"Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney 

A heartwarming tale of the love between a parent and child hare. 

"Llama Llama I Love You" by Anna Dewdney 

An adorable board book featuring Llama Llama as he celebrates Valentine's Day with his friends. 

• Week 1: Celebrating Friendship

  • Discuss the importance of friends and friendship.

  • Encourage children to express their feelings about friends.

• Week 2: Acts of Kindness

  • Promote outdoor acts of kindness, such as sharing outdoor toys or helping each other.

  • Emphasize the joy of giving and receiving kindness.

• Week 3: Friendship Bracelets

  • Organize an outdoor craft activity where children make friendship bracelets for themselves and their friends.

  • Discuss the significance of these bracelets.

• Week 4: Friendship Picnic

  • Arrange an outdoor picnic where children bring and share their favorite snacks.

  • Promote outdoor social interaction and sharing.

• Week 1: Friend-themed Storytime

  • Read and share stories about friendship outdoors, using props and puppets.

  • Encourage children to discuss their favorite characters and moments.

• Week 2: Friendship Songs

  • Gather for an outdoor singing session, learning and singing songs about friendship.

  • Promote language development through song lyrics.

• Week 3: Friendship Nature Journal

  • Provide outdoor journals for children to draw and write about their outdoor experiences with friends.

  • Explore descriptive language related to nature.

• Week 4: Outdoor Storytelling Circle

  • Sit in an outdoor circle to share stories about memorable outdoor experiences with friends.

  • Encourage children to take turns and use expressive language.

• Week 1: Friendship Games

  • Organize outdoor friendship-themed games like "Three-Legged Race" and "Trust Walk."

  • Develop teamwork and physical coordination.

• Week 2: Heart Hopscotch

  • Create an outdoor heart-shaped hopscotch game.

  • Promote balance and gross motor skills.

• Week 3: Nature Hunt with Friends

  • Organize an outdoor nature scavenger hunt where children work together in pairs or small groups.

  • Enhance observation skills.

• Week 4: Group Yoga

  • Practice outdoor yoga poses in a group setting, emphasizing cooperation and relaxation.

  • Develop balance and flexibility.

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• Week 1: Friendship Counting

  • Use outdoor materials like pebbles or leaves for counting and sorting activities.

  • Reinforce numeracy skills in a friendship context.

• Week 2: Outdoor Shape Hunt with Friends

  • Organize an outdoor shape hunt, identifying shapes in the natural environment together.

  • Discuss shapes related to outdoor objects.

• Week 3: Friendship Measurement

  • Measure and compare the heights of children and their friends using outdoor objects like sticks.

  • Explore concepts of tall and short.

• Week 4: Friendship Patterns

  • Create friendship-themed patterns using outdoor materials like twigs and stones.

  • Ask children to identify and continue the patterns.

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• Week 1: Outdoor Friendship Exploration

  • Encourage children to explore and observe the outdoor environment with their friends.

  • Discuss outdoor discoveries and curiosities.

• Week 2: Outdoor Bird Watching

  • Set up an outdoor bird-watching activity where children observe and identify birds together.

  • Document bird species seen during outdoor outings.

• Week 3: Friendship Nature Art

  • Use outdoor materials like leaves and flowers to create nature-themed artwork with friends.

  • Discuss how nature inspires art.

• Week 4: Friendship and Weather

  • Observe and discuss outdoor weather changes and how it affects outdoor activities with friends.

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• Week 1: Friendship Art Exhibition

  • Organize an outdoor art exhibition displaying children's friendship-themed artwork.

  • Invite families to view the artwork and discuss friendship.

• Week 2: Nature-Inspired Friendship Crafts

  • Use natural outdoor materials to create friendship crafts.

  • Encourage children to collaborate on artistic projects.

• Week 3: Outdoor Music Jam

  • Arrange an outdoor music jam session where children explore outdoor sounds and rhythms.

  • Promote creativity and cooperation.

• Week 4: Friendship Dance

  • Organize an outdoor dance performance where children dance together to celebrate friendship.

  • Encourage self-expression and movement.

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