Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler Week 1 “Welcome to Summer”
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Number 9 -Read “One Hot Summer Day” | -Read “The Night Before Summer Vacation” | Read “Clifford keeps cool” | Can we count to 9? -Read “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” | -Read “Mouse’s Fist Summer” |
Creative Arts | Ice Cream Cones! | Creating Palm Trees | Watermelon paper plates | Decorating coffee filter suns | Sunflower hand prints |
PM Group Activity | Decorating Number 9 | Surfing into summer! | Creating a Beach scene | Summer Flowers | Summer Collage |
Whole Language | What is the weather like in the summer? | What do we wear in the summer? | What activities do we do in the summer? | Is it still light out when we go to bed? | What would we like to do on summer vacation? |
Social Studies | When is Summer? | Different Seasons, Different clothes | Kids Music! | What do we wear in summer? | Show and Tell: Letter 9/Summer Theme |
Science/Sensory | Touch and Feel Different Textured Sea Shells | Summer Sand Table! | How Hot is the Sun? | Water Table: Sail Boats | Soapy Water: Bugs in the summer |
Dramatic Play | Pretending to go swimming | Pretending to have an ice cream shop | Pretending to have a picnic | Pretending to build a sand castle | Pretending to fly kites |
Math/Manipulative | All about number 9 | Count the Coconuts | “How Many Scoops” | Match the sail boats | Is 9 even or odd? |
Blocks | Build a sun | Build a Beach | Stack by 9 | Make an Ice Cream Cone | Build a Boat |
Music/Movement | Play: Pass the Sea Shell | Sing and Clap “Sand Castle” | Sing and Clap “Mr. Sun” | Number 9 Hopping! | Feeling….. “HOT, HOT HOT” |
Outdoor Learning | Looking for number 9 | Shadow Tracing! | Do we see any 9’s by school? | Can You Hear Summer Sounds? | I spy 9 All Around |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler Week 2 “Fabulous Fathers”
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Number 10 -Read “Up on Daddy’s Shoulders” | -Read “My Daddy Snores ” | Read “Crocodaddy” | Can we count to 10? -Read “Froggy’s Day with Dad” | -Read “Me and My Dad” |
Creative Arts | Decorating Neckties! | Father’s Day Cards | Painting a portrait of Dad | Greatest Dad Trophy | It’s a surprise! |
PM Group Activity | Decorating Number 10 | Handprint poems | Briefcase for dad | Sport Collage | It’s a surprise! |
Whole Language | What does daddy look like? | What is your favorite thing about dad? | Is Dad Taller or Shorter than you? | What can you do special for dad? | How do we celebrate father’s day? |
Social Studies | What does daddy look like? | Where does Daddy work (look at a map) | Kids Music! | Cooking: Father’s Day snack mix | Show and Tell: Letter 10/Picture of Daddy |
Science/Sensory | Shaving Cream number 10 | Sink or Float: Keys, Cars and Tools | What tools are used for…. | Explore with different textured Neck Ties | Sink or Float: Sports Equipment |
Dramatic Play | Dressing up like Daddy | Pretending to do yard work | Pretending to be like daddy | Pretending to wash a car | Family puppet show |
Math/Manipulative | All about number 10 | Matching Tools | How old do we think Daddy is? | Sorting Same Colored Ties | Is 10 even or odd? |
Blocks | Build a house for dad | Build a garage for daddy’s car | Build with legos: Daddy’s favorite color | Build a tower for daddy | Stack by 10 |
Music/Movement | Dancing in daddy shoes | Wave neck tie streamers | Dancing with daddy puppets | “daddy’s workout” | Dance Party! |
Outdoor Learning | Looking for number 10 | Looking for Daddy’s in the park | Do we see any 10’s by school? | Play Ball! | I spy 10 All Around |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler Week 3 “Under the Sea”
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Number 11 -Read “Sam at the Beach” | -Read “Commotion in the ocean” | Read “Ballyhoo Bay” | Can we count to 11? -Read “Incredible Sea Creatures” | -Read “Sharks, Dolphins and Whales ” |
Creative Arts | Decorating Our class ocean! | Hand print Octopus | Hand print Crabs | Tissue paper star fish | Tissue paper seaweed |
PM Group Activity | Decorating Number 11 | Class whale! | Class Dolphin! | Class treasure chest! | Decorating seahorses! |
Whole Language | What is the color of the ocean? | Who lives in the ocean? | Where can we find the ocean? | Do we live by the ocean? | What activities can we do by the beach? |
Social Studies | Do we live near the ocean? | What is our favorite fish? | Yoga Class! | Kids Music! | Cooking: Under the Sea Jello Show and Tell: Letter 11/Under the Sea |
Science/Sensory | Shaving Cream number 11 | Salt and Freshwater animals | What do sea animals eat? | Sink or Float: Sea Animals | Waves in a Bottle |
Dramatic Play | Pretending to crawl like a crab | Pretending to swim like a fish | Pretending to go surfing | Pretending to go scuba diving | Pretending to go fishing |
Math/Manipulative | All about number 11 | I spy at the seashore | Sea Horse Matching | How long is a whale? | Is 11 even or odd? |
Blocks | Building a fish tank | Building an ocean | Building a home for our crabs | Building a pier | Building a treasure chest |
Music/Movement | FISH.FISH.FISH.SHARK | Fishy Pokey! | “I’m a Little Fishy” | Number 11 hopping! | Sing and Clap “Down by the Bay” |
Outdoor Learning | Looking for number 11 | Do we see sea animals by school? | Do we see any 11’s by school? | Do we see any sea shells? | I spy 11 All Around |
Weekly Lesson Plan: Toddler Week 4 “Red, White and Blue”
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Circle | -Introduction to Number 12 -Read “The Statue of Liberty” | Read “The Pledge of Allegiance” | -Read “The White House” | -Read “The American Flag” | Read: “Red, White and BOOM” |
Creative Arts | Tissue paper stars | Firework blow paint | Red, White and Blue collage | American Flag Collage | Thumbprint Flags! |
PM Group Activity | Firework Painting | Yankee Doodle Dandy Hats | Fourth of July firecrackers! | Painting with Star cut outs | Footprint Firecracker |
Whole Language | Why do we celebrate 4th of July? | What does patriotic mean? | Did we see fireworks? | What colors are on the American Flag? | Spanish: Red, White and Blue |
Social Studies | Firecracker Popsicles | Cooking: Edible American flag | Kids Music! | Which is our favorite color: Red, White or Blue? | Show and Tell: Letter 12/Red, White and Blue |
Science/Sensory | Red, White and Blue food coloring | Ice art: Red, White and Blue | Shaving cream bag: Red, White and Blue | Sand play: Creating Fireworks! | Fireworks in a jar! |
Dramatic Play | Pretend to watch fireworks | Pretend to have a parade | 4th of July picnic | Cook a red, white and blue snack | Stretching like fireworks! |
Math/Manipulative | Star sorting game | Red, White and Blue Patterns | 1 to 10 star counting | 4th of July picture matching | Counting Fireworks! |
Blocks | Red and Blue patterns with Legos | Build a flag with playdough | Build a Jungle Path | Fireworks with blocks | Creating Fireworks! |
Music/Movement | “You’re Grand Old Flag” | Yankee Doodle | Colors of our flag | “This is July” | Sing and Clap “Colors in the Flag” |
Outdoor Learning | Looking for red, white and blue objects | Red, White and Blue Chalk painting | I spy 12 All Around | Red, White and Blue parade | Baby Parade! |