sun

©FunShine Express 2020 July Fireflies® Sign Language

Make letter S with right hand and place under chin. Flick

pointer and middle fingers out in a V shape. Repeat.

frog

Hold out pointer finger and draw circle in the air near head. Turn hand toward head and spread

fingers to make sunrays.©FunShine Express 2020 July Fireflies® Sign Language

Letter Pond

July Fireflies® Letter Pond©FunShine Express 2020

July Fireflies® Fish

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Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled

Sat on a speckled

Eating some most delicious

YUM! YUM!

One jumped into the

Where it was nice and cool.

Now there are four green speckled

GLUB! GLUB!

(log)

(bugs)

(pool)

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(frogs)

(frogs)

July Fireflies® Speckled Frogs Rebus©FunShine Express 2020

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©FunShine Express July Fireflies® Activity Calendar

July 2020

Daily Basics Group Activities

Free Play or Learning Activities

Creative Expression

Theme 1 • Fun in the SunWednesday

July 1

ThursdayJuly 2

FridayJuly 3

MondayJuly 6

TuesdayJuly 7

WednesdayJuly 8

ThursdayJuly 9

FridayJuly 10

MondayJuly 13

TuesdayJuly 14

WednesdayJuly 15

ThursdayJuly 16

FridayJuly 17

Theme 2 • Frogs and FriendsMonday

July 20

TuesdayJuly 21

WednesdayJuly 22

ThursdayJuly 23

FridayJuly 24

MondayJuly 27

TuesdayJuly 28

WednesdayJuly 29

ThursdayJuly 30

FridayJuly 31

©FunShine Express July Fireflies® Activity Calendar

July 2020

Daily Basics Group Activities

Free Play or Learning Activities

Creative Expression

Theme 1 • Fun in the SunWednesday

July 1Number Nine • Letter I

Water Relay • Song of Sunshine • Choosing Books for Fun in the Sun • Fun in the Sun Theme Introduction

Sun Safety Puppet • Sunray Math • I Can Clean Up Character Counts Story Pavement Butterflies

ThursdayJuly 2

Star Shape • I Is for InkPom Toss Painting • The Seasons • July Theme 1 Book • Dressing for Sunny Weather

Swirly Stars • Equipment Wash • July Word Wall

Flip-Flops in the Sand • Cool Shades

FridayJuly 3

Color Green • Letter J Flying Fireworks • Fireworks • Sound Effects • Fourth of July

Independent State • Flag Match • Straw Rocket Fourth of July Prop

MondayJuly 6

Number 10 • J Is for JuicePool Noodle Hockey • How Are You? • Feelings Frenzy • Enjoying Nature

Loose Parts • Rock Grid • The Birds’ Bath Nature Weaving

TuesdayJuly 7

Hunt for Green • Letter KSilly Races • Moving Through Summer • Celebrating Independence • Visiting the Park

Concert in the Park • If I Were... • Fizzy Color Cubes

Fine Arts Feature—Watercolor Suns

WednesdayJuly 8

Octagon Shape • Fly a KiteShape Games • We’re All Friends • Author Comparison • Spending Time with Friends

Puffy Sidewalk Paint • Collaborative Rainbow • Clothespin Rays I Am a Good Friend!

ThursdayJuly 9

Number 11 • Letter L Water Play • Let’s Go Swimming • Story Order • Pool Time

Paint with Water • What I Like About Summer • Water and Soil Tie-Dye Fun

FridayJuly 10

Color White • L Is for LettersSprinkler Limbo • Water Play • Independence Day Picnics • Refreshing Summertime Foods and Drinks

Trapped in Ice • Strawberry Banana Freeze Pops • Lemon Water Sequence Card Set Handmade Twin Pops

MondayJuly 13

Smash and Count • Letter MSummertime Games • Doing My Best • Self Connections • Summer Sports/Olympic Games

Sports Ball Exploration • Field Hockey Spelling • Good Sportsmanship Sports Medal

TuesdayJuly 14

Number 12 • M Is for MoneyGlow-in-the-Dark Bowling • What a Sight! • Fairly Crazy Tales • Summer Nights

Buried Treasure • Curved or Straight? • Summertime Memory LCM Fantastic Firefly

WednesdayJuly 15

Button Shapes • Letter NFlashlight Tag • Bright Sun • Independence Day Symbolism • Light and Shadows

No Paintbrushes! • Shadows in the Night Sun Prints • Shadow Puppet Theater

ThursdayJuly 16

Heart Shape • Make a Necklace Box Tower • Where Should We Go? • Relax and Read • Rainy Days

Alphabet Bingo • Number Punch • If I Could Be...Concept Cube Wonderful Water Droplets

FridayJuly 17

Number 13 • Letter OCatching Scoops • Down by the Bay • Name That Title • Fun in the Sun Theme Review • National Ice Cream Day

Wet Letters • Soft Playdough • Color Dominoes

Ice Cream Sundaes • The Perfect Scoop

Theme 2 • Frogs and FriendsMonday

July 20Color Pink • O Is for Owl

Jump! • Five Green and Speckled Frogs • Choosing Books for Frogs and Friends • Frogs and Friends Theme Introduction

Green and Speckled Playdough • Froggy Vocabulary

Little Amphibian Friend • Ribbit Headband

TuesdayJuly 21

Guess the Color • Letter PHow Many Hops? • Little Polliwog • July Theme 2 Book • Metamorphosis

Life Cycle of a Frog LCM • Leaping Lengths

A Frog’s Home • Life Cycle of a Frog

WednesdayJuly 22

Number 14 • P Is for Parachute Catch the Fly • Mr. Frog • Story Prop Time • Frog Meals and Homes

Feed the Frog • Air for Lungs • Frog Favorites Fly Swatter Painting

ThursdayJuly 23

Dots for Numerals • Letter Q Insect Pose • Frogs and Toads • Book Reviewers • Frogs vs. Toads

Feels Like a Toad or Frog? • Frolicking Frogs • The Lost Button Thumbprint Frogs

FridayJuly 24

Shapes in a Book • Q Is for Quiet

Froggy Friends • Have You Ever Seen a Green Frog? • Hidden Plants and Animals • Pond Life

Letter Pond • Exploring Pond Water • Cutting Paths The Pond

MondayJuly 27

Stamping Primary Colors • Stencil Letters

Water Lily Game • Color Hop • Career Illustrator • Lily Pads

Water Lily Letters • Lily Pad Race July Math Game • Washing Rocks Sittin’ on a Lily Pad

TuesdayJuly 28

Math with Fruit • Classroom Alphabet Book

Musical Ponds • One, Two, Three, Four, Five • Storytellers • Fun Fish Facts

Sink or Float Experiment • Fishing with Toes • Camouflage Fish Big Catch

WednesdayJuly 29

Shape Symmetry • Letters Spell Names

Waddle, Waddle • Who Lives in the Pond? • Hop Like a Frog in a Bog • Ducks

Stuck in Muck • The Perfect Nest • Wonderfully Webbed Feet Duck Feet

ThursdayJuly 30

Coloring Water • Clipboard FunDancing Frogs • I Had a Little Turtle • Listening for Actions • Turtles

Turtle Shell Fun • Turtle Eggs Pond Sweet Pond • Baby Turtle

FridayJuly 31

Shape and Numeral Combos • Alphabet with a Puppet

Repeat Favorites • NAEYC Music Archive • July 2020 Book Review • Frogs and Friends Theme Review

Speckled Frogs Rebus Rhyme • Frog Path • Bugs on a Log Squish and Mix Bags