Toddler Lesson Plan

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!