Sample Lesson Plans
Toddler Lesson Plan
Weekly Lesson Plan(Toddler) September Week 1: “Backpacks, Books and Buses”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | LABOR DAY | -Introduction to Shapes: Circle -Read “Preschool Day Hooray” | -Introduction to Shapes: Oval -Read “The Class Pet From the Black Lagoon” | -Introduction to Shapes: Triangle -Read “The Best Teacher Ever” | -Read “100 School Days!” |
| Creative Arts | LABOR DAY | Creating our own Circles | Finger Painting apples | Tissue paper backpacks | Dot Paint Notebooks |
| PM Group Activity | LABOR DAY | Creating our own Name Tags | Tracing:Shapes of the week | Finger Painting School Buses | Creating a Helper Chart |
| Whole Language | LABOR DAY | First Day Friends: What are our friends names? | Discovering our favorite books: What is your favorite book? | Snapshot Attendance: Which of our friends are at school? | What is our favorite part of school? |
| Social Studies | LABOR DAY | Classroom Rules | Yoga Class! | Kids Music! | Cooking: Me Soup Show and Tell: Anything Circle/Oval/Triangle shape! |
| Science/Sensory | LABOR DAY | What Color is an Apple? | What can we find inside of an apple? | Apple Sauce play! | Shaving cream shapes of the week! |
| Dramatic Play | LABOR DAY | Pretend to be the teacher | Driving the school bus! | Pretending to do circle time with puppets! | Pretending to read books to our friends! |
| Math/Manipulative | LABOR DAY | How many boys and girls are in our class? | Counting the letters in our name | Sorting big and small apples | Counting backpacks |
| Blocks | LABOR DAY | Build a circle/oval/triangle with blocks | Building a school bus | Creating a book with legos: What shape are books? | Filling our backpacks with blocks |
| Music/Movement | LABOR DAY | “Hello How are You: Jump into the circle!” | “Wheels on the Bus” | “Look Who Came to School Today” | Back to School Poem |
| Outdoor Learning | LABOR DAY | Do we see school buses around school? | Side walk chalk: Drawing buses | Can we find the shapes of the week in our neighborhood? | Can we find our school? |
Infant Lesson Plan
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | Good Morning and Afternoon Songs and Music | ||||
| Music and Movement And Finger plays | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Sing and Learn the Wheels on the bus | Sing 5 green speckled frogs | Sing “the clean up song” | Sing and Move to School Music |
| Language/Cognitive | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Read “Clifford’s First Day of School” | Read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” | Read “The Rainbow Fish” | Read “5 Little Monkeys” |
| Fine Motor Skills | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Attempt to turn pages in book | Push a toy bus/car across the floor | Play with whipped cream | Shake Musical instruments to school songs |
| Gross Motor Skills | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Attempt to sit up on our own and with assistance | Attempt to crawl under the parachute | Attempt to throw a ball | Attempt to stand and walk with assistance |
| Social/Emotional Skills | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Sing wheels on the bus together | Make silly faces and look at reflections in the mirror | Play with puppets with our friends | Attempt to high five our friends |
| Sensory Exploration | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Practice the word book in sign language | Attempt to feel a soft blanket | Explore with whipped cream | Explore the grass outdoors at the park |
| Art | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Paint classroom Crayon Box | Make apples with tissue paper | Paint Rulers | Paint backpacks |
| Learning Centers | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Build with blocks | Make a puppet show | Roll and Throw Balls | Crawl through house |
| Outdoor Learning | Enjoy books, puppets, push toys, going for walks and musical instruments (weather permitting) |
Step Up Lesson Plan
Weekly Lesson Plan: Step Up September Week 1: “Backpacks, Books and Buses”
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Circle | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “The Wheels on The Bus” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Preschool Day Hooray” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “Clifford’s First Day of School” | Calendar, weather, sign language, colors/shapes, name recognition Read “100 School Days” |
| Creative Arts | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Decorating Apples | Dot paint School Bus | Tissue paper Pencil | Hand Apple Tree |
| PM Group Activity | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Finger painting school bus | Tissue paper backpacks | Finger painting apples | Decorating school supplies |
| Whole Language | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | First Day Friends: What are our friends names? | Discovering our favorite books: What is your favorite book? | Snapshot Attendance: Which of our friends are at school? | What is our favorite part of school? |
| Social Studies | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Discussing where do apples grow? | Yoga Class! | Kidz Musik! | Cooking: Rice Crispy banana treats |
| Science/Sensory | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | What Color is an Apple? | What can we find inside of an apple? | Apple Sauce play! | Exploring with cheerios |
| Dramatic Play | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Pretend to be the teacher | Driving the school bus! | Pretending to do circle time with puppets! | Pretending to read books to our friends! |
| Math/Manipulative | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | How many boys and girls are in our class? | Counting the letters in our name | Sorting big and small apples | Counting backpacks |
| Blocks | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Build with blocks | Building a school bus | Creating a book with legos: What shape are books? | Filling our backpacks with blocks |
| Music/Movement | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | “Hello How are You: Jump into the circle!” | “Wheels on the Bus” | “Look Who Came to School Today” | Back to School Poem |
| Outdoor Learning | NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY | Do we see school buses around school? | Side walk chalk: Drawing buses | Parachute Play! | Can we find our school? |
