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Infant - 2 YearsMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Cognitive/Fine Motor Motor/Outside Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional MathWater Squeeze This activity will focus on cause and effect and fine motor skills. Supplies •Small Clean sponges •Medium Size Bowls (the same number of bowls as the colors you use, plus one for water) •Liquid Food Coloring Activity Put water in one of the bowls. In the other bowls place a drop of food coloring and give the sponge to your child. Encourage your child to: •Place the sponge in to the bowl of water and talk about what happens to the sponge in the water and what happens if you squeeze the sponge. •Squeeze the sponge and place water into the bowls with food coloring. •Mix the water and see the cause and effect and talk about the colors and what happens when you mix the colors. •Squeeze the sponge.

Bubble wrap Dance Supplies •Bubble wrap •Music Source Activity Place bubble wrap on the floor and turn on the music. Encourage child to step on and dance on the bubble wrap. Talk about their movements, the music and the sound of the bubbles popping. Child can also pop the bubbles with their figures. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Tasting Apples Supplies •Apples- Green, red and yellow Activity Slice the apples and give child a slice of each apple. Encourage the child to taste each slice. Talk about the colors, taste and compare the differences: "I have a red and yellow apple here. Let's taste it." "Is it sweet or sour?" and "Can you pick it up with your fingers like this?" Focus: How to feed oneself, enjoying taste, and initiative. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Tooting Towel Rolls Collect several empty cardboard paper towel rolls. Allow the child to color the tubs. Make toot, toot noise into one of the rolls for the child to copy. Encourage the child to continue to make the noise on their horn. Play music to play the horn to and to dance. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Crumpling Paper Supplies •Newspaper •Music Source Activity Have child crumple, tear, shred and rip the paper and make into balls. Play a game of toss. Encourage your child to use their hands to take the paper apart and use their whole body to toss, throw and move the paper in a fun manner. Play music in the background to increase the fun! Focus: Fine and Large Motor Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

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Week 7 Infant - 2 Years

Home Lesson PlanMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/OutsideSorting Gather a group of silver ware. Help your child notice the the similarities and differences between the forks, spoons and knifes. Have child sort the silver ware. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Stretching As You Play Grip Step 1 of the Grip. Lay the baby on his back on the floor. Wrap your baby's hand around your forefinger; hold in place with your thumb and third finger. Stretch out baby's arm by gently drawing his hand toward you. Do not pull baby up off the floor. Return to the starting position. Repeat 5 times with each arm. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Exercises: Pull-Up Step 2 of the Pull-Up Grasp your baby's forearms. Keeping his back straight, pull baby up slowly to a sitting position. Slowly and softly return baby to the floor. Repeat 4 times. Elbow Stand Step 2 of the Elbow Stand. Lay the child on his stomach, and place his elbows directly underneath his shoulders, his forearms on the floor. Grasp and lift baby's hips and trunk to form a 45-degree angle with the floor. Let the child rest on his forearms. Try to lift the legs up a little higher, but make sure the baby doesn't bang his nose. Stretching As You Play. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Family Limbo Supplies •Broom/Pole •Music Source Activity How low can you go? This is a fun activity that the entire family can join in to do together inside or outside. Use your imagination when it comes to using objects under which everyone must go under without their hands touching the floor. Objects could include a pool noodle, a broom, or a rope. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Freeze Dance Choose some of your child's favorite music/songs and turn up the volume. Ask them to dance until the music stops. When it does, they have to freeze in whatever position they find themselves in – even if they have one leg up. To make the game more challenging, ask your child to freeze in specific poses: animals, shapes, letters or even yoga postures. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK






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Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional Language/ Science Social/Emotional Cognitive/Fine MotorCotton balls Pick and Drop Supplies •Cotton Balls •Muffin Tin/Egg Carton •Tongs •Table Spoon •Bowl Activity Place cotton balls in the bowl. Place the muffin tin/egg carton beside the bowl. Encourage your child to use the tongs to pick up the cotton balls and drop them in to the muffin tin. Encourage your child to try to use the table spoon to lift the cotton and drop them in to the muffin tin/egg carton. If the tongs and table spoon are too difficult encourage your child to use their hands to pick up and drop.

Club House Reading Time Select a book your child enjoys. Build a “Club House”, by using sheets, blankets, chairs and pillows large enough for you and your child can get into. Read your selected book(s) to your child, Ask questions about the story and pictures such as, "What do you think will happen next?" Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Removing tape from the Tub Supplies •Masking Tape •Large/Medium Plastic Tub Activity Turn tub upside down. Tear pieces of the masking tape and place it on the bottom of the tub. Space the piece of tape across the bottom. Encourage child to use a pincher grip to pull the tape off the tub. Talk to your child about their efforts and successes. Add more tape as needed. To add to the activity you can tape small object under the tape for your child to find like stickers. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Sing Out Enjoy singing with your child anytime of the day. (In the car, at the supermarket, on a walk or during your regular daily routine. You can make the songs up or you can sing your child's favorite songs. Sing one or all of these songs with your child and act them out together: • I’m a Little Teapot • If You’re Happy and You Know It • The Hokey Pokey • Ring around the Rosie • Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes • Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around • Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush cy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book

Mini sandbox Take an empty plastic tub and fill it with sand, a few toys, shells, rocks or anything else your little one might like. Talk to your child as they manipulate the items in the sand. Talk about how it feels, hide items in the sand and ask child to find them, move the items around to make tracks, etc. This is great for the indoors especially in the cooler months (Just put a garbage bag or towel beneath the tub to help with clean-up). Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK




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Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/OutsideAll Aboard Supplies •Towel or blanket Activity Have your toddler sit on a towel or blanket and gently pull her around the room. Pretend the blanket is a train or a boat and that you are stopping at different places, like the zoo or wherever your imaginations take you. Skills learned: Balance and pretending. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Run Away From the Monster Kids love a game of chase, especially with a parent or other adult they trust. A game of running from a “scary” monster will involve much squealing with delight. Check in with the child to ensure they are okay with the "monster". You may want to try an animal to replace the monster. Allow your child a turn of being the one who is the monster/animal. Skills developed Running, dodging and agility. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Twist and Shout Supplies •Open space •Stereo equipment •Music: “The Twist,” “Twist and Shout,” “Let’s Twist Again,” “Peppermint Twist” Activity 1. Show your child how to move with a twist (raised bent arms rotate with torso one direction, bent legs rotate with hips in other direction). 2. Play music and start twisting with your child. 3. Call out “shout!” every 15-20 seconds. Each time, your child must jump straight up. 4. After landing, your child must resume twisting. 5. Try to twist low to the floor from time to time. Variations o For a challenge, try to twist on one foot

Big Ball, Little Ball Select two balls, one large and one small. Help child roll the ball to you or another child. Talk about the difference in the sizes of the balls. Use words like big, smaller, bigger, smaller, roll, back, front, side, forward. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Watering plants Fill a pitcher or other container with water and allow your child to water the plants and flowers around your house. Talk about the plants and the dirt, sunshine and water. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK





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Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional Language/ Science Social/Emotional Creative ArtsShake Your Sillies Out Sing and move with your child to actions. "I've gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out Shake, shake, shake my sillies out And wiggle my waggles away! I've gotta clap, clap, clap my crazies out Clap, clap, clap my crazies out Clap, clap, clap my crazies out And wiggle my waggles away! I've gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out And wiggle my waggles away! I've gotta yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out And wiggle my waggles away!"

Toy Hide-and-Seek Supplies •Toy Activity: Hide a toy somewhere in the house, and ask your child to find it. Explore with her, using cues like "warmer" and "colder" to guide them. You can use a blanket or basket to hide the toy to use with younger children. Encourage and acknowledge child's efforts and successes. Variations: Use flashlights for the search, or hide several objects at one time. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Ice Cold Mountains Supplies •Small frozen blocks of Ice (use yogurt containers, fruit cup containers, small plastic containers, ice cube tray, etc.) •Food coloring (optional) •Cookie tray or tub Activity Before activity pre-freeze different shaped small blocks of ice. You can add food coloring if you would like. Place the ice blocks on the tray. Encourage the child to stack and move the blocks around. Talk about how the blocks of ice feel, colors, watch the blocks melt, talk about the water that comes when it melts. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Mirror-Mirror This activity is all about copying actions and motions. Have your child stand face to face with you (or someone else). Choose who will move first and who will follow. Make small movements like swinging an arm from side to side. The other person must follow the first person's movement. Movements will look like you are looking in the mirror. Take turns being the lead. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Water bottle shakers Empty a water bottle (drink up!) and then fill it with popcorn, rocks, rice, etc. Tape the cap on to be extra safe and you've got a homemade rattle. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK





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Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/OutsideAwareness Walk Take a walk with your child. As you walk describe what you see, hear and smell. Stop and touch safe nature items. Encourage your child to observe the world around them. Label the items you observe. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Animal Friends 1. Either indoors or outdoors, pretend to be different animals with your child. 2. Flap your arms like bird wings and “fly” around obstacles. 3. Hop on all fours like a frog, and say “Ribbit-ribbit-ribbit”. 4. Hop on two legs with feet together, and pretend to be kangaroos. 5. Bend your knees, walk with your legs far apart, and swing your arms like chimpanzees. 6. Walk on feet and hands and pretend to be a reptile. 7. Walk on hands and knees and pretend to be kittens saying “meow”. 8. Slide on the floor or ground and pretend to be snakes saying “hiss”. 9. Invent other animal ideas and noises. Benefits This activity develops coordination and balance as kids try to imitate the movements of different animals.

Paint with water Use a paint brush, sponges, etc. to paint water on sidewalk, fences, walls, doors, toys, play equipment etc. Encourage child to make large arm movement and small arm movements. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Color Scavenger Hunt Choose a color and look for items that are the same color around the house and outside. Talk about everything you found while saying the color. Compare items that are the same and different. Notice the texture of items. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Bubble Catch Instructions 1. Blow bubbles for your toddler outside. 2. Encourage your toddler to run, jump, and “catch” the bubbles as they float in the air. 3. The bubbles will break, and that is fine. TIP: Main focus is to get your toddler to jump and coordinate a bubble “catch” with hands. TIP: You can buy a simple toy for making soap bubbles, or you can make your own. TIP: If making your own bubble solution, try mix of one cup water, 2 tablespoons dish soap, 1 teaspoon corn syrup. Variations • Take turns with your child blowing and catching bubbles. Benefits Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK





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