Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler “Marching into Spring” Week One:Dr. Seuss
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Letter V – Read “Sam I Am” | -What is Spring? – Read “Green Eggs and Ham” | -Let’s make a list of V words! – Read “Are you my mother” | Whose name starts with V? – Read “Fox in Socks” | – Read “Hop on Pop” |
Creative Arts | Decorate the Letter V | Creating Dr. Seuss Hats | Hand print red fish, blue fish | Paint Thing 1 & Thing 2 | Create crazy socks |
PM Group Activity | Make a classroom Dr. Seuss | Dr. Seuss Foot project | Decorating Dr. Seuss Hats | Decorate Crazy Socks | Paper plate Cat in the hat |
Whole Language | What words start with the let V? | Who is Dr. Seuss? | Can we eat green eggs and ham? | Spanish: Socks and Hat | Which is your favorite Dr. Seuss story? |
Social Studies | What will we learn about Dr. Seuss? | Can we make up a rhyme? | Kidz Musik! | Cooking Activity: “Cat in the Hat” Fruit stick: Banana and Strawberries | Show and Tell: Letter V /Dr. Seuss |
Science/Sensory | What animals start with V? | Water Table: 1 fish 2 fish, red fish blue fish | Exploring with Green Paint | Shaving Cream: letter V | Solid or Liquid? |
Dramatic Play | Dress Up: Favorite Dr. Seuss Character | Tea with Dr. Seuss | Dress Up: trying on different hats! | Dress Up: trying on different socks! | Dr. Seuss Birthday Party! |
Math/Manipulative | How many V’s are in the jar? | Counting toes on feet | Sorting large and small hats | Counting “Lorax Trees” | Measuring our own feet! |
Blocks | Can we measure our feet with blocks | Building a Lorax Tree with Legos | Stacking small and large boxes | Building The Cat Hat out of red legos | Practicing making V’s with blocks |
Music/Movement | Play: Pass the Hat | Playing “Ring Around the Lorax” | Colored sock hopping! | Play: Pass the egg | Pin the Hat on the Cat! |
Outdoor Learning/Gross Motor | Search the neighborhood for the letter V | Digging for socks in Laundry basket | Green Egg Relay Race | Do we see any V’s by school? | I spy the letter V! |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler“Marching into Spring” Week Two: Colors of the Rainbow
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Letter W – Read “Hooray For St. Patrick’s Day” | -What do we love about Spring? – Read “The Hungry Leprechaun” | -Let’s make a list of W words! – Read “The Magic Coin” | -Whose name starts with W? – Read “The Luckiest Leprechaun” | – Read “The Best St. Patrick’s Day Ever” |
Creative Arts | Decorate the letter W | Hand Print shamrocks | Decorate Class “Pot of Gold” | Tissue Paper leprechaun hats | Hand Print Rainbow |
PM Group Activity | Decorating the Irish Flag | Paper Plate Leprechaun | Coffee Filter Coin | Footprint Shamrock | Handprint Leprechaun |
Whole Language | What words start with the letter W? | How do we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? | What are the colors of St. Patrick’s Day? | What are some St. Patrick’s Day Traditions? | What did was our favorite St. Patrick’s Day activity? |
Social Studies | Where is Ireland located on a Map? | What shape is used for St. Patrick’s Day? | Kidz Musik! | Cooking activity: St. Patrick’s Day Applesauce | Show and Tell: Letter W |
Science/Sensory | What animals start with W? | Shaving Cream shamrocks | Exploring with Green Ice | Mixing yellow and blue paint to make green | Shaving Cream W |
Dramatic Play | Pretending to search for “Pot of Gold” | Dress Up: Different colored Leprechaun hats | Dress up: Like Leprechauns! | Pretending to read St. Patrick’s Day Stories to Puppets | Having a St. Patrick’s Day Party! |
Math/Manipulative | How many W’s are in the jar? | Counting Shamrocks | Matching Colored Leprechaun hats | Sorting large and small Shamrocks | Lacing Fruit loops to create a rainbow |
Blocks | Building homes for Leprechauns | Lego Play: Shamrock shape | Lego Play: Building with green colored blocks | Lego Play: Building a rainbow | Practicing making W’s with blocks |
Music/Movement | Sing “10 little leprechauns” | “Shamrock Hop” | Playing: Follow the Leprechaun | Playing “Ring Around the Shamrock” | St. Patrick’s Day Dance Party! |
Outdoor Learning/Gross Motor | Search the neighborhood for the letter W | Shamrock Toss: Who can throw the farthest? | Green Hunt: what can we find that’s green | Do we see any W’s by school? | I spy the letter W! |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler “Marching into Spring” Week Three: Spring has Sprung
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Letter X – Read “Planting a Rainbow” | -Read “Spring is here” | -Let’s make a list of X words! – Read “It’s Earth Day” | Whose name starts with X? – Read “Chunkling Duckling” | Read “I Know Why I Brush my Teeth” |
Creative Arts | Decorate the letter X | Coffee Filter Butterflies | Creating LadyBugs with small paper plates | Creating our own Bubble Bees | Handprint Flowers |
PM Group Activity | Paper Plate Chick | Footprint Flower | Paper Plate Bird | Handprint Trees | Pom Pom caterpillars |
Whole Language | What words start with the letter X? | What are the first signs of spring? | What is the weather like in the springtime? | What happens to flowers in spring time? | Flower in Spanish: flores |
Social Studies | What is your favorite flower? | What kind of clothes do we wear in the spring? | Kidz Music! | Cooking activity: Celery butterfly! | Show and Tell: Letter X |
Science/Sensory | Planting flower seeds | What animals start with X? | Shaving Cream Letter X | Touch and feel Real Flowers | Explore with soil |
Dramatic Play | Pretending to be Gardeners | Pretend to water flowers | Pretending to buzz around like bees | Dress Up: Spring wear | Pretending swim like a Whale |
Math/Manipulative | Sorting large and small Flowers | How many X’s are in the jar? | Matching same colored Butterflies | Lacing Fruit loops to create a rainbow | Sorting large and small bumble bees |
Blocks | Build a rainbow with Legos | Practicing making X’s with blocks | Creating butterflies out of Blocks | Creating a Flower out of Blocks | Building with boxes |
Music/Movement | Sing and Clap to “Oh When the Trees Start Sprouting Leaves ” | Flower Hop! | Pass the Flower! | Follow the Leader: Flying like butterflies! | Sing and Clap to “Spring Is Here” |
Outdoor Learning/Gross Motor | Walk: Searching for signs of spring | Search the neighborhood for the letter X | Caterpillar Relay Race | I spy the letter X! | Parachute play: flower pop |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler “Marching into Spring” Week Four: Weather
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Letter Y – Read “Rain Book” | -Let’s make a list of Y words! – Read “Tornados” | -What is our favorite winter animals? – Read “Hurricanes” | Whose name starts with Y? – Read “Snowstorms” | – Read “Thunderstorms” |
Creative Arts | Decorate the letter Y | Make a sun (dot paint) | Make rain drops | Glue tissue paper to make snow flake | Finger Paint lightning |
PM Group Activity | Coffee filter sun | Cotton Ball clouds | 4 Season Hand Art | Coffee filter umbrellas! | Creating wind clouds |
Whole Language | What words start with the let Y? | What are the four seasons? | What we use when it rains/when its sunny? | Umbrella in Spanish: Sombrilla | What do we wear in the snow? |
Social Studies | What’s the weather like today? | What are the different types of precipitation? | Kidz Music! | Cooking activity: Fruit Rainbow | Show and Tell: Letter Y |
Science/Sensory | What animals start with Y? | Bag of rain! | Shaving Cream Letter Y | Play dough weather shapes | Colorful snow |
Dramatic Play | Pretending to “Sing in the Rain” | Pretending to twist as in a Tornado | Dress Up: Your favorite season | Pretending to dig out of the snow | Dress up: Toddler Storm! |
Math/Manipulative | How many Y’s are in the jar? | Lacing Cheerios | Sorting rain gear and sun gear | Matching umbrellas | Sorting large and small suns |
Blocks | Practicing making Y’s with blocks | Building snowmen with blocks | Building clouds with blocks | Building an Umbrella with Blocks | Creating a Garden with legos |
Music/Movement | Sing and Clap to “What’s the Weather Like Today” | Play: Pass the umbrella | Sing and Clap to “Rain is Falling” | Sun hopping! | Rain Toss! |
Outdoor Learning/Gross Motor | Search the neighborhood for the letter Y | Parachute play: Cloud Pop | I spy the letter Y! | Lightening Food Race | What’s the weather like outside? |