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University of Nebraska Medical Center

UNMC Childcare Monthly Newsletter

April 2025 Newsletter

UNMC Child Development Center
985570 Neb. Med Center Omaha, NE 68198-5570
Phone: (402) 559-8800 Fax: (402) 559-3876
Tax ID: 47-0049123

Preschool Graduation
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 4:00pm
Green dinosaur

Dinosaurs (Tessa, Tahzeema)

Activities

Farm (week of April 1)

  • Letter: G
  • Farm Sensory
  • Tractor Letters
  • How many cow patches?
  • Plowing Tractor Art

Week of the Young Child (week of April 7)

  • Letter: H
  • Playing Instruments
  • Healthy Snacks
  • Who's in my family?
  • Building together

Eggs, Bunnies & Chicks (week of April 14)

  • Letter: I
  • Egg Numbers
  • Bunny Patterns
  • Fluffy Bunny Art
  • Egg Hunt

Solar System (week of April 21)

  • Letter: J
  • Rocket Ship
  • Number Constellations
  • Magic School Bus: Get Lost in Space
  • Planet Hopscotch

Flowers (week of April 28)

  • Letter: K
  • Flower Sight Words
  • Flower Counting
  • Q-Tip Flowers
  • Flower Petal Shapes
Butterfly with purple and yellow wings

Butterflies (Payton)

Activities

Week of the Young Child (week of April 1)

  • Letter: O
  • Family Photos
  • Sidewalk Chalk Activity
  • Playing Instruments
  • My favorite food is ?

Space (week of April 7)

  • Letter: P
  • Alien Eye Count
  • Space Craft Art
  • Blast Off Races

Bunnies, Baskets & Eggs (week of April 14)

  • Letter: Q
  • Wobbly Egg Races
  • Egg Patterns
  • Egg Hunt
  • Playdoh Eggs
Earth Week (week of April 21)
  • Letter: R
  • Happy/ Sad Earth Sort
  • Color Match
  • Recycle Kids Counting
  • Movie: The Lorax

Dental Health (week of April 28)

  • Letter: S
  • Teeth Color Match
  • Toothpaste Teeth Craft
  • What do I use my teeth for?
  • Number Puzzle
A male lion with a bushy mane

Lions (Tabatha, Claire)

Activities

Spring (week of April 1)

  • Flower Matching
  • Sponge Butterfly
  • Grow a Garden
  • Ladybug Art

Week of the Young Child (week of April 7)

  • Baby Yoga
  • Body Art
  • Friendship Counting
  • Shaving Cream

Eggs, Bunnies and Chicks (week of April 14)

  • Egg Color Match
  • Tissue Paper Chick
  • Peeps Painting
Opposites (week of April 21)
  • Stop and Go
  • Big and Small Animals
  • Hard and Soft
  • Color Under the Table

Opposites (week of April 28)

  • Empty and Full
  • Left and Right Hands
  • Dark and Light Colors
  • On and Off Sounds
Orange striped kitten

Kittens  (Oksana, Pinkee)

Activities

Birds (week of April 1)

  • Feather Art
  • Flap your Wings
  • Paint a Bird
  • Read: "Baby Bird"

Day and Night (week of April 7)

  • Play "Night, Night"
  • Paint a Moon and Stars
  • Count The Stars
  • Read: "Goodnight, Moon"

Eggs, Bunnies, Ducks and More (week of April 14)

  • Eggs in a Basket
  • Hop like a Bunny
  • Paint a Duck
  • Spring Bunny
Circus (week of April 21)
  • Circus Pictures
  • Color a Clown Face
  • Dot Art Balloons
  • Read: "Circus, Circus

Yellow (week of April 28)

  • Count Yellow Objects
  • Paint a Yellow Raincoat
  • Play with Yellow Toys
  • Read: "Yellow Bus, Yellow Sun