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Cinco de Mayo Theme for Preschool

Using the Weekly and Daily Planning FormsIn the weekly planning form, ALL of the boxes are editable! Simply print as they are OR move activities to the days you want them or replace activities with your own!You’ll find my standards listed under each activity. This is where you will enter YOUR program’s standards (that you added to the Conversion Chart) 1. Refer to the conversion chart you completed and look up my Standard Letter/Number.2. Replace that letter and number with YOUR program’s equivalent that you typed into

the Conversion Chart.3. Print!

The Weekly AND Daily Planning forms are both 100% editable so you can move the activities to the days you want to do them or even replace them with your own activities! (If you do that-be sure to change them on the daily planning forms as well AND replace the standards in that box with the correct standards for the activity you have replaced mine with!)NOTE: The blue areas will NOT print blue, don’t worry! Those areas are the “editable areas”. They will print with a white background when you print!

Using the Standards Conversion Chart

1. Type in each of your program’s equivalent standards next to mystandard.

2. Save to your computer.3. Refer to this chart each time you use a theme from Preschool Cubby

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This holiday represents the date on which Mexico was victorious over the French army at the Battle of Puebla (which was on May 5, 1862). Cinco de Mayo is a patriotic fiesta to celebrate this event.

Graphics for this theme were created by All Things Clipart and Creative Clips Clipart by Krista Wallden

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WEEKLY PLANNER

Standards

Standards

Standards

Standards

Standards

SUGGESTED CHANGES TO INTEREST CENTERS FOR THE WEEK

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Theme

Circle

Art

Math/ Manipulatives

Science

Small Group

Music & Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

You’ll Need:

MONDAY

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Theme

Circle

Art

Math/ Manipulatives

Science

Small Group

Music & Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

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TUESDAY

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Theme

Circle

Art

Math/ Manipulatives

Science

Small Group

Music & Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

You’ll Need:

WEDNESDAY

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Theme

Circle

Art

Math/ Manipulatives

Science

Small Group

Music & Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

You’ll Need:

THURSDAY

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Theme

Circle

Art

Math/ Manipulatives

Science

Small Group

Music & Movement

Gross Motor

Story Time

You’ll Need:

FRIDAY

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Directions:

Print and laminate the following board game. (There is a colored one and a black & white one for you to color yourself if you’d prefer!).

Provide toys or other materials for game pieces and a number die (or dice with dots).

The children will help their playing piece get through the Cinco de Mayo party!

The children roll the die and move that many spaces. If they land on “cinco”, they yell out CINCO and choose an action to do 5 times (cinco means 5 in Spanish) such as hop 5 times, clap your hands 5 times, etc.

Encourage the children to talk about the different pictures they see on the board game! (i.e. nachos and cheese, the flag)

Cinco de Mayo Mouse Board Game

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Cinco de Mayo Mouse Board Game

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Cinco de Mayo Mouse Board Game

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Baker’s Dough -Group

4 c (1000 mg) flour 1 ½ c (375 ml) water1 c (250 mg) salt

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.Mix.Knead with hands.Let children create their own pottery shapes (small bowls, etc.).Bake at 250 F (121 C) for 2 hours. When cooled, paint w/tempera. Optional: Spray with clear varnish.

You can paint with acrylic paint but remember that acrylic paint stains!

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Directions:

Print and laminate the flag mat on the following page.Provide playdough or dry erase markers for the children to create their own flags.

Have flags of your country and other countries displayed around the room for inspiration!

Flag Activity Mat

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Flag Activity Mat

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Flag Activity Mat

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Song Card & Song PosterHow to use:• Print and laminate the song card below (it is 5” X 3”).• Place in a can or box with other cards of songs your children

love!• In transitional times (waiting to go outside or wash hands,

etc.), pull out your song box or song can (I use a decorated coffee can!).

• Shuffle the cards in your hands saying “Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle” and your children yell “STOP”!

• When they yell stop, whichever card is on top is the one you sing! The kids LOVE this!

Each month you’ll receive one of these cards that correspond with the song poster for the month to add to your Song Card Collection!On the next page, you’ll find the Song Poster! Print and laminate for use over the years!

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It’s Cinco de Mayo Today!sung to the tune of Farmer in the Dell

It's Cinco de Mayo today! (hold up 5 fingers)

It's Cinco de Mayo today! (hold up 5 fingers)

Let's clap our hands and sing "Ole". (yell “Ole”!)

It's Cinco de Mayo today! (hold up 5 fingers)

It’s lots of fun! It’s lots of fun!

It’s lots of fun for everyone

Cinco de Mayo!

It’s a celebration! It’s a celebration!

Let’s dance together and have some fun!

It’s a celebration!

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The following images are from the calendar pieces.

You can use these in several ways:

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use to create patterns. Either you begin a pattern using 4-5 of these cards and encourage the children to continue the same pattern. Or, have the children create their own patterns using the cards.

• Print and laminate several pages for the children to use as a matching/memory game.

Patterns for Games and Activities

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Cinco de Mayo Patterns for Games and Activities

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The blank card below is to add the month you would like!

Simply cut out, laminate and print the month’s

name with a dry erase marker so that you can erase and use whenever you like throughout the year.

Cinco de Mayo Theme Calendar Pieces ABCDE Pattern

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