-Extra curriculum gym, art and music classes are provided
– “Discovering My World” focuses on toddlers’ exploring themselves and their environment
– Books will be a central part of our activities.
– Sorting toys by shape and color
– Learning facial features by reciting fun finger plays.
– Make believe and pretend activities will also be introduced through puppet shows, dress-up and dramatic play
– They will play alongside another child and may begin to play cooperatively.
– Encourage toddlers to run, jump, and climb outside.
– Sing and act out songs with simple movements.
– Tell them simple, short stories (especially those about themselves or other two-year-old children).
– Let them play in a sandbox. Give them water to measure and pour.
– Let them stack blocks and other objects.
– Provide things that can be taken apart and put back together
– Ask children to name things in the pictures of picture books.
– Give them simple directions to follow.
– Play matching games and use simple puzzles with them.
– Encourage pretending by providing dolls, housekeeping toys, dress-up clothes, and toy telephones.
– Introduce art activities such as scribbling and/or painting with crayons, chalk, and paint. (Introduce scissors)
– Provide play dough and finger paint.
– Begin toilet training when the toddler is ready. Also, begin teaching hand washing and using napkins to wipe.
– Encourage the development of routines.
TODDLER ROOM DAILY SCHEDULE
Time: | Description of the Activities: |
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7:00 AM | Center Opening |
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Arrival Time, Breakfast, and Grouping Time; Books & Shelf Toys |
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routine |
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM | Free Play / Teacher Observations |
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM | Circle Time / Group Games |
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Outdoor Play/Indoor Play; Gross Motor Activities (Weather Permitted) |
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
10:45 AM – 11:00 PM | Reading, Cognitive, Creative, Manipulative, Sensory Program |
11:00 PM – 11:30 PM | Lunch |
11:30 PM – 11:45 PM | Clean-up / Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
11:45 PM – 1:45 PM | Rest Period / Quiet Activities |
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Outdoor Play / Indoor Gross Motor Activities (Weather Permitted) |
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
3:15 PM – 3:35 PM | Snack Time |
3:35 PM – 3:50 PM | Circle Time / Group Games |
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM | Creative Movements |
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM | Art (hand washing) |
4:20 PM – 4:50 PM | Free Play/ Teacher Observations |
4:50 PM – 5:05 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
5:05 PM – 5:35 PM | Second Snack |
5:35 PM – 6:00 PM | Free Play / Clean-Up and Get Ready To Meet Guardians |
6:00 PM | Center Closing |