Infant Curriculum

Sample Lessons (English)

Squeak Toys and Rattles/Blocks and Cups/Busy Toys/Stuffed Animals

Squeak Toys and Rattles

September

WAKE UP TIME	MEAL TIME	BATH TIME
bouncing and lifting	clapping	tickling/body parts
WHO'S HERE TODAY Tune: The Farmer in the Dell ________'s here today, ________'s here today, We're so glad that _______'s here, Let's all shout, " Hurray!" "Hurray!" Name and lift each baby.	PAT-A-CAKE Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake, as fast as you can. Roll it, pat it, and mark it with a "B, "And put it in the oven, for Baby and me. Clap and gesture to rhyme.	ROUND THE GARDEN Round and round the garden, Went the Teddy Bear. One step, two steps, Tickle under there. Draw a circle on Baby's palm. Walk fingers up Baby's arm, then gently tickle.
SO BIG How big is _______? _______ is sooooooo big. Name each baby and ask Parent to share what's new.	MAKE A PANCAKE Make a pancake, pat, pat, pat. Do not make it fat, fat, fat. You must make it flat, flat, flat. Make a pancake just like that! Clap Baby's hands and gesture to rhyme.	THESE ARE BABY'S FINGERS These are Baby's fingers, These are Baby's toes, This is Baby's belly button, Round and round it goes. These are Baby's ears, This is Baby's nose, This is Baby's belly button, Round and round it goes. Touch Baby's body parts, and then gently blow on Baby's tummy.
LITTLE BIRD Once I saw a little bird, Go hop, hop, hop. And I said little bird, Will you stop, stop, stop? I was going to the window, To say how do you do? But he shook his little tail, And away he flew. Bounce and lift Baby to rhyme		CRISS CROSS APPLESAUCE Criss cross applesauce, A cool breeze, A tight squeeze, And a tickle, tickle, tickle, As you please. Draw an X on Baby's tummy. Blow on Baby's neck and tickle and hug gently.
PLAY TIME	TALKING TIME	CUDDLING TIME
peek-a-boo	tell me a story	lullaby
SQUEAK TOYS AND RATTLES Play with an assortment of squeak toys and rattles. Help Baby choose toys with different colors, shapes, sizes, and textures. Help Baby to hold, mouth, pat, bang, shake, wave and squeak the toys. Cover the toys with a cloth and play peek-a-boo.	FACE TO FACE INTERACTIONS Smile and talk to Baby. Pause and wait for Baby to respond by vocalizing or moving. "Answer" Baby back. Use gestures along with words. Make a variety of sounds including "raspberries" and popping sounds. Encourage Baby to imitate you. Imitate Baby's sounds.	ROCK-A-BYE BABY Rock-a-bye Baby,On the tree top,When the wind blows,The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall.And down will come Baby,Cradle and all.

Blocks and Cups

September

WAKE UP TIME	MEAL TIME	BATH TIME
bouncing and lifting	clapping	tickling/body parts
WHO'S HERE TODAY Tune: The Farmer in the Dell ________'s here today, ________'s here today, We're so glad that _______'s here, Let's all shout, " Hurray!" "Hurray!" Name and lift each baby.	PAT-A-CAKE Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake, as fast as you can. Roll it, pat it, and mark it with a "B, "And put it in the oven, for Baby and me. Clap and gesture to rhyme.	ROUND THE GARDEN Round and round the garden, Went the Teddy Bear. One step, two steps, Tickle under there. Draw a circle on Baby's palm. Walk fingers up Baby's arm, then gently tickle.
SO BIG How big is _______? _______ is sooooooo big. Name each baby and ask Parent to share what's new.	LITTLE FISHIES Little fishies in a brook, Daddy caught them on a hook. Mommy fried them in a pan. Baby eats them as fast as he can. Swim hands like fish and clap and gesture to rhyme.	ITSY BITSY SPIDER Itsy Bitsy spider, Went up the waterspout. Down came the rain, And washed the spider out. Up came the sun, And dried up all the rain. And the itsy bitsy spider, Went up the spout again. Walk fingers up and down Baby's body.
RIDE A LITTLE PONY Ride a little pony, Down to town. Better be careful, So you don't fall down. Bounce Baby on knees and then lower between knees.		CRISS CROSS APPLESAUCE Criss cross applesauce, A cool breeze, A tight squeeze, And a tickle, tickle, tickle, As you please. Draw an X on Baby's tummy. Blow on Baby's neck and tickle and hug gently.
PLAY TIME	TALKING TIME	CUDDLING TIME
peek-a-boo	tell me a story	lullaby
BLOCKS AND CUPS Play with blocks and cups. Play with blocks that are different sizes. Blocks can be made of plastic, wood, or fabric. Provide cups to encourage the development of in and out play. Bang the blocks together and bang the blocks on the cups. Pick up the blocks and drop them into the cups. Move the blocks from hand to hand. Hide the blocks in and under the cups.	LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT Talk to baby about what you are doing. Use words to describe what Baby is doing. Name family members as they play with Baby. Name toys and objects for Baby as Baby plays.	TWINKLE, TWINKLE Twinkle, twinkle little star,How I wonder what you are?Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.Twinkle, twinkle little star, How I wonder what you are?

Busy Toys

September

WAKE UP TIME	MEAL TIME	BATH TIME
bouncing and lifting	clapping	tickling/body parts
WHO'S HERE TODAY Tune: The Farmer in the Dell ________'s here today, ________'s here today, We're so glad that _______'s here, Let's all shout, " Hurray!" "Hurray!" Name and lift each baby.	PAT-A-CAKE Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake, as fast as you can. Roll it, pat it, and mark it with a "B, "And put it in the oven, for Baby and me. Clap and gesture to rhyme.	ROUND THE GARDEN Round and round the garden, Went the Teddy Bear. One step, two steps, Tickle under there. Draw a circle on Baby's palm. Walk fingers up Baby's arm, then gently tickle.
SO BIG How big is _______? _______ is sooooooo big. Name each baby and ask Parent to share what's new.	MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb. Mary had a little lamb, It's fleece was white as snow. Clap Baby's hands to nursery rhyme.	LITTLE MOUSIE See the little mousie, Creeping up the stair. Looking for a warm nest. There, oh there, oh there! Walk fingers up Baby's body and thenfind a corner, like the elbow, to gently tickle.
A BOUNCING MOUSE A bouncing mouse is in my house. It's been here for a week. It bounced from out of nowhere. Listen to it squeak. I t bounces in the kitchen. It bounces in the den. It bounces through the living room. Look! There it goes again. Bounce Baby on knees to rhyme.		CRISS CROSS APPLESAUCE Criss cross applesauce, A cool breeze, A tight squeeze, And a tickle, tickle, tickle, As you please. Draw an X on Baby's tummy. Blow on Baby's neck and tickle and hug gently.
PLAY TIME	TALKING TIME	CUDDLING TIME
peek-a-boo	tell me a story	lullaby
BUSY TOYS Play with cause and effect toys. Create a novel action and pause to see if Baby can anticipate. Encourage Baby to make something happen. Play peek-a-boo in response to Baby's action. Help Baby learn that he or she can have an effect in the world.	SING AND RHYME Sing songs to Baby. Recite nursery rhymes. Hum familiar tunes or make up a song. Hold Baby and move to the music. Make music using rattles or household items such as wooden spoons and pots or pans.	LULLABY AND GOODNIGHT Lullaby and goodnight,Sleep is softly around you. While your dreams fill your eyes,With a melody of love. Lay you down now to rest, May your slumber be blessed.Lay you down now to rest, May your slumber be blessed.

Stuffed Animals

September

WAKE UP TIME	MEAL TIME	BATH TIME
bouncing and lifting	clapping	tickling/body parts
WHO'S HERE TODAY Tune: The Farmer in the Dell ________'s here today, ________'s here today, We're so glad that _______'s here, Let's all shout, " Hurray!" "Hurray!" Name and lift each baby.	PAT-A-CAKE Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man, Bake me a cake, as fast as you can. Roll it, pat it, and mark it with a "B, "And put it in the oven, for Baby and me. Clap and gesture to rhyme.	ROUND THE GARDEN Round and round the garden, Went the Teddy Bear. One step, two steps, Tickle under there. Draw a circle on Baby's palm. Walk fingers up Baby's arm, then gently tickle.
SO BIG How big is _______? _______ is sooooooo big. Name each baby and ask Parent to share what's new.	MY HANDS This is my right hand, I raise it up high. This is my left hand, I reach to the sky. Right hand, left hand, Roll them round and round. Right hand, left hand, Pound, pound, pound. Move Baby's hands on cue.	CIRCLE ROUND THE BABY Tune: Ring Around the Rosie Circle round the baby. Circle round the baby. Faster, faster, Baby gets a kiss. Make circles on Baby's back or tummy.
CATERPILLAR SONG The caterpillar said to the bird with a sigh, "I can only wiggle, but you can fly!" Bounce and lift Baby to rhyme.		CRISS CROSS APPLESAUCE Criss cross applesauce, A cool breeze, A tight squeeze, And a tickle, tickle, tickle, As you please. Draw an X on Baby's tummy. Blow on Baby's neck and tickle and hug gently.
PLAY TIME	TALKING TIME	CUDDLING TIME
peek-a-boo	tell me a story	lullaby
STUFFED ANIMALS Play with a variety of stuffed toys and soft dolls. Explore the textures of the soft toys. Add a baby blanket, a play bottle and a baby brush to expand play. Play peek-a-boo with the toys by hiding them under a baby blanket.	BABY BOOKS Share board books with Baby. Choose books with a wide variety of simple photographs or pictures. Show Baby how to turn the pages. Point to pictures and name them. Encourage Baby to pat the pictures. Read to Baby with feeling in your voice.	YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE You are my sunshine,My only sunshine.You make me happy,When skies are gray. You'll never know dear, How much I love you. Please don't take,My sunshine away.