“The Wheels on the Bus” Color: Yellow Shape: Circle Number: 4 Letter: B Verse 1: wheels go round Verse 2: people go up and down Verse 3: horn goes toot Verse 4: money goes clink Verse 5: wipers go swish Book List: Dramatic Play: Music/ Poems: Foods: Fine Motor: Trips:
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Insect Tot School
Color: Black Shape: Oval Number: 6 Letter: I for Insect Day 1: Insects Read: Music: Bug Instruments Experiment: Bug Hunt Play: Bug Sensory Tub Day 2: Ants Read: Music: sing the ants go marching Experiment: Ant Farm Play: Counting Ants Day 3: Ladybugs Read: Music: sing Ladybug Ladybug fly away home Experiment:… Continue reading Insect Tot School
Mouse Cookie Baking Week
I got to teach a “Baking Week” at our Summer Camp. I had about 20 kids Kindergarten-5th grade. I had 4 groups of kids in the kitchen, each with 1 older child to help the younger ones. Each day we made a food from one of the “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” books.… Continue reading Mouse Cookie Baking Week
Creation Tot School
Color: Blue Shape: Circle Number: 7 Letter: W for World Day 1: God Created the Light and Dark Snack: Raisins and Popcorn Turn on and off Lights, Light and play with flashlights. Day 2: God Created the Sky and Sea Snack: Blue Jello and Marshmallows Point to Sky and look at Clouds, Water and play… Continue reading Creation Tot School
Circus Tot School
Color: Red Shape: Circle (Balloons, Balls, Hoops) Number: 3 Letter: C for Clown Movie: Dumbo Nighty Night Circus (YouTube) Gross Motor: Circus Yoga Riding Lion Toy Flaming Hoops (Hoola Hoop & Crape Paper) Fine Motor: Balloon Clown Coloring Sheet (Red, circles) Abeka I ordered a couple toddler age books from Abeka.com. Following are some of… Continue reading Circus Tot School
12 – 18 Month Tot School
Tot Tub I place beans, pom poms, tablespoons, and measuring cups in a tub. She loves scooping, dumping, and pouring from cup to cup and back and forth. Pom Pom Play I placed pom poms in a wisk so that she could pull them out and place them into an empty tissue box. Then we… Continue reading 12 – 18 Month Tot School
Baby Book List (9-12 months)
Baby Girl is really starting to enjoy her books. We try to read the same books a few days in a row and leave them out on the table so she can look at them throughout the day too. Sing Song Rhyming Books Hokey Pokey Elmo by Abigail Tabby Mr. Brown can Moo! Can You? by… Continue reading Baby Book List (9-12 months)
Baby Book List (6-9 months)
Bedtime Books Part of our bedtime routine is to read books to help baby fall asleep peacefully. It is also a great bonding time so we read our 2 favorite books about Mommy and Daddy: Why I Love my Mommy by Daniel Howarth Your Baby’s First Word will be DADA by Jimmy Fallon Song Books Baby… Continue reading Baby Book List (6-9 months)
Baby Book List (3-6 months)
Reading to bitty babies may seem pointless, but there are several great things about reading to the tiny ones! It lets them have your full attention and hear the sound of the voice that they love, which can sooth them. It helps them learn the love of books, reading, and learning. Encourages them to learn… Continue reading Baby Book List (3-6 months)
Baby Book List (0-3 months)
Use high contrast images to stimulate your infants vision and help with their vision development. High contrast photos with contrasting patterns and images are easier for infants to focus on. So Big! by Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz Where is Monkey? by Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz is her absolute favorite book. It makes her smile every time we… Continue reading Baby Book List (0-3 months)