Toddler Class Curriculum
Practical Life
Care of Self Self-Control & Body Movement Fine Motor Development
Dressing Frames Sitting on the line Grasping
Lg. buttons Passing an object Scooping (lg. & small)
Zipper Walking on the line Spooning exercises
Velcro Silence game Dry pouring exercises
Snaps Lining up Liquid pouring exercises
Carrying a chair Using tongs
Washing hands Rolling a rug Clamping clothespins
Use of apron Carrying a tray correctly Using an eyedropper
Blowing nose Carrying materials properly Using an eggbeater
Using toilet independently Basting
Getting a drink Developing Independence Using a ladle
Using a towel Opening/closing lids
Disposing of paper towel Choosing work Puzzles
Putting on jacket Returning work to shelf Pegboard
Hanging up jacket Completing work cycle Stringing beads
Emptying lunch box Working independently Gluing
Using napkin Nuts and bolts
Stamping
Coordination Interrupting correctly Squeezing sponge
Balance Apologizing Crumbing table
Swinging Greeting politely Table washing
Climbing Asking for help Sweeping
Running Walking around a rug Dusting
Skipping Watching a child at work Window cleaning
Hopping Cleaning materials
Jumping Care of animals
Rolling a ball Food Preparation Watering plants
Kicking a ball Washing fruit & vegetables Cleaning & trimming leaves
Marching Spreading……stirring Arranging flowers
Tip-toe Sifting……..kneading Planting seeds
Mixing…….grating
Squeezing oranges, limes
Coring apples, pears
Slicing bananas
Nut cracking
Table etiquette
Visual Discrimination Auditory Discrimination Sense of Touch
Knobbed cylinders Listening for sounds Touch boards
Pink tower Matching sounds to pictures Touch tablets
Broad stairs Matching sound cylinders Fabric matching
Long rods Grading sound cylinders Mystery bags
Knobless cylinders Vocabulary: soft, loud Sorting objects by touch
Color boxes 1, 2 Story books and tapes
Language for all above Recognizing sounds in environment
Sense of Smell Sense of Taste Pre-Geometry
Recognizing scents Identifying tastes Demonstration tray
Matching scents Language – sweet, sour Language: circle
Language triangle
square
Oral Language Development Pre-Reading Activities
Emphasis on language-rich environment Matching
Correct English usage modeled by teachers Sorting
Routines for greeting and dismissing Environment vocabulary cards
Wide variety of good read-aloud books Sequencing
Reading “big books” with repetitive pattern Category cards
Wide variety of good read-aloud books Figure-ground cards
“I Spy” games Alike and different cards
Listening games Opposites
Finger plays Metal insets when ready (age 3)
Musical tapes/records
Rhyming words
Story-telling with puppets
Flannel board stories
Poetry
Readiness for Math (Group Activities) 0 – 10 Activities (Beginning at Age 3)
Number games Number rods
Number finger plays Sandpaper numerals
Number songs Rods and numerals
Counting things in the environment Spindle box 0-9
Identifying sets of numbers Cards and counters
Making booklets, etc. Memory games
Number stories ...
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