Wild West

CRAFTS

Cactus
I gave the children rice to glue on cactus cut outs.

Hay There!

Covered Wagon

Give each child one half sheet of construction paper and one whole sheet. They can choose the colors. Also give 2 cut out circles (wagon wheels). Let the children decorate the large sheet of paper. Then let them decorate on the half sheet. When finished, they glue or staple the whole sheet folded over (but not creased) to one wide edge of the half sheet of paper. The half sheet is the bottom of the wagon and the folded over  whole sheet is the cover part of the wagon. Then let them glue the wheels onto the bottom of the half sheet.

Puppet Show

Each child told a make-believe story and put on their own puppet show.

You can find these puppets at HomeSchool Creations.

I made the Jail.

SONGS

The Little Cowboy Song - 

sung to "I'm a Little Teapot"

I'm a little cowboy. Here is my hat (point to self, then to hat)
Here are my spurs (point to your heels)
And here are my chaps (pat legs)
As soon as I get up, (stretch, pretend to wake up)
I work all day (pretend to lasso a cow)
I get on my horse (pretend to get on a horse)
And ride away. (Pretend to gallop on a horse)

~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Original Song -

 sung to "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain"

She'll be fryin' eggs for breakfast when she comes (sizzle, sizzle)
She'll be fryin' eggs for breakfast when she comes (sizzle, sizzle)
She'll be fryin' eggs for breakfast
She'll be fryin' eggs for breakfast
She'll be fryin' eggs for breakfast
When she comes.

Additional verses:

She'll be washin' clothes on a washboard when she comes....(rub, rub)
She'll be choppin' wood for a fire when she comes.....(chop, chop)
She'll be swimminin' the fish pond when she comes.....(splash, splash) 

~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Theme Related Songs

"Oh, Susanna"
"Clementine"
"Sweet Betsy From Pike's"

~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare

Little Cowpoke

I'm a little cowpoke dressed in blue
These are the things I like to do

Put on my hat, and put on my vest.
Buckle my belt, So I look my best.

Ride my pony, rope my steer.
Sleep in my bunk, When night is near.

~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare