Adventures for Toddlers
Adventures for Toddlers, a comprehensive curriculum for children from eighteen through thirty-six months, has been developed and revised through contracts with the Office of Early Childhood. Programs using the Adventures for Toddlers curriculum can easily transition into the Adventures in Learning curriculum for children from three through five.
- Introduction
- Overview and Featured Books
- Curriculum Tips and Techniques
- References and Resources
- Directions for Developing Weekly Activity Plans for Toddlers
- Weekly Activity Plan Sheet – Blank #1
- Weekly Activity Plan Sheet – Blank #2
- Weekly Activity Plan Sheet – #1a – Younger Toddlers – #1.1 – My Name – I’m Growing
- Weekly Activity Plan Sheet – #1b – Older Toddlers – #1.1 – My Name – I’m Growing
- Weekly Activity Plan Sheet – #2a – Younger Toddlers – #1.1 – My Name – I’m Growing
- Weekly Activity Plan Sheet – #2b – Older Toddlers – #1.1 – My Name – I’m Growing
Focus Area #1 – About Me
Topics of Study:
Focus Area #2 – My Family and My Community
Topics of Study:
- #2 – Introduction and Preparation for My Family and My Community
- #2.1 My Family and Home
- #2.2 Things I Do with My Family
- #2.3 My Classroom Community
- Attachment A – Jack and Jill
- Attachment B – Friend, Friend, Who Do You See? Book
- Attachment C – Having Fun with a Friend
- Attachment D – Family Response Sheet
- #2.4 People in My Community
Focus Area #3 – My Favorite Things for Play and Learning
Topics of Study:
- #3 – Introduction and Preparation for My Favorite Things for Play and Learning
- #3.1 Toys for Hugging and Pretending
- Attachment A – Corduroy
- Attachment B – Touch Teddy’s Tummy
- Attachment C – Match the Bunnies
- Attachment D – My Book of Favorite Things
- Attachment E – Family Response Sheet
- #3.2 My Senses and Play
- Attachment A – The Very Busy Spider
- Attachment B – Touch Teddy’s Tummy
- Attachment C – Tubs of Fun with Water and Sand
- Attachment D – Family Response Sheet
- #3.3 Motor Skills and Play
- Attachment A – Playing with Balls is Fun
- Attachment B – Playing with Toys is Fun
- Attachment C – Making Blocks at Home
- #3.4 Music and Movement Play
Focus Area #4 – Clothes We Wear
Topics of Study:
- #4 – Introduction and Preparation for Clothes We Wear
- #4.1 Clothes for Different Occasions
- Attachment A – Clothes We Wear
- Attachment B – Match the Bunnies
- Attachment C – Dressing Up is Fun
- Attachment D – Having Fun With a Friend
- Attachment E – Family Response Sheet
- #4.2 Clothes for Bed, Work and Play
- #4.3 On My Head, On My Hands, On My Feet
- Attachment A – On My Head
- Attachment B – On My Hands
- Attachment C – On My Feet
- Attachment D – Three Little Kittens
- Attachment E– There Was An Old Woman Rhyme Chart
- Attachment F – There Was An Old Woman Puppet
- #4.4 Fasteners, Pockets and Accessories
Focus Area #5 – Things that Grow
Topics of Study:
- #5 – Introduction and Preparation for Things that Grow
- #5.1 Vegetables
- Attachment A – We Can Grow Vegetables
- Attachment B – The Carrot Seed
- Attachment C – The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- Attachment D – Vegetable Cards
- Attachment E – Five Green Cucumbers
- Attachment F – Ten Little Carrots
- Attachment G – One Little Tomato
- #5.2 Flowers
- Attachment A – Red Rose, Red Rose
- Attachment B – Red Rose Storytelling Figures & Flower Match
- Attachment C – Flowers of Many Colors
- Attachment D – Flowers of Many Colors Storytelling Figures
- Attachment E – Purple Pansy Cards
- #5.3 Trees
Focus Area #6 – Animals in Our World
Topics of Study:
- #6.1 Pets – Dogs
- Attachment A – Hey Diddle Diddle
- Attachment B – Old Mother Hubbard
- Attachment C – Dogs Bowls and Bones
- #6.2 Pets – Cats
- Attachment A – Three Little Kittens
- Attachment B – Hey Diddle Diddle
- Attachment C – Cats of Many Colors
- #6.3 Farm Animals – Horses and Cows
- Attachment A – I Went Walking
- Attachment B – Farm Animal Cube
- Attachment C – Little Boy Blue
- Attachment D – Hey Diddle Diddle
- #6.4 Farm Animals – Pigs, Sheep and Goats
- Attachment A – Farm Animal Cube
- Attachment B – Ask Mr. Bear
- Attachment C – Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Attachment D – Little Boy Blue
- Attachment E – Baa Baa Black Sheep
- Attachment F – Little Bo Peep
- #6.5 – Farm Animals – Chickens, Ducks and Geese
Focus Area #7 – More Animals
Topics of Study:
- #7.1 Squirrels and Rabbits
- #7.2 Frogs and Turtles
- Attachment A – Gray Squirrel Book
- Attachment B – Jump, Frog, Jump!
- Attachment C – Over in the Meadow
- Attachment D – Five Little Speckled Frogs
- Attachment E – Animal Cube
- #7.3 Bugs and Spiders
- Attachment A – Our Bug Book
- Attachment B – The Very Busy Spider
- Attachment C – There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
- Attachment D – Little Miss Muffett
- Attachment E – Bugs and Spiders Cube
- Attachment F – Animal Cube
Focus Area #8 – On the Go
Topics of Study:
