Weekly Overview
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Week : 10
- Theme : People Around Me
- Total Days: 5
Grade
Playgroup / Toddlers
General Objectives
- Learning from surroundings and connecting with real life things.
- Explore, discovery and thinking based learning
- Manage to do things independently.
- Physical development – motor skills
- Personal, Social and emotional development
- Understanding of the rhythm
- Overall language development
Develop Skills
- Fine motors
- Communication
- Art and craft
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Gross motors
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Exploration
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Learning Objectives for Week-10
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Toddler
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Nursery rhymes and songs
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Pre-Math concepts:
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My friends
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Vocabulary building
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Shapes – Square and circle
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• Knowing their friends at different places likein school, society, neighbourhood and their names
• Play preferences, taking turn,sharing, caring, playing with friends • Identifying friend’s voice.. |
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Objects with //c//
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Toddler Week 10 Activities
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 1
- Week : 10
- Theme : People Around Me
A. Free Play (Mix Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Children will play outdoors. Teacher will monitor and observe their activities and play. It will be indoor play time in case of the rainy season or any other circumstances. Teacher will not guide them with what to play with and how to play. She will take care of safety and causations. She can ask to make a line or wait for turn to come.
B. Circle Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
(5 min.) Prayer/ Day/ Date/ Attendance / sharing experience
(15 mins) Friends
The teacher will tell the children that all the activities and games for the day/week will be about ‘friends’. She will discuss and share about her friends and tell their name.
She will share how she likes to spend time with her friends and the games she plays with them. Then she can with whom they spend time and ask them names of their friends. Mumma takes you out to play with other children – then whom do you play with, do you know their names?
She will also make them say the names of other children in the class and we all are friends.
(5 min.)Music & Movement: Community helpers help us every day
Let’s sing their song hip hip hooray… Their work is feat, they happily greet, One by one they are here to meet.
Devam (name of child) driver drives black car, Drives through city or town far.
Druvi(name of child) doctor gives us pills,
Checks on us when we are ill.
Tejas (name of child) teacher teaches maths cool, See how many professions we learnt,
One by one, they all took their turn. Community helpers help us every day,
Let’s sing their song hip hip hooray…
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Who is here today? (To the tune of “The farmer in the dell”)
Who is here today? -2
Everybody clap your hands
Who is here today?
Ria is here today! -2
Everybody clap your hands
Ria is here today!”
(Substitute “Ria” with the names of the children in your class)
D. Lunch/food Time
Total Time 30 Min.
- Washroom / Toilet habits / Hand wash and Prayer before eating (10 Min.)
- Meal time and hand wash after eating (20 Min.)
E. Instruction Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Square – The teacher will show the square objects in the class like a handkerchief, a geo board, puzzle board, a square basket etc. She will draw a square on the board and show it to children. She will also make the children move their fingers around the objects.
Picture Book – Square
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
The teacher will make a big square on the floor with wet chalk. She will demonstrate by walking on the square and then ask the children to do the same. Walking side by side with a friend
holding hands will need a lot of coordination for small children.
Material required: Wet chalk
G.Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 2
- Week : 10
- Theme : People Around Me
A. Free Play (Mix Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Children will play outdoors. Teacher will monitor and observe their activities and play. It will be indoor play time in case of the rainy season or any other circumstances. Teacher will not guide them with what to play with and how to play. She will take care of safety and causations. She can ask to make a line or wait for turn to come.
B. Circle Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
(5 min.) Prayer/ Day/ Date/ Attendance / sharing experience
(10 min.) Activity: Passing a glass of water (Team work and coordination with friends)
Teacher will stand with the children in a circle and explain the activity to children. The plastic/steel glass is filled half with water. They will hold the glass first, and then pass it off to the friend standing next without falling it down.
(5 min.)Music & Movement: Community helpers help us every day
Let’s sing their song hip hip hooray… Their work is feat, they happily greet, One by one they are here to meet.
Devam driver drives black car, Drives through city or town far. Druvi doctor gives us pills, Checks on us when we are ill.
Tejas teacher teaches maths cool, See how many professions we learnt, One by one, they all took their turn. Community helpers help us every day,
Let’s sing their song hip hip hooray…
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Who is here today? (To the tune of “The farmer in the dell”)
Who is here today? -2 Everybody clap your hands
Who is here today
Ria is here today! -2 Everybody clap your hands Ria is here today!”
(Substitute “Ria” with the names of the children in your class)
D. Lunch/food Time
Total Time 30 Min.
- Washroom / Toilet habits / Hand wash and Prayer before eating (10 Min.)
- Meal time and hand wash after eating (20 Min.)
E. Instruction Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Objects with //c//
The teacher will show flashcards of objects with sound //c// – a cap, a cat, a card, a car, a cake. The teacher will also repeat 2 flashcards of sound //a//.
The pattern of repeating and revising 2 to 3 previous vocabulary cards/objects has to be followed throughout the academic session.
Materials required: Flash card of the words mentioned above.
Picture Book– Objects with ‘c’
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Sponge squeezing
Children will dip the sponge into the bowl of water, pick the sponge up and hold it over the bowl. Then squeeze the sponge over the bowl and watch the water drip. The teacher will demonstrate the activity.
Material required: A bowl of water and sponge
G.Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 3
- Week : 10
- Theme : People Around Me
A. Free Play (Mix Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
B. Circle Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
(5 min.) Prayer/ Day/ Date/ Attendance / sharing experience
(10 min.) Story – My friends by Taro Gomi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EHUWeZbJMk
The teacher will show the video of the story. She will mute the sound of the video and read the story in her own voice. The teacher will use the pause button at each page to read and explain.
Materials required: Digital story book
(5 min.)Music & Movement: Hello Chant
‘Hello, hello We sing in many ways
Hello, hello Let’s sing it now today”
Play music and let children skip, hop, jump, run, relax and listen to the music.
Use a tambourine or drum and sing the ‘hello chant’ moving in a circle.
Provide adequate space, play music and let your children move their bodies to music.
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Friends (To the tune of ‘Jingle Bells’…… By Deborah R.)
“Friends are here, friends are there
Friends are everywhere
Lots of laughter come and play
All throughout the day
Friends have fun in the sun And even in the rain,Friends love to play and share To show how much they care”
D. Lunch/food Time
Total Time 30 Min.
- Washroom / Toilet habits / Hand wash and Prayer before eating (10 Min.)
- Meal time and hand wash after eating (20 Min.)
E. Instruction Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Objects with //c//
The teacher will show flashcards of objects with sound //c// – a cap, a cat, a card, a car, a cake, a coin, a crayon. The teacher will also repeat 2 flashcards of sound //b//.
Materials required: Flash card of the words mentioned above.
Picture Book – Objects with ‘c’
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Sponge squeezing – transfer water
Children will dip the sponge into the bowl of water, pick the sponge up and hold it over the bowl. Then squeeze the sponge over another bowl and watch the water fill up the bowl. The empty bowl would be kept on the right-hand side of the child. They will transfer water from left bowl to right bowl. The teacher will demonstrate
the activity.
Material required: Two bowls of water and sponge
G. Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 4
- Week : 10
- Theme : People Around Me
A. Free Play (Mix Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
B. Circle Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
(5 min.) Prayer/ Day/ Date/ Attendance / sharing experience (10 min.) Story – My friends by Taro Gomi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EHUWeZbJMk
The teacher will show the video of the story. She will mute the sound of the video and read the story in her own voice. The teacher will use the pause button at each page to read and explain.
Materials required: Digital story book
(5 min.)Music & Movement: Hello Chant
‘Hello, hello We sing in many ways Hello, hello Let’s sing it now today”
Play music and let children skip, hop, jump, run, relax and listen to the music.Use a tambourine or drum and sing the ‘hello chant’ moving in a circle.Provide adequate space, play music and let your children move their bodies to music.
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Friends (To the tune of ‘Jingle Bells’…… By Deborah R.)
“Friends are here, friends are there Friends are everywhere
Lots of laughter come and play All throughout the day
Friends have fun in the sun And even in the rain,
Friends love to play and share To show how much they care”
D. Lunch/food Time
Total Time 30 Min.
- Washroom / Toilet habits / Hand wash and Prayer before eating (10 Min.)
- Meal time and hand wash after eating (20 Min.)
E. Instruction Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Sortingcircle and square buttons.
The teacher will divide the children in groups of 3. The teacher will mix the circle and square buttons in a basket and provide each group the mixed basket. The children will sort the buttons into circles and squares.
Material required: shape buttons
Student BookWorksheet on square and circle – Sorting buttons
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Basket the ball
The teacher will toss the ball in a bucket / tub/ carton from a short distance using both her hands. Then she will ask the children to do it.
Material required: Tub/ carton / bucket and a big ball
G. Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 5
- Week : 10
- Theme : People Around Me
A. Free Play (Mix Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Children will play outdoors. Teacher will monitor and observe their activities and play. It will be indoor play time in case of the rainy season or any other circumstances. Teacher will not guide them with what to play with and how to play. She will take care of safety and causations. She can ask to make a line or wait for turn to come. |
B. Circle Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
(5 min.) Prayer/ Day/ Date/ Attendance / sharing experience
(10 min.) ‘Let’s hop’ (co-ordination)
The teacher will divide the children into pairs. They will stand next to each other holding hands. The teacher will call out ‘let’s hop’ and let children do hopping, jumping, dancing, walking holding hand of their partner.
(5 min.)Music & Movement:Out in the garden each fine day
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme:
Who is here today? (To the tune of “The farmer in the dell”)
D. Lunch/food Time
Total Time 30 Min.
- Washroom / Toilet habits / Hand wash and Prayer before eating (10 Min.)
- Meal time and hand wash after eating (20 Min.)
E. Instruction Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 20 Min.
Find a friend: The teacher gives cards of happy and sad, ‘colour dominos to the children. She will play some music and the children will dance. When the music stops, they have to find a partner with the same emotion or block.
Find a friend by the voice: Children will sit in a circle and close their eyes. Teacher touches one child and asks to make a noise; others have to tell whose voice was it.
Material required: Happy and sad cards, color dominos (H3B36)
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Gross motor activities outdoors Sand play
Material required:sand play objects in the
HW Activity Book Worksheet- Stick a picture of your child playing or doing
some activity with a friend in the society or neighbourhood. 
Note: The teacher willsend the worksheet to parents. The above picture is for reference. Parents will help their child to make a square shape
photo frame on the worksheet using ice-cream sticks and then decorate it.
Send Picture book home. Revise objects with//a// and //b//
G. Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song