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July Themes
4th of July
Picnics and Baskets

July's Songs and Poems

Related Links for July

 

Themes

Theme 1: 4th of July 
(PDF containing a detailed planning sheet)

Bible Memory:
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Sample Activities:

Theme 2: Picnics and Baskets
(PDF containing a detailed planning sheet)

Bible Memory:
Hebrews 3:13b 
But encourage one another daily

Sample Activities:


July's Songs and Poems

On the Fourth of July
(From preschooleducation.com)
(Tune: 'London Bridge')

It's our country's birthday.
Birthday Birthday
It's our country's birthday,
on the fourth of July!


Our Flag
(From thevirtualvine.com)
(Tune: 'The Farmer in the Dell')

Red, white, and blue.
Red, white, and blue.
My flag and your flag.
Is red, white, and blue!


Flag
(From preschooleducation.com)
(Tune: 'Mary Had a Little Lamb')

Our flag is red, white, and blue.
Red, white, and blue.  Red, white, and blue.
Our flag is red, white, and blue.
In the U.S.A!

Our flag has 50 stars.
50 stars.  50 stars.
Our flag has 50 stars.
In the U.S.A!

Our flag has 13 stripes.
13 stripes.  13 stripes.
Our flag has 13 stripes. 
In the U.S.A!


Fireworks in the Sky
(Adapted from preschooleducation.com)
(Tune: 'Row Your Boat')

Boom, boom, hear the sounds!
Fireworks in the sky!
See them lighting up the night,
on the fourth of July!

Boom, boom, hear the sounds!
Fireworks in the sky!
'Happy birthday, America!'
on the fourth of July!


We're Going on a Picnic
(From More Toddlers Together by Cynthia Catlin.)
(Tune: 'The Farmer in the Dell')

We're going on a picnic. We're going on a picnic.
Hip, Hip, Hip Hooray!  We're going on a picnic.

Additional verses...
...walk to the park...
...find the perfect spot...
...spread out our blanket...
...sit on the ground...
...eat our picnic lunch!


A Tisket, A Tasket
(From More Toddlers Together by Cynthia Catlin)

A tisket, a tasket.
A red and blue basket.
I put (number) (items)  in my basket.
And now it's very full!


Summertime is Picnic Time
(From preschoolexpress.com)
(Tune: 'Mary Had a Little Lamb')

Summertime is picnic time.
 Picnic time   Picnic time.
Summertime is picnic time.
Time to have some fun!

We will eat our picnic lunch.
Picnic lunch.  Picnic lunch.
We will eat our picnic lunch.
And play when we are done!


Ants at the Picnic
(From stepbystepcc.com)
(Tune: 'Skip to my Lou')

Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Guess I'll eat real quickly!