daddy away.

 Use colored scarves and dance to I took a Bath in the Washing Machine# 4 on Jim Gill yellow CD

or # 31 Shimmie Shake on Wiggles greatest hits CD

I Love to dance #10 on the Laurie Berkner blue CD with scarves

WRITE: 

Father's Day Printable Coloring and fill out worksheet from skiptomylou.org here

CRAFT: 

Homemade Father's Day Cards 

Pinterest Pins collected by Stephanie Wycihowski all About Dad's & Father's Day Crafts

Puzzle pieces template craft

Use coloring sheet puzzle and color pieces with crayons

 (if they want scissor practice) then cut the pieces apart

Glue down to colored construction paper

Help your child write the phrase-- I love you pieces and they can write what they call their dad… dad daddy baba papa etc. 

You are My Sunshine Card for Daddy or mom in the case of the image- use a yellow circle with tissue paper rays or noodles

and write the words you are my sunshine Daddy on this special Card! 
Credit sassydealz.com