Literature

Count My Blessings 1 Through 10 by Salina Yoon

Bible

Proverbs 24:3-4

"3. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4. And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches."

Nursery Rhyme

Hector Protector

Hector Protector was dressed all in green;
Hector Protector was sent to the Queen.
The Queen did not like him,
No more did the King;
So Hector Protector was sent back again.

Speech & Vocabulary

Giving Directions: (at dressing time) Pull off your socks.

Indoor Games

Milk Carton City

This has been a favourite activity of our children for years!  Save cardboard milk cartons for this game.  You will want to wash out, cut off the tops, and then place two milk cartons together to form a block.  You can do this with various sizes of milk cartons.  Then when you have at least 20 milk carton blocks you will be able to build a city with them.  Toddlers will love to see a tall towers of milk carton blocks and run over to knock them down.

Classical Music

Mozart: Piano Sonata in A Major K 331: 3rd Movement (Rondo Alla Turca)

Children's Songs

London Bridge

Foreign Languages

(For learning French -- you can substitute with choices of your own in a different language.)

Part One: Learn a song in French -- Sur le pont d'Avignon
Part Two: French Vocabulary -- l'avion (airplane)

Exercise

Optional:  Choose an exercise from an exercise book to use with your toddler daily.

Arts and Crafts

Play dough

Play dough is fun to create with.  Here is a recipe!
 
 

Literature

White Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker

Bible

Proverbs 24:3-4

"3. Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4. And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches."

Poetry

"Wind on the Hill" from Now We are Six by A. A. Milne

Sign Language

Suggestion:  Teach the sign for BLANKET.

Outdoor Games

(Depending on the season of the year you can rearrange these suggestions to work for you -- see the outdoor games link above.)

Jump Rope Exploration -- continue with ideas from last lesson.  You could also tie jump ropes between two pillars or chairs outside.  Please remove when you are done to prevent injury!  Help your toddler crawl under the rope at different heights.  Just like doing the limbo!

Musical Exploration

Follow the Leader

Play follow the leader to music.  You can be the leader and your toddler will follow.  Move fast, move slow, turn around, or any creative movement of your choice to music.  This is also a time to review all the previous lessons.  You can get out any rhythm instruments you have used, play familiar songs, etc.  Lead out on the activity and have your toddler follow you.  Keep it fun and stop before your toddler wants to.

Lullaby

Nyandolo (Kisa--Kenyan) from the African Lullaby CD

Puppetry

Paper Bag Puppets

Make a puppet of Hector Protector dressed all in green!

Nature Study

Choose from the list of suggestions according to the current season.

Art Appreciation

Children's Illustrators Art Appreciation

Bill Peet -- Show your toddler the artwork of Bill Peet in the book Smokey.