Toddler Curriculum Example-- English


WARM-UP PLAY
Parents and children share picture books.		Parents follow their children's lead in play.		Staff mingles with parents asking, "What's new?"
GATHERING AND SETTLING
Parents and staff sing song while helping children to clean up. CLEAN-UP Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere. Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share. Praise your child. Hug, kiss, smile, and say, "You're darling!"			All greet one another by shaking hands and singing the "Hello" song. HELLO Tune: She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain! Oh, it's time to say hello to our friends. (Repeat) Wave your hands and say hello. (Repeat) Oh, it's time to say hello to our friends
WELCOME SONGS
Parents and staff sing each child's name during the song. OH, HERE WE ARE TOGETHER Tune: The More We Get Together Oh, here we are together, together, together. Oh, here we are together at _______ School. Here's ____ and ____ and ____ and____ etc. Oh, here we are together at _______School.			Parents face children toward them and hug and kiss while singing. WE LOVE CHILDREN Tune: Are You Sleeping?
			We love children. We love children. Yes we do. Yes we do.		Children are for hugging. Children are for kissing. We love you. Yes we do!
PREVIEW AND CIRCLE TIME
Staff uses props and pictures to prepare children and parents for the playgroup activities.
ROCK A BYE BABY Tune: Traditional 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. Pass out dalls to rock to the song.		BYE BABY BUNTING Nursery Rhyme Bye baby bunting, Daddy's gone a hunting, To catch a little rabbit skin, To wrap the baby bunting in. Pass out blankets to children. Parents wrap up children while reciting nursery rhyme.		BABY CRAWL Group Movement Activity Children crawl under tables and chairs draped with sheets. Children search for parents when they emerge. Play classical background music.
CREATIVE PLAY STATIONS
Staff briefly describes the play stations that are set up throughout the room. Parents follow their children's lead as they explore the play stations.
BABY BATH Messy Play Children and parents play together at a sensory table filled with warm water and baby dolls. Provide washcloths and soap to wash the dolls. Add plastic bottles with twist lids to fill with water.	BABY COLLAGE Creative Play Children and parents tear or cut out pictures of babies from magazines. Tape pictures on aluminum pie tins. Label with children's names and send home.		BABY SITTING Language/Pretend Play Children and parents pretend to take care of a baby. Provide dolls and props for dressing, feeding and bedtime. Ask questions about being cold, thirsty, hungry, or tired.		BOTTLE MATCH Problem Solving Play Children and parents match various baby bottles to their lids. Practice twisting lids on and off. Provide strips of white or orange fabric to stuff in the baby bottles for pretend milk or orange juice.
SNACK TIME
Children, parents, and staff wash hands. Serve snacks individually as the children are seated at the table. SNACK FOR ONE'S AND TWO'S Baby food fruits in baby food jars with baby cookies and juice
TRANSITION AND FREE CHOICE PLAY
Staff supports parents as children are prepared for transition. Parents depart for parent education group. Staff follows children's lead as they repeat activities at a creative play station, play with toys throughout the room, go for a walk or a buggy ride, or look at books. Children listen to a variety of types of music as they play.
REGATHERING ACTIVITIES
RING AROUND THE ROSIE Ring around the rosie, pockets full of posies Children, children, we all fall down.		OPEN SHUT THEM Open, shut them, open, shut them, give a little clap, clap, clap. Open, shut them, open, shut them, put them in your lap, lap, lap.		SHARE A BOOK ABOUT BABIES Tell the story in simple words. Talk about the pictures and ask questions.
REVIEW
Staff reviews the playgroup activities with the children and individually shares with parents what their children did during the parent education group.
HOME PLAY
Allow your child to pretend to be a baby. Hold your child and rock together in a rocking chair while singing a lullaby.
GOOD-BYE SONG
GOOD-BYE CHILDREN Good-bye children, good-bye children, good-bye children, we're glad you came to play, Hope you had a happy time, happy time, happy time. Hope you had a happy time, happy time at school.
TEN THINGS EVERY CHILD NEEDS
Interaction Loving Touch Stable Relationship Safety and Health Self Esteem Quality Child Care Communication Play Music Reading

Babies

Parent Handout


CIRCLE TIME
ROCK A BYE BABY Tune: Traditional 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. Pass out dolls to rock to the song.		BYE BABY BUNTING Nursery Rhyme Bye baby bunting, Daddy's gone a hunting, To catch a little rabbit skin, To wrap the baby bunting in. Pass out blankets to children. Parents wrap up children while reciting nursery rhyme.		BABY CRAWL Group Movement Activity Children crawl under tables and chairs draped with sheets. Children search for parents when they emerge. Play classical background music.
CREATIVE PLAY STATIONS
BABY BATH Messy Play Children and parents play together at a sensory table filled with warm water and baby dolls. Provide washcloths and soap to wash the dolls. Add plastic bottles with twist lids to fill with water.	BABY COLLAGE Creative Play Children and parents tear or cut out pictures of babies from magazines. Tape pictures on aluminum pie tins. Label with children's names and send home.		BABY SITTING Language/Pretend Play Children and parents pretend to take care of a baby. Provide dolls and props for dressing, feeding and bedtime. Ask questions about being cold, thirsty, hungry, or tired.		BOTTLE MATCH Problem Solving Play Children and parents match various baby bottles to their lids. Practice twisting lids on and off. Provide strips of white or orange fabric to stuff in the baby bottles for pretend milk or orange juice.
SNACK TIME
SNACK FOR ONE'S AND TWO'S Baby food fruits in baby food jars with baby cookies and juice
HOME PLAY
Praise your child. Hug, kiss, smile, and say, "You're darling!" Allow your child to pretend to be a baby. Hold your child and rock together in a rocking chair while singing a lullaby.
TEN THINGS EVERY CHILD NEEDS
Interaction Loving Touch Stable Relationship Safety and Health Self Esteem Quality Child Care Communication Play Music Reading

Bebitos

Volante Para Los Padres


ES LA HORA DEL CIRCULO
BRILLA, BRILLA, ESTRELLITA Tonada: Tradicional Brilla, brilla, estrellita, Me imagino, �Qu� ser�s! Muy arriba del mundo est�s, Como un brillante en el cielo ser�s. Brilla, brilla, estrellita, Me imagino, �Que ser�s! Pasaremos mu�ecas y las arrullaremos con la canci�n.		DU�RMETE NI�O Rima Infantil Du�rmete ni�o que tengo que hacer, Fregar y moler y sentarme a coser. Una camisita que te voy a hacer; Pa'l d�a de tu Santo te la has de poner. Pasaremos cobijas a los ni�os. Los padres cobijar�n a los ni�os mientras recitan la rima.		BEBITO GATEANDO Actividad De Movimiento En Grupo Los ni�os gatear�n abajo de las mesas y sillas tapadas con s�banas. Los ni�os buscar�n a sus padres cuando salgan. Toque m�sica clasica de fondo.
ESTACIONES CREATIVAS PARA JUEGOS
BA�ANDO AL BEB� Juego Desordenado Los ni�os y los padres jugar�n en una mesa sensoria llena de agua tibia y mu�ecas. D�les toallitas y jab�n para ba�ar a las mu�ecas. Agregue botellas de pl�stico con tapaderas de rosca llenas de agua.	RESACANDO Y PEGANDO Juegos Creativo Los ni�os y los padres recortar�n de revistas fotograf�as de beb�s y los pegar�n en moldes de aluminio. Escriba el nombre de su ni�o y ll�veselo a su casa.		BEBITOS SENTADOS Juego Con Lenguaje Imaginario Los ni�os y los padres se imaginar�n qu� estan cuidando a un beb�. Se les dar�n mu�ecas y accesorios para que los cambien, le den de comer y los ba�en. Pregunte preguntas sobre tienes fr�o, sed, hambre, � �stas cansado.		COMBINANDO BIBERONES Jugando A Resolver Problemas Los ni�os y los padres combinar�n diferentes biberones con sus tapaderas. Practique desenroscando y poniendo las tapaderas. Se les dar�n unos pedazos de tela color blanco y naranja para rellenar los biberones imaginando qu� tienen leche y jugo de naranja.
HORA DE COMER
COMIDA PARA NI�OS DE UNO Y DOS A�OS DE EDAD Comida de bebito en frascos de vidrio con galletas para beb�s y jugo
JUEGOS PARA EL HOGAR
Alabe a su ni�o. Abr�celo, b�selo, sonr�ale y d�gale, "�T� eres un ni�o adorable!" D�je que su ni�o se imagine que es un bebito. Abrace y arrulle a su bebito en una mecedora mientras le canta una canci�n de cuna.
DIEZ COSAS QUE CADA NI�O NECESITA
Interacci�n Toque Amoroso Relaci�n Estable Seguridad y Salud Auto Estima Cuidado Infantil de Calidad Communicaci�n Juego M�sica Leer

Babies

Vocabulary

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PLAY STATIONS		NOUNS		VERBS		DESCRIPTORS adjectives, adverbs, prepositions		PHRASES statements, directions, questions
MESSY PLAY Baby Bath		doll soap washcloth water	mu�eca jab�n toallita agua	dry splash squeeze wash	tar lavarsecar chapotear apre	clean dirty wet dry	limpio sucio mojado seco	The doll is all wet. La mu�eca �sta mojada. How many dolls are there? �Cu�ntas mu�ecas hay en el agua? Give Mommy some soap. Dale a mami jab�n.
CREATIVE PLAY Baby Collage		baby boy girl picture	beb� ni�o ni�a dibujo	cut find tape tear	cortar encuentra cinta de pegar romper	happy sad sticky shiny	feliz triste pegajoso brilloso	The baby looks sad. El beb� se mira triste. Where is the sticky tape? �Donde �sta la cinta pegajosa? Find the picture of the happy baby. Encuentra el retrato de la ni�a fel�z.
LANGUAGE/PRETEND PLAY Baby Sitting		baby doll blanket bottle spoon	mu�equita cobija biber�n cuchara	drink eat hold sleep	tomar comer sostener dormir	happy hungry sleepy thirsty	feliz hambre sue�o sed	The baby will drink some milk. El beb� va a tomar leche. Put the baby in bed. Pon a �l beb� en la cama. Cover the baby with a blanket. C�bra a el beb� con la cobija.
ACTIVE PLAYPROBLEM SOLVING PLAY Bottle Matches		bottle juice lid milk	biber�n jugo tapa leche	fill find match turn	llenar encontrar emparejar turno	same different empty full	igual diferent evacio lleno	That bottle looks empty. El biber�n se mira vacio. Who can find the bottle of juice? �Qui�n puede encontrar la botella del jugo? Give mommy two bottles. Dale dos botellas a t� mam�.
SNACKS Baby Food		cup juice napkin plate	taza jugo servilleta plato	drink eat pour throw	tomar comer vaciar tirar	all gone more one two	se acab� m�s uno dos	The juice is all gone. El jugo se termin�. Do you want more? �Qui�res m�s? Please throw away your napkin. Tira tu servilleta por favor.

Toddler Curriculum

Sample Lesson

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Teacher Lesson

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Parent Handout

Bebitos

Volante Para Los Padres

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Vocabulary