Weekly Lesson Plan(Toddler) Week 1: “Welcome to the New Year”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | -Let’s make a list of M words! -Read “Happy New Year Kai-Lan” | -Introduction to Letter M -Read “My first Chinese New Year” | -Do we know what holiday is coming up? -Read “The Night Before New Years” | -Our Friend whose names begin with M -Read “New Year is Here” | -Do our friends celebrate New Year? -Read “Happy New Year” |
| Creative Arts | Coffee Filter Fire Works | Decorating New Year Hats | Decorating 2025 | Handprint Happy New Year | Creating Confetti |
| PM Group Activity | Decorating the Letter M | Creating noise makers | Decorating 2025 Class Ball Drop | Decorate Stars | Paper Plate New Year Clock |
| Whole Language | What colors did we use to decorate for New Year? | What is New Year? | How do we celebrate New Year? | What Year are we in? | New Year in Spanish: Ano Nuevo |
| Social Studies | What is our favorite New Year color? | Who Can do a New Year countdown? | Music Class | Do our friends celebrate New Year? | -Cooking activity- Apple Juice Toast |
| Science/Sensory | Shaving Cream Letter M | How are the sounds of bells different? | Sink or Float: New Year Ball | Explore with bubbles | Smelling scented pinecones |
| Dramatic Play | Acting As: Newts | Pretending to drop as the New Year Ball | Having a New Year Party! | Acting As: New Year Ball | Pretending to go sledding |
| Math/Manipulative | How many M’s are in the jar? | Ordering bells by size | New Year Count Down! | Counting Numbers on the clock | Counting noise makers |
| Blocks | Building different shapes out of blocks | Building Letter M with Blocks | Who can build the tallest tower? | Building our New Year Clock | Staking Blocks and knocking them down |
| Music/Movement | Sing “New Year’s Day has Come! | Dancing, Jumping and Stomping with bells | New Year Freeze Dance | New Year parade | Dance Party! |
| Outdoor Learning | Signs of the New Year around Hoboken | Walk to find the number 2025 | Neighborhood walk | Looking for snow | Treasure Hunt for New Year Items |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler “Winter Wonders” Week 2: Winter Wonderland
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | -Introduction to Letter N -Read “Snowy Days” | -What do we love at Winter? -Read “Let it Snow” | -Let’s make a list of N words! -Read “Snowmen at night” | -Whose name starts with P? -Read “The Hat” | -Read “Penguins” |
| Creative Arts | Decorate the letter N | Creating our winter Hats | Free Art: Favorite winter colors | Penguin for the letter N | Winter Icicles |
| PM Group Activity | Coffee Filter Snowflakes | Creating our winter Scarves | Decorating our Winter Boots | Marshmallow snowman | N collage |
| Whole Language | What words start with the let N? | What’s that falling from the sky? | It’s Snowing! | What do we do in the snow? | January’s Cold: what other months are cold? |
| Social Studies | How is snow similar to rain? | Where in the world does it snow? | Music Class! | Cooking Activity: Snowy Muffin | Show and Tell: Letter N |
| Science/Sensory | What animals start with N? | Exploring Snow with a magnifying class | Melting Snow | Sink or Float: Ice Cubes | Colored Winter Wonderland: Food Coloring |
| Dramatic Play | Pretending to build a snowman | Brr…Get dressed for the Cold | Acting as: Melting snowman | Pretending to Ice-skate | “Snowball Throwing” |
| Math/Manipulative | How many N’s are in the jar? | Snowball Counting | Snowman Matching | Which Penguin is bigger? | Building our class snowman! |
| Blocks | Plowing cotton balls with blocks | Building different shapes out of blocks | Building an iceberg for a Penguin | Practicing making P’s with blocks | Build Snow Castles |
| Music/Movement | Play: Musical Freeze | Parachute snowfall! | Play: Pass the Snowflake | Waddling Around like a Penguin | Falling like a snowflake! |
| Outdoor Learning | Search the neighborhood for the letter N | Going on an icy hunt | Signs of the winter around Hoboken | Do we see any N’s by school? | I spy the letter N! |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler“Winter Wonders” Week 3: Harmony Week
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | C | -Introduction to Letter O -Read “The Story of Martin Luther King Jr” | -Let’s make a list of O words! Read “Whoever We Are” | Whose name starts with O? -Read “The Colors of the Rainbow” | -Read “Bright Eyes, Brown Skin” |
| Creative Arts | L | Decorate the letter O | Friendship portrait | Love in any language | O Collage |
| PM Group Activity | O | Handprint Peace Wreath | Flags of the world | Multicultural Paper Dolls | The Colors of Us Handprint |
| Whole Language | S | What words start with the let O? | What is Peace? | Who are our friends and what do they look like? | Can we find books whose names begin with O? |
| Social Studies | E | Families are the same; Families are different | Music Class! | Cooking Activity: Friendship Snack | Show and Tell: Letter O |
| Science/Sensory | D | What animals start with? | Shaving Cream Letter O | What Color will it be: Mixing our favorite color and a friend’s favorite color | What does snow feel like? |
| Dramatic Play | Pretending to cook different cultural food | Dress Up as Famous People from Different Countries | Acting as: Penguins | Dress Up: Our multicultural parade! | |
| Math/Manipulative | How many O’s are in the jar? | Counting Quarter | Counting our friends | Peace Sign Matching | |
| Blocks | Practicing making O’s with blocks | Building a snowflake with blocks! | Building different shapes out of blocks | Building with our favorite color legos | |
| Music/Movement | “It’s a small world” | Play: The Floor is LAVA | “Snowy Pokey” | Play: Musical Freeze | |
| Outdoor Learning | Search the neighborhood for the letter O | Footprints in the snow | I spy the letter O! | Signs of the winter around Hoboken |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler“Winter Wonders” Week 4: Winter Wonderland
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | -Introduction to Letter P -Read One Mitten | -What is Winter? -Read The Smallest Snowman | -Let’s make a list of P words! -Read The Mitten | Whose name starts with P? -Read The Hat | -Read Snowmen at Night |
| Creative Arts | Decorate the Letter P | Collage snowmen | Paper plate winter wreath | Class Mitten | Creating Icicles and Glitter snowflakes |
| PM Group Activity | Neckties for Letter of the Week Wall | Glistening snowflakes | Cotton Igloo | Footprints in the snow | Finger paint snowmen |
| Whole Language | What words start with the let P? | What activities can we do in the cold weather? | Why does snow melt? | Winter: What should I wear? | What kind of clothes do we wear in winter? |
| Social Studies | What are igloos used for? | Snowflakes: Where do they come from? | Music Class! | !-Cooking Activity: Rice Cake snowmen | Show and Tell: Letter N /Winter Wonders Yoga Class! |
| Science/Sensory | What animals start with P? | Dough Snowman | Painting with Ice Cubes | Shaving Cream Snowmen | Grow your own snowflake |
| Dramatic Play | Pretending to dress in winter clothes | Walking in a Winter Wonderland | Let’s go Ice skating | Pretend to Shovel snow | Pretend to live in an igloo |
| Math/Manipulative | How many parts does a snowman have? | Mitten matching | Snowflake sorting | How can we measure how much snow we have? | Mitten on a clothesline-practice numerical order |
| Blocks | Igloo Building | Build a block snow maze | Build a sled out of legos | Build an ice skating rink | Practicing making P’s with blocks |
| Music/Movement | Pin the carrot on the snowman! | “Frosty the snowman” | Iceberg hopping! | “Five Little Snowballs” | “Snowy Pokey” |
| Outdoor Learning | Search the neighborhood for the letter P | “Snowball” fight | Footprints in the snow | Do we see any P’s by school? | I spy the letter P! |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler “Winter Wonders” Week 5: Winter Animals
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | -Introduction to Letter Q -Read “5 Little Penguins slipping on the Ice” | -Let’s make a list of Q words! -Read “Polar Regions” | -What is our favorite winter animals? -Read “Penguins” | Whose name starts with Q? -Read “The Hat” | -Read “The Mitten” |
| Creative Arts | Decorate the letter Q | Furry Walrus | Polar Bear mask | Creating a Bear Cave | Q Collage |
| PM Group Activity | Coffee Filter Penguins | Create a snow Rabbit | Footprint Penguins | Finger painting Siberian Tigers | Cotton ball snow animals |
| Whole Language | What words start with the let Q? | Where do animals find food in the winter? | When do animals come out of hibernation? | What is our favorite winter animal? | Are winter animals good pets? |
| Social Studies | What is hibernation? What animals hibernate? | Where is Antarctica? What animals live there? | Music Class! | – Cooking Activity: Jello Bear Treats | Show and Tell: Letter Q Hibernation Party!(Pajama Day) |
| Science/Sensory | What animals start with Q? | Sink or Float: Winter Animals | Shaving Cream Letter Q | Creating our own Icebergs | Can penguins fly? |
| Dramatic Play | “Going on a Polar Bear Hunt” | Acting as: Penguins slipping and sliding | Can we walk like penguins: Is it easy or hard? | Acting as: Polar Bears hibernating | Pretending to go ice fishing! |
| Math/Manipulative | How many Q’s are in the jar? | Polar Bear Counting | Sorting small and big polar bears | Which Penguin is bigger? | Winter Animals practice numerical order |
| Blocks | Build a cave for a bear | Building a Penguin House | Build Icebergs with legos | Block Maze | Foam Blocks |
| Music/Movement | “We’re going on a Bear Hunt” | Play: Pass the Penguin | “5 Little Penguins” | “Hop like a Rabbit!” | Play: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, Penguin! |
| Outdoor Learning | Search the neighborhood for the letter Q | Can we find winter animals in Hoboken? | I spy the letter Q! | “Snowball” fight | Signs of the winter around Hoboken |