Weekly Overview
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Week : 6
- Theme : My Body
- 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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Math
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Exploration
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Learning Objectives for Week-6
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Toddler
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Nursery rhymes and songs
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Pre-Math concepts:
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Understanding of basic body parts
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Objects with //a//
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Colours I see around and I know
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Name of body parts
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Stories
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Toddler Week 6 Activities
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 1
- Week : 6
- Theme : My body
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.)Tell the children that all the activities and games for the day/week will be about ‘body parts’. Engage the children in a conversation and ask questions such as –
- Who has taken a bath in the morning?
- Do you use soap?
- What did you eat in the morning?
- How do we clap?
- Which part of the body do we use for running?
- How do you brush your teeth?
- What do we do with our eyes?
- Talk about the external parts of the body and what each part can
- Encourage children to show you the external body parts as you talk/sing about them.
(5 min.)Music & Movement:Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
“Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and toes,
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes,
And Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes!”
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: This is my body (To the tune of “Where is thumbkin”)
“This is my body This is my body It’s the only one I’ve got-2
I’m going to take good care of it-2
Yes, I am, yes I am”
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.
How many fingers?
- Make children sit in a circle on the
The teacher will show the fingers and tell them one finger, 2 fingers up to 5 fingers. She will emphasise on the word fingers and that they are a part of our hand.
Children will try to copy the teacher’s action.
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
The teacher will keep objects that they see around them of four colours on the table so that the children can see.
Then she will pick up object of one colour and say its name. Like yellow banana, then the children will repeat yellow banana, red apple, blue bag, green leaf.
Then again, she will ask which colour is this, the children will say yellow, blue, red, green respectively.
Material required: Blocks of red, yellow, green and blue colours.
After identification, the teacher will ask the children to get objects of red colour from the classroom and keep them near the respective colour block.
Student Book worksheet – Red colour – colour tomato and apple worksheet.
Some children will colour while others will sit with teacher to match the same colour pair worksheet.
G.Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 2
- Week : 6
- Theme : My body
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.)The teacher will discuss and show the parts of the face. She will also ask the children to show their eyes, ears and nose with the rhyme.
Touch Game
“Touch your nose. Touch your chin. That’s the way this game begins.
Touch your eyes. Touch your knees. Now pretend you’re going to sneeze.
Touch one ear. Touch two lips right here.
Touch your elbows where they bend. That’s the way this touch
game ends.”
(5 min.) Music& Movement:Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4eueDYPTIg
“Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and toes,
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes,
And Eyes and Ears and Mouth and Nose.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes!”
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: This is my body (To the tune of “Where is thumbkin”)
“This is my body This is my body It’s the only one I’ve got-2
I’m going to take good care of it-2
Yes, I am, yes I am”
Material required: Video of the rhyme (link given)
Children and the teacher stand and do the action rhyme.
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.
Play music or play the tambourine/daphali and call out the movement. Encourage children to move their body accordingly. The teacher will demonstrate the movements.
- Make your body as small as
- Swim across the room.
- Make your body as tall as you can by stretching it
- Move across the room fast; move slowly
- Walk across the room taking big steps; take small
- Walk on your
Let the children do movement on their own.
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
The teacher will ask the children to get objects of yellow colour from the classroom and keep them near the respective colour block.
Student Book worksheet –Yellow colour – colour the sun and banana worksheet.
Some children will colour while others will sit with teacher to match the same colour pair worksheet.
HW Activity Book – Face Art
The children will themselves peel off the bindis and stick them for eyes and nose on a face outline given in the workbook.
Material required: Bindis and Activity Book – worksheet outline of a face.
G.Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 3
- Week : 6
- Theme : My body
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 – Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes
A first book all about you – Eyes, nose, fingersand toes – https://youtu.be/OQkUhijF41I
The teacher will read aloud and explain the story to children emphasising on the body parts mentioned. She will also relate the incidents of the story to children. For e.g.,Fingers and thumbs are used for counting on.
The teacher will pause the video and show counting on fingers.
She can also show peek a boo and make children do the same.
(5 min.)Music & Movement: Ek Ek Ek
एक-एक-एक
एकएकएक, नाकहमारएक।
दोदोदो, कानहमारेदो।
दोदोदो, आखँहमारदो।
एकएकएक, नाकहमारएक।
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Chubby cheeks
Chubby cheeks, dimple chin, rosy lips, teeth within, Curly hair, very fair, eyes are blue lovely two, Teacher’s pet, is that you? Yes, yes yes!
Children and the teacher stand and do the action rhyme.
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 //a//
The teacher will show flashcards of objects with //a// that children see around them – an aeroplane, an ant, an apple.
Note: The teacher will show only 3 flashcards and then add two more words the next day.
Materials required: Flash card of the words mentioned above.
Picture Book – Objects with //a//
Note: While showing the flashcards of objects teacher should focus only on the identification of the object and vocabulary building. At this stage focus should not be on the name of the letter and spellings.
The teacher will ask the children to get objects of blue colour from the classroom and keep them near the respective colour block.
Student Book worksheet – Blue colour – colour blue jay and blueberries worksheet.
Some children will colour while others will sit with teacher to match the same colour pair worksheet.
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Play music or play the tambourine/daphali and call out the movement. Encourage children to move their body accordingly. The teacher will demonstrate the movements.
- Make your body as small as
- Swim across the room.
- Make your body as tall as you can by stretching it
- Move across the room fast; move slowly
- Walk across the room taking big steps; take small
- Walk on your
G. Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 4
- Week : 6
- Theme : My body
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 – Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes
A first book all about you – Eyes, nose, fingersand toes – https://youtu.be/OQkUhijF41I
The teacher will read aloud and explain the story to children emphasising on the body parts mentioned. She will also relate the incidents of the story to children. For e.g.,Fingers and thumbs are used for counting on.
The teacher will pause the video and show counting on fingers.
She can also show peek a boo and make children do the same.
(5 min.)Music & Movement: Ek Ek Ek
एक-एक-एक
एकएकएक, नाकहमारएक।
दोदोदो, कानहमारेदो।
दोदोदो, आखँहमारदो।
एकएकएक, नाकहमारएक।
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Chubby cheeks
Chubby cheeks, dimple chin, rosy lips, teeth within, Curly hair, very fair, eyes are blue lovely two, Teacher’s pet, is that you? Yes, yes yes!
Material required: Video of the rhyme (link given) Children and the teacher stand and do the action rhyme.
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.
The teacher will show flashcards of the objects with //a// – an aeroplane, an ant, an apple. Teacher will add two more words – an arrow, an alligator
Materials required: Flash card of the words mentioned above.
Picture Book – Objects with //a//
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Finger print on a plain paper.
The teacher will make the children dip their fingers in the different colour paints and dab on the plain paper worksheet.
Material required: Activity Book–Finger Print –waterpaints.
G. Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song
- Teacher’s Guide: Toddler
- Day: 5
- Week : 6
- Theme : My body
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
(15mins) My Ear Book – https://youtu.be/7pI-V3TcwBI
My Eye Book – https://youtu.be/I7XwgxTmUwM
The teacher will read aloud the stories mentioned and explain the functions of eyes and ears. She can also encourage the children to think what will happen if we close our eyes or ears.
The teacher will ask the children to look around and name the objects that they can see. For e.g. I can see trees, shoes etc.
C. Rhyme Time (Whole Group)
Total Time 10 Min.
(5 min.) Rhyme: Chubby cheeks
Chubby cheeks, dimple chin, rosy lips, teeth within, Curly hair, very fair, eyes are blue lovely two, Teacher’s pet, is that you?Yes, yes yes!
Material required: Video the rhyme (link given)
Children and the teacher stand and do the action rhyme.
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.
Show and Tell – Color of object around
The teacher will place the objects of red, blue, yellow and green on the table. She will show the object to the children and ask them to identify the colour as well as the object. For e.g., a red block, a blue chalk, a yellow crayon, a green chair etc.
The images and objects mentioned are just for reference purpose. The teacher may take any object from the class.
The teacher will ask the children to get objects of green colour from the classroom and keep them near the respective colour block.
Student Book worksheet – Green colour – colour capsicum and leaf worksheet.
Some children will colour while others will sit with teacher to match the same colour pair worksheet.
F. Planned/Structured Game (Fine / Gross)
Total Time 15 Min.
Obstacle Path:
The teacher will place obstacles – hoopla hoops on the floor at some distance. The child will step inside the hoop, then walk to the hoop.
Materials required: 3 to 5 hoopla hoops
HW Activity Book -Hand and Foot print
The parents will make their child do foot prints and hand prints on a chart paper. They will stick the child’s photo in the middle of the prints as shown below. The same should be sent to school on the following day.
Send Picture Book home. Picture Book – Objects with //a//
G. Transition time
Total Time 10 Min.
- Winding up / Good bye song