# Overview List of themes. # Alphabetical List of Themes Acts of the Apostles (X Sessions) Ancient Babylon and Persia \[aka Three Holy Youths\] (X Sessions) Ancient Egypt (X Sessions) Ancient Greece (X Sessions) Ancient Mesopotamia \[aka Righteous Forefather Abraham\] (X Sessions) Ancient Rome \[aka Saints Peter and Paul\] (X Sessions) Annunciation (X Sessions) Apples \[aka Saint Euphrosynos\] (X Sessions) Ascension (X Sessions) Australian Animals (X Sessions) Baking (X Sessions) Beach (X Sessions) Bears (X Sessions) Bees (X Sessions) Birds (X Sessions) Boats (X Sessions) Bugs (X Sessions) Butterflies (X Sessions) Cats (X Sessions) China \[aka Saint John Maximovich\] (X Sessions) Clean Week \[aka Fasting\] (X Sessions) Colour-Mixing (X Sessions) Creation (X Sessions) Dormition (X Sessions) Entrance of the Theotokos (X Sessions) Ethiopia \[aka Saint Matthew the Evangelist\] (X Sessions) Family Slava \[aka [Saints David and Piran](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saints-david-and-piran)\] (3 Sessions) Fasting \[aka Clean Week\] (X Sessions) Farms (X Sessions) Fire (X Sessions) Flowers and Seeds (X Sessions) Fruits and Vegetables (X Sessions) Holy Cross (X Sessions) Holy Nativity (X Sessions) Holy Week (X Sessions) Immigration (X Sessions) [Inside My Body ](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-inside-my-body)(16 Sessions, 1 outing) Jungle and Safari (X Sessions) Meatfare Week (X Sessions) [Nativity Fast](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-nativity-fast) (9 Sessions) [North American Animals](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-north-american-animals) (19 Sessions, 1 outing) Palamas Sunday (X Sessions) Pascha (X Sessions) Pond Life (X Sessions) Righteous Forefather Abraham \[aka Ancient Mesopotamia\] (X Sessions) Saint Anna, Grandmother of Christ (X Sessions) Saint Andrew the First-Called (X Sessions) Saint Barbara the Great Martyr (X Sessions) Saint Basil the Great (X Sessions) [Saint Bridget of Kildare](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-bridget-of-kildare) (1 Session) Saint Columba of Iona (X Sessions) Saint Euphrosynos \[aka Apples\] (X Sessions) Saint John the Baptist (X Sessions) Saint John Maximovich \[aka China\] (X Sessions) [Saint Lucy ](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-lucy)(2 Sessions) Saint Lydia of Philippi (X Sessions) Saint Matthew the Evangelist \[aka Ethiopia\] (X Sessions) Saint Mary Magdalene (X Sessions) [Saint Nicholas of Myra](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-nicholas-the-wonder-worker) (2 Sessions) Saint Olga of Alaska (X Sessions) [Saint Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-patrick-enlightener-of-ireland) (3 Sessions) [Saint Phanourios](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/saint-phanourios) (1 Session) [Saints David and Piran](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saints-david-and-piran) \[aka Family Slava\] (3 Sessions) Saints Peter and Paul \[aka Ancient Rome\] (X Sessions) Seasons (X Sessions) Shapes (X Sessions) Solar System (X Sessions) Spiders (X Sessions) Stars and Angels (X Sessions) Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (X Sessions) Thanksgiving (X Sessions) The Ojibwe (X Sessions) The Presentation of Christ (X Sessions) The Three Holy Hierarchs (X Sessions) Three Holy Youths \[aka Ancient Babylon and Persia\] (X Sessions) Theophany \[aka the Water Cycle\] (X Sessions) Transfiguration (X Sessions) Trees and Leaves (X Sessions) Under the Sea (X Sessions) Vehicles (X Sessions) Water Cycle \[aka Theophany\] (X Sessions) Zacchaeus (X Sessions) # Themes by Date ### The Calendar Cycle #### January 1st - Saint Basil the Great 6th - Theophany 30th - Three Holy Hierarchs #### February 1st - [Saint Bridget of Kildare](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-bridget-of-kildare) 2nd - The Presentation of Christ 16th - Saint Nicholas of Japan #### March 1st - [Saint David of Wales](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/page/saint-david-of-wales) 4th - [Saint Piran of Cornwall](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/page/saint-piran-of-cornwall) 17th - [Saint Patrick, Enlightener of Ireland](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-patrick-enlightener-of-ireland) 23rd - Saint Lydia of Philippi 25th - Annunciation 31st - Joseph the Patriarch \[Ancient Egypt\] #### April #### May #### June 29th - Saints Peter and Paul #### July 2nd - Saint John Maximovich 9th - Saint Columba of Iona 10th-19th - Bears 22nd - Saint Mary Magdalene 26th - Saint Anna #### August 6th - Transfiguration 15th - Dormition 27th - [Saint Phanourios](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-phanourios) 29th - John the Baptist #### September 1st - Creation 11th - Saint Euphrosynos 14th - Holy Cross #### October #### November 8th - Stars and Angels 10th - Saint Olga of Alaska 15th - [Nativity Fast](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-nativity-fast) 16th - Saint Matthew 21st - [Entrance of the Theotokos](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-nativity-fast) 30th - Saint Andrew Last Thursday - Thanksgiving #### December 4th - Saint Barbara 6th - [Saint Nicholas of Myra](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-nicholas-the-wonder-worker) 13th - [Saint Lucy](https://wiki.srp.life/books/early-years-themes/chapter/theme-saint-lucy) 17th - Three Holy Youths 25 - Holy Nativity ### The Paschal Cycle #### Pre-Lent Zacchaeus Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Meatfare Week Baking #### Lent Fasting Palamas Sunday Holy Cross #### Pascha Holy Week Pascha #### Post-Pascha Ascension Fire # Basic Session Outline #### Introduction A brief video, rhyme, or hook to set the topic for the day. #### Activity 1 A gross-motor or sensory activity to get the wiggles out. #### Activity 2 A more sedate activity, usually involving letters, numbers, or fine-motor. #### Lunch Snack Ideally themed to the topic. #### Activity 3 Crafting activity. #### Activity 4 Any other fun optional bonus.