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Young Toddlers R Learning
Fun Time Activity Curriculum
Ages 12 – 18 Months
Daily Lesson Plans – Hawaii Theme
December Week 4
Day 1
Teaching Picture:
Parrot
On the download page you will find the printable pages and print out today's picture. Tape the picture to the wall in a location where the toddlers can see it.
As you show the picture to children, talk about the picture, tell the children about the picture. Talking to the toddlers is a good way for them to get started on using their own language skills. The more words a toddler hears the more he learns, even if he/she is not talking yet, they are listening and learning and all of a sudden they will be talking.
Refer to the language development section below for a few suggestions on things to talk about with toddlers about the picture, the language development will give you suggestion on things to talk about or it will show an activity, rhyme or story and then continue talking to the children about the picture, using your own words.
On the download page you will find the printable pages and print out today’s teaching picture of the parrot. Tape the picture to the wall in a location where the toddlers can see it.
As you show the picture to children, talk about the picture, tell the children about the picture. Talking to the toddlers is a good way for them to get started on using their own language skills. The more words a toddler hears the more he learns, even if he/she is not talking yet, they are listening and learning and all of a sudden they will be talking.
Refer to the language development section below for a few suggestions on things to talk about with toddlers about the picture, the language development will give you suggestion on things to talk about or it will show an activity, rhyme or story and then continue talking to the children about the picture, using your own words.
Keep in Mind:
Any and all printed material may not be safe for toddlers. So do not give any printouts to the children unless you are supervising them. The print outs are for you to hold up or attach to the wall.
Look at your toddlers and in a soothing voice talk about the picture:
Music:
Classical Music
Play Classical Music for the children today.
Please Note:
You can check at your local library and try to borrow some folk music to play for the toddlers, if they do not have folk music, try to select some different types of music to play for the children, such as; blues, country, soft rock, etc.
Play the music
softly throughout the day in the background and it would be nice to play it quietly during naptime also to help the children settle down to go to sleep and keep them sleeping with a soft back ground noise.
Language Development:
Parrots are squawking
Tune to – Frere Jacques
Parrots are squawking, Parrots are squawking
squawk, squawk, squawk squawk, squawk, squawk.
Can you hear them? Can you hear them?
Squawk, squawk, squawk squawk, squawk, squawk
Directions:
Print out the parrots file onto white card stock paper and cover with clear contact paper to make it durable or laminate and hold up the parrots while singing the song to the children.
Safety Note:
Do not give the children the print outs unless you cover them completely with clear contact paper, packaging tape, or laminate them. You still need to always make sure the pictures are not too small for the children to choke on.
Songs/Finger Rhymes:
Can You Find A Parrot?
Tune to – Clementine
Can you find a parrot, find a parrot, find a parrot, anyone?
Can you find a parrot, find a parrot, find a parrot, anyone?
Please note: Sing song above and use with group activity below.
Group Activity:
Find the Parrots
You will need:
Glue
Self adhesive magnetic tape
Small parrot print outs (to be placed inside large jar lid covers only)
Large jar lid covers (such as the lid covers to spaghetti sauce, peanut butter covers, mayo covers, etc)
When using the jar lid covers make sure they are placed near the walls so the children are not stepping on them, as they could slip on them and fall.
Then cut some brown or tan felt (pretend dirt) and hot glue to several cans and then either hot glue or using packaging tape, attach matching veggies to the cans.
Directions:
Print out some small parrots and glue into jar lid covers. Make sure the print outs are secure inside the jar covers and then place a large strip of magnetic tape on the back of a large jar lid cover. Make sure it is large enough that the children can't choke on it; the strips should be about an inch wide and about two inches long or larger. You want to make sure if the magnetic tape should become lose and fall off that the children do not choke on it. If the magnetic tape starts to become lose, teacher will need to hot glue it back on.
Activity:
Give each of the children two or three cans and two or three matching veggie bottles and show them how they can put the broccoli bottle into the broccoli can, show them how they can pretend to "plant the veggies". don't expect the 12 to 15 months to be able to match them up correctly, but they will still have fun learning how to drop the bottles into the cans and take them back out.
Always check the covers for sharp edges, if they have sharp edges throw them away.
Make sure you check the materials often and if the magnetic tape becomes lose remove it immediately and replace. Never leave these items down for the children to play with if they are not being supervised with the materials at all times.
Sing the song above and then start looking for the parrots that are placed around the room and start pointing them out to the children and say, look I found a parrot. As the children find a parrot say look something like, "Oh look, Jamie found a parrot?, sound excited and clap.
After all the parrots have been located, place them around the exterior of the room again and sing the song above and have the children help you locate the parrots again. As they find the parrots have them stick them onto a magnetic board, metal pan, refrigerator, metal door, etc.
Safety Note: When this activity is over put the parrots away: unless someone is supervising the children with the parrots. Check the parrots often and toss as they become frayed or magnetic tape becomes lose.
Art/Sensory Activity:
Pretty Parrot
You will need:
Thick Crayons
White Card Stock Paper
Packaging Tape
Scotch Tape
Directions:
Print out the parrot coloring page and use as a pattern in cutting out one parrot per child. Give each child a parrot to color, provide them with some thick crayons and let the children color their picture any color they want.
Place packaging tape securely around the crayon, leave the top part for coloring, this will help the crayons not to break.
Please Note:
Make sure the children do not put the art materials into their mouths. If they do, try to direct their attention onto their art activity and if they continue to put the art materials in their mouth, try to offer them something they can chew on, such as a teething ring. If this doesn't work you may need to remove the item that they are putting in their mouth and substitute something safer for them to use or remove them from the area and try again later.
Taking Pictures Home:
Make sure parents know that the pictures are not toys; they are to be hung up as decorations or put away as memories not given to the children to play with as they could choke on the small pieces of paper if not being watched.
Play Time:
Feed the Parrot
You will need:
Brown Construction Paper
Large Parrot File
Large Box
Box Cutter
Card Stock Paper (any color)
Clear Contact Paper Or Packaging Tape
Glue
Directions:
Cut out some squares from tan or brown paper and cover with clear contact paper to make crackers to feed Polly the parrot. Then print out the large black and white parrot file onto any color of card stock paper, print out four. Place one picture of the parrot on each side of the box. Cut a hole by the parrot's mouth for the children to feed him crackers by placing the squares inside the hole. Cut a large hole into the bottom of the box so the children can reach inside and pull out the jar cover and repeat.
Activity: Explain to the children that some parrots will say Polly wants a cracker.Show the children how they can feed Polly the parrot the pretend crackers. The crackers will be made from squares of brown paper. You may want to laminate or cover the squares of brown paper with
clear contact paper to make them sturdy. Always make sure any and all materials are not too small. Always check small materials with a chock tube before letting children play with them.
Show the children how to drop the crackers through to feed Polly the Parrots. Every time a child drops a cracker in the box teacher should say: ?Squawk, Polly wants a cracker."If you say thank-you, in a different voice like Polly the parrot said? it, each time they drop in a cracker, the children will start learning the word ?thank you? even though they may not be able to talk yet, they are listening and learning. Tell the children that Polly's crackers are a square shape.
Optional:
You may want to paint the box to make the box look nicer. This is optional and not necessary.
To begin you will need a large sized box, and place some heavy books inside the box so it will not slide across the floor, or place it next to a wall, or
if its on a rug you can put Velcro on the bottom of the box so it will stick to the rug.
When you layer the books across the bottom, try to make it flush so the children can easily find the pig covers when they reach inside the hole in the bottom of the box.
You may be able to find large boxes from stores nearby or you may be able to purchase one at Wal-Mart.
Learning Activity:
Pat the Parrot
You will need:
Parrot print out
Feathers
Card Stock Paper (any color)
Plastic Sheet Protector
Hot glue (teacher only)
Directions: Print out the large black and white parrot onto any color of card stock paper and place into a plastic sheet protector and then hot glue some feathers onto the parrot. Show the children the parrot and show them how pat the parrot to feel the feathers.
Activity: Give each child one egg carton, upside down, and a few toilet paper rolls that have a veggie taped to it, show the children how to slip the veggie pegs (toilet paper rolls) onto the egg cups. Let them practice putting them on and taking them off.
Safety Note: If you do not place clear packaging tape around the toilet paper holders they will not hold up, the tape makes them durable, make sure you cover the entire roll. When they tire of this activity put the egg carton and toilet paper rolls away.
Nursery Rhyme:
Little Parrot
I heard a little parrot go squawk, squawk, squawk,
I told that little parrot to stop, stop, stop.
The parrot looked at me and what did he do?
He squawked and he squawked and away he flew.
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