This week’s theme for your Virtual Book Club for Kids is Boats.
We have picked to feature Sail Away by Donald Crews as the book and have put together a week of fun simple, low prep, easy activities for you.
These boat themed activities cover sensory play, learning and creating whilst your preschooler has fun!
So here you go our Week Plan for Boats featuring the book Sail Away by Donald Crews.
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Sail Away by Donald Crews Virtual Book Club for Kids Featured Book
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Our featured book for Boat Week is Sail Away by Donald Crews.
In this picture book, a family heads out in their sailboat for a day. It’s calm and bright but before long there are waves and the weather has changed all before they sail home.
With simple text and illustrations, it is fun to read together.
You can find more boat themed books after the activity plan below.
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Boat Activity Plan for Preschoolers
We have selected for you 5 simple activities on the theme of boats.
These include a sensory play idea that can be used throughout the week, activities focusing on letters and maths. A simple snack to make and enjoy with an art or craft to finish it off.
How you structure the week is a personal preference. But, here’s what has worked for us at the Virtual Book Club for Kids.
A Week of Sail Away and Boat Themed Activities for Preschoolers
Have fun this week with a planned week of simple boat themed activities featuring the book Sail Away by Donald Crews for your preschooler.
Set up this simple water and homemade boat sensory play for the week and watch your preschoolers sail away in this tub.
A fun and simple boat themed alphabet upper and lower case matching game for preschoolers.
Work on shapes for the math activity this week with some shape potato printing boats for your preschoolers to create.
Simple apple boat snack to make with your preschooler this week.
Set up a creative station for your preschoolers and let them create their own boats and test them to see if they will float or sink.
More Boat Activities on our Pinterest Board
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Boat Books for Preschoolers
We have picked 3 other boat themed books for you and your preschooler to read together.
Next Week on The Virtual Book Club for Kids
Next week’s theme for the Virtual Book Club for Kids is Airplanes and the featured book Maisy Goes on a Plane by Lucy Cousins.
More Transportation Themed Activity Plans for Preschoolers
- Train activity plan for preschoolers.
- Freight Train by Donald Crews themed plan for preschoolers.
- Polar Express and Train themed Activity plan for preschoolers.
