Monthly Planning Tool Toddlers 12 - 24 Months

Monthly Planning Tool | Toddlers | 12 - 24 Months

Month: September | Week: ______| Year: ______Teacher/Caregiver: ______

Skills & Concepts to Emphasize: Strengthening Self Awareness and Relationships Story: ______

Tips for Best Practice
Take time each day to observe individual children / Dramatic Play Area
Add construction & other community helper props
Firefighter-Police Man -Nurse - Doctor
Fire engines, trucks, airplanes, tractors / Sensory Development Area
Post Real/Relevant Pictures and or Decorations (Minimize commercial art posters etc)
Activity: Caregivers search for & cut out - post “Community Helper” pictures from magazines. / Language - Early Literacy Area
Bring in new books about Community.
Use Pictures to talk about Community Helpers
Place family pictures in albums in reading area
Note: Some children will observe at first and join group when more comfortable / Art Area
Hang Art at Child’s Eye Level
Smearing Finger Paint
Make Play Dough
Set out play dough tools
Community Helper Figures / Fine Motor Skills Area
Add simple community helper puzzles Add miniature community figures to block area
Set Out: Work bench for Pounding / Responsive Care Area
Social Emotional Development
Post Pictures of Children and Family at Child’s Eye Level
Caregivers demonstrate, practice picking up and putting toys in baskets, on shelves etc. Help wipe off table and chairs after meals. Look, comment, name expressions on “Feelings” Posters. Happy- Angry- Sad - Sleepy etc
Resources/Notes / Music & Movement Area
Move Dance w/ Children
Set out Musical Instruments
Drums for drumming, bells for jingling and shaking. Scarves for dancing
Hats and teddy Bears for parade / Gross Motor Skills Area
Low climber / riser slide
2-3 steps for climbing
Using steps to sink and diaper changing / Arrival - Greeting Area: Parent Ed, Nutrition, Health
Post Menus
Resources on Nutritious Snacks
Focus on hand washing routines after toilet, snack, art, outside.
Practice cleaning gums and brushing teeth

Main Objective:
Specific Objective:

Main Learning Objective / Experiences / Activities / Assessments
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Small group activities (songs, stories, games) / Musical Parade
Read books all week about “Community Helper” Jobs / Songs: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes / Song: “If Your Happy and You Know it Clap Your Hands” / Learn New Clean Up Transition Song
Learning to put away toys / Selected stories, songs, finger plays.
Talk about feelings
Outdoor Activities / Outdoor Water Play
w/ Hoses
Read Stories Outdoors / Wagons Fire Trucks w/ Community Hats and Water Hoses / Large balls for rolling and leaning on / Gross Motor Climbing
Pushing and Pulling
Wagons, Push Pull Carts Shopping baskets / Water Paint with Big Brushes