Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: All About Me
Content Area
Date: September, week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
So Big!
Obj: to recognize
names while having one
on one interaction
Fingerplays &
Songs
"Who Stole the
Cookie?"
Obj: to sing a new
song that uses our
names
"Where is Baby's Nose?
Obj: to learn the
names of body parts
Motor
Mirror Pull Ups
Obj: to strengthen
arms & motor skills
Roll My Ball!
Let's Walk!
Obj: to improve handeye coordination & Obj: to strengthen legs
increase gross motor and practice balance
skills
Sensory & Science
Thursday
Where is (Name)? Obj: Are You My Mother?
Photo Collage
to learn names while
Obj: to listen to and
Obj: to learn others'
being exposed to name enjoy a story while
names
learning new words
to face recognition
"Peek-a-boo!"
"Nice Touches"
Obj: to encourage
Obj: to encourage
gentle and appropriate
reactions and
touches
responses through play
"Ten Little Fingers"
Obj: to coordinate
movements while
learning new words
Water Play!
Obj: to feel and
explore the water
Friday
Saying "Bye-Bye!"
Obj: to associate
words with hand
gestures & practice
repeating familiar
words
"If You're Happy and
"Bye Baby Bunting" Obj.
You Know it"
To learn and enjoy a
Obj: To associate
new rhyme while being
actions to words in a
exposed to rhythm
familiar song
Tummy Time Fun!
Obj: to strengthen
neck muscles
Beach Ball Rock
Obj: to increase muscle
tone prepare for
increased tummy time
My Hand Print
Obj: to experience
textures using hands
and fingers
Fun With Feathers
Obj: to use senses to
explore a new texture
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: ABC & 123's
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: September, week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Uno, Dos, Tres, One,
Counting Sheep
This Little Piggy
Two, Three
Obj: to read a
Obj: to experience
Obj: to be exposed
book and be
rhyming words
to a new language exposed to numbers
"Five Little Ducks
Obj: to
1-2-3 Pull Ups
Obj: to strengthen
arm muscles
Thursday
Friday
Waving Hello and
Goodbye
Obj: to associate
words and
movements
"What's Next?"
Obj: to anticipate
actions
The Number Song "Ten Little Monkeys"
Letter Magnets
Obj: to experience Obj: to learn the
Obj: to see letters
counting through a concept of less and
of the alphabet
song
more
"ABC-XYZ Song"
Obj: to enjoy the
alphabet in a silly
way
Building Towers
Obj: to build gross
motor skills
"Ten In The Bed"
Obj: to practice
rolling over
Crawl to the Toy!
Obj: to practice
crawling
Take One Away
Obj: to experience
adding and
subtracting
Number Fun
Obj: to become
familiar with
appearance of
numbers
Counting Steps
Obj: to practice
going up steps
Where Did the Number Hide & Seek
Eating Alpha-Bits
Number Go?
Obj: to search for
Obj: to increase
Obj: to explore
objects that are
grasping skills
object permanence
buried
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Where I Live
Date: September, week 3
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
Picture Card of
Houses
Obj: to point to
familiar objects
"What I See Outside"
Obj: to name objects
seen outside
This is My House
Obj: to recognize
baby's home
"Ladybug, Ladybug Fly
Away Home"
Obj: to learn a new
song with movements
"How Much is That
Doggy?
Obj: to enjoy a
familiar song
Motor
Kick The Ball
Obj: to practice gross
motor skills
Going Up the Steps
Obj: to pair words
with actions
Sensory & Science
I Hear a Windchime
Obj: to discover
sounds
Fingerplays &
Songs
Thursday
Friday
My Mommy and Daddy
Obj: to recognize
family members
My Pets
Obj: to recognize
pets and their sounds
"How We Go to Sleep" "Where is Thumbkin"
Obj: to sing a song
Obj: to practice fine
with hand movements
motor skills
"Wheels on the Bus"
Obj: to learn a song
with hand movements
Practicing with a
Spoon
Obj: to learn a new
fine motor skill
Stop and Smell the
Playing with Pots and
Pans
Obj:
Roses
Obj: to experience a
to make music using
something new
new smell
All By Myself
Obj: to practice
drinking independently
Reaching for Toys
Obj: to learn cause
and effect
"Going to the Pool"
Obj: to enjoy water
play
Finger Paint Fun!
Obj: to experience a
new texture on the
hands
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Apples
Date: September, week 4
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Language
Where is the Apple?
Obj: to mimc or
babble sounds
Apple Books
Obj: to point or
gesture
"I Like to Eat Apples
and Bananas"
Obj: to enjoy a silly
song
"Applesauce Song"
Obj: to listen to a
song all about apples
Fingerplays &
Songs
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Fruit In and Fruit Out
Obj: to learn new
words and their
meanings
Paper Chain
Obj: to be exposed to
colors & their names
Big or Small?
Obj: to learn new
words
Pat-a-Cake
Obj: to learn a rhyme
with coordinating
movements
"The Apple Tree" Song
Obj: to follow
directions stated in a
song
"Apples, Apples"
Obj: to learn a new
song about apples
Motor
Crawl to the Apple!
Reach for the Apple
Obj: to move toward
Obj: to strengthen
an object by crawling hand eye coordination
Bobbing For Apples
Obj: to strengthen
fine motor skills
Rolling the Apple Obj:
to practice rolling
Pillow Mountains
Obj: to experince
climbing
Sensory & Science
Painting With Apples Exploring Real Apples
Obj: to create using a
Obj: to discover a
new object
new object
Hide and Seek Apple
Obj: to explore object
permanence
Fruit Scents
Obj: to discover new
smells
Leaves!
Obj: to feel a new
texture
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Circus
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: October, week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Colorful Clowns
Circus Pictures
Jack in the Box
Animal Crackers
obj: to learn and repeat obj: to be exposed to obj: to listen attentively obj: to copy and adult's
new color words
new vocabulary
to sounds
actions
Friday
How many lions?
Obj: to learn numbers
Ten Little Balloons
Circus Elephant
Jack in the Box
obj: to practice
obj: to learn and repeat counting while learning obj: to sing a song while
a song
and repeating a new
using hands and fingers
song
The Little Clown
obj: to sing a song while
using hands and fingers
Circus Song
obj: to sing and
respond to music
Juggling Fun
obj: to develop gross
motor skills
Tightrope Walking
obj: to increase large
motor skills
Animals In, Animals Out
obj: to learn the
concept of "in" & "out"
Lion Tamer
obj: to practice walking
and crawling
Circus Dance
obj: to move in time
with music
Circus Tent
obj: to explore in and
out
Where is the elephant?
Obj: to observe changes
in our environment
Fingerpaint Balloons
obj: to explore a new
texture
Circus Animal Painting
obj: to use items to
create
Clown Hats
obj: to explore then
sense of cold and hot
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Fire Prevention
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: October, week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Fire Truck
Firefighters
Fire Truck
Fire Engine Noises
obj: to learn about a
Roll Over
obj: to look at pictures
obj: to experience the
obj: to learn cause and
familiar object in the
obj: to learn and imitate
in a book and learn new
color red through
effect
community while learning
action words
vocabulary
pictures in a book
new words
Fire Engine
obj: to repeat familiar
words by learning a new
song
Firefighter
obj: to practice hand
and finger movements
along with a new song
Stop, Drop & Roll
Get Low and Crawl
obj: to learn and imiate obj: to practice large
new action words
motor skills by crawling
Splashing Water
obj: to praticipate in a
sensory experience
Firefighter Hats
obj: to experience
mixing colors
Hurry, Hurry, Drive the
Firetuck
obj: to be exposed to
familiar and new
vocbulary in a song
Little Fire Trucks
obj: to learn the
concept of in & out
Did You Ever See a
Firefighter?
Obj: to practice new
vocabulary while singing
a song
Firefighters
obj: to sing a new song
Up the Ladder
Put out the Fire
obj: to practice large
obj: to practice grasping motor skills by moving up
& down steps
Fire
Smoke Tasting
obj: to participate in an
obj: to explore sense of
art activity using new
taste & touch
painting tools
Ladder Art
obj: to use creative
expression
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Autumn
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: October, week 3
Monday
Fall Leaves
obj: to learn and repeat
the words "big" & "small"
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Friday
Pooh and the Falling
Fall Colors
Fall Leaf Colors
When Autumn Comes
Leaves
obj: to learn and repeat
obj: to be exposed to
obj: to listen to a book obj: to show interest in
fall colors using pictures
fall colors using leaves
& interact with children
books and learn new
in a book
vocabulary
Jumping in the Pumpkin
The Leaves are Falling
Squirrel Song
Patch
obj: to mimic
Down
obj: to learn color
movements while learning obj: to sing a song and
words by singing a new
a new song
respond to music
song
Tunnel Time
obj: to develop gross
motor skills by crawling
towards an object
Thursday
Jumping in the Leaves
obj: to practice jumping
I Can Do it Too!
Obj: to practice
coordinated body
movements by imitating
Handprint Trees
Leaf Sponges
Leaf & Twig exploration
Scarecrows
obj: to be exposed to a obj: to allow creative
obj: to participate in a
obj: to participate in a
tactile sensory
expression by using
new sensory experience
new sensory experience
sponges as painting tools
experience
Bobbing for Apples
obj: to track objects
with eyes and using
grasping skills
My Hat
obj: to practice self
help skills
Mountain Walks
obj: to practice
coordinate body
movements
Five Little Owls
Autumn Leaves Are Aobj: to practice
Falling
counting while learning
obj: to sing a song while
and repeating a new
using hands & fingers
song
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Halloween
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: October, week 4
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Mouses First Halloween
Where is the Ghost?
Peek-A-Boo!
Black Cat Puppets
Obj: to demonstrate
Five Little Pumpkins
Obj: to listen to new
obj: to expand
obj: to learn new words
object permanence while obj: to listen to a story words while interacting
vocabulary and practice
and make animal sounds
learning new vocabulary
with others
looking at books
One Little, Two Little
The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Once I Had a Pumpkin
Three Little Pumpkins
obj: to sing a song using obj: to learn and repeat
obj: to be exposed to
hands & fingers
a new song
counting
Halloween is Here
Jack-O-Lantern
obj: to learn and repeat obj: to practice clapping
a familiar tune
to a familiar tune
Crawling to the Pumpkin
Patch
obj: to practice gross
motor skills
Count Chocula Pick Up
obj: to practice pincer
grasp
Black Cat Drop
obj: to encourage eyehand coordination
Halloween Animals
obj: to explore objects
that are hard and soft
Halloween Parade
obj: to expand sensory
experiences
Spider Shadows
obj: to visually track
shadows
Pumpkin Rolls
obj: to promote
coordinated body
movements
Bat Catch
obj: to practice
grasping and catching
Pumpkin Pie Mix
Baby Pumpkin Painting
Fingerpainting
obj: to practice
obj: to participate in a grasping while exploring
sensory experience
new textures
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Farm
Date: October, week 5
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Language
Mommy and Baby
Animals
obj: to expand
vocabulary
The Farm Book
obj: to expand
vocabulary by
recognizing and pointing
to familiar objects
Show Me the Sheep
obj: to match words
and objects
Fingerplays &
Songs
Old MacDonald Had a
Farm
obj: to make animal
noises while learning a
new song
BINGO
obj: to practice
clapping to a familiar
tune
Three Blind Mice
obj: to explore rhythm
while using musical
instruments
Baa Baa Black Sheep
obj: to sing a song
together
Mary Had a Little Lamb
obj: to learn new words
while singing a familiar
song
Jumping in the Hay
obj: to practice using
feet in a new way
Rolling in the mud
obj: to practice fine
motor skills
Reach the Animals Toys
obj: to strengthen gross
motor skills
Cow Pasture
obj: to strengthen
walking and crawling
skills
Pushing Tractors
obj: to enhance large
motor skills
Motor
Sensory & Science
Thursday
Friday
Farmer Exploration
Farmer Duck
obj: to learn the words
obj: to expand interest
for the parts of the
in books
body
Feeling Feathers
Scarecrows
Applesauce Tasting
Pigs in the Mud
obj: to expand sensory
obj: to expand sensory
obj: to use our sense of obj: to use our sense of
experiences by exploring
experiences while
taste and touch
touch, taste & smell
feathers
painting with hands
Veggie Painting
obj: to encourage
creative expression
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Transportation & Byron Barton
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Monday
Date: November, Week 1
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Cars
Boats
Obj: to recognize
Obj: to look at pictures
objects by name while in a book and learn new
exploring ways they roll
words
Friday
Trains
Obj: to associate
objects with sounds
Machines at Work
by: Byron Barton
Planes
by: Byron Barton
"Down by the Station"
Obj: to learn a new
song
"I've Been Working on
the Railroad"
Obj: to learn a new
song
vehicle roll
Obj: to practice
crawling and walking
while pushing a toy
Where is the Airplane?
follow the train
flying planes
airplane hangar
Obj: to explore &
Obj: to practice
Obj: to enhance fine
Obj: to demonstrate eye
demonstrate object
tracking objects as well motor skills and practice
hand coordination
permanence
as walking & crawling
grasping
"Little Red Wagon"
Obj: to explore
repetition in a song
car races
sponge painted boats
sensory table
Obj: to explore
Obj: to demonstrate eye Obj: to explore objects
properties using various
hand coordination
that float and sink
tools
"Row, Row, Row Your
Boat"
Obj: to move and
respond to music
footprint school bus
Obj: to use our bodies
to create
"The Wheels on the Bus"
Obj: to sing a familiar
song while using hands &
fingers to do movements
vehicle painting
obj: to paint with a
familiar object
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: My Community
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: November, Week 2
Monday
Tuesday
cars
Obj: to learn simple
words while playing
dogs
Obj: to recognize the
names of familiar
objects
"Old Man Grocer Has a
"The Community Worker
Store"
Song"
Obj: to learn a new
song and mimic
Obj: to sing a new song
movements
soccer practice
Obj: to exercise gross
motor skills while being
exposed to a new
sensory experience
newspaper delivery
Obj: to exercise fine
motor skills by grasping
and rolling
barbershop
Obj: to participate in a
new sensory activity
mashed potato play
Obj: to use send of
taste and touch
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
around the community
Obj: to learn new
vocabulary
Airport
by: Byron Barton
Just Shopping With Mom
By: Mercer Mayer
"Teachers"
Obj: to learn a new
song
"Pizza Pie"
Obj: to mimic motions
while learning a new
song
"In the Mailbox"
Obj: to explore rhythm
through song & rhyme
grocery store
basketball court
mow he lawn, vacuum the
Obj: to coordinate
Obj: to enhance gross
room
movements while being
motor skills while
Obj: to practice pushing
introduced to new
exploring cause and
while walking or crawling
experiences
effect
sounds of the city
Obj: to use sense of
hearing to describe
sounds
snail mail
Obj: to use creative
expression
fingerpaint stop sign
Obj: to participate in a
familiar sensory
experience
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Turkeys
Date: November, Week 3
Content Area
Monday
Language
"Old MacDonald"
Obj: t expand
vocabulary and make
animal sounds
Ten Fat Turkeys
by: Tony Johnston
Five Silly Turkeys
by: Salina Yoon
"Five Little Turkeys"
Obj: to mimic
movements while learning
a new song
"Five Fat Turkeys"
Obj: to learn a new
song
"Fat Turkeys"
Obj: to sing a song
together
"Five Little Turkeys"
Obj: to be exposed to
counting while singing
"The Turkey"
Obj: to be exposed to
rhyming words
boxed set
Obj: to use hands to
open and close objects
baby's cupboard
Obj: to strengthen
walking and crawling
skills while having
interactions
feather painting
Obj: to use grasping and
other fine motor skills
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
feather hunt
Obj: to practice
grasping
feeling feathers
Obj: to expand sensory
experiences
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
surprises inside
Obj: to use fine motor
skills to tear paper
bottle shakers
Obj: to use sense of
hearing
Thursday
Friday
Where's the feather?
turkeys up, turkeys down
Obj: to explore object
Obj: to pair words with
permanence while being
actions
exposed to color words
handprint turkeys
colored bottles
pumpkin pudding
Obj: to use body parts
Obj: to experiment with Obj: to participate in a
& sense of touch to
colors
new sensory experience
create
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Weather
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: November, Week 4
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
wet & dry
obj: to pair new words
with objects
Little Cloud
by: Eric Carle
The Snowy Day
by: Ezra Jack Keats
"It's Raining"
obj: to learn a new
song
Oh Mr. Sun
obj: to pair movements
with words in a song
musical instruments
obj: to explore rhythm
using instruments
catch a raindrop
obj: to increase
grasping skills
sponge play
obj: to explore wet &
dry objects using tools
and hands
Thursday
Friday
flash
obj: to learn a new
word
sun
obj: to pair words with
familiar objects
"You Are My Sunshine"
Rain, Rain, Go Away
obj: to sing a new song
obj: to participate as a
while using hand/arm
member of a group
movements
crawling on snow
cloud toss
follow the light
obj: to explore texture
obj: to use hands and
obj: to move towards
while practicing crawling
fingers to throw objects
light given by flashlight
skills
whipped cream play
obj: to explore new
textures using hands
ice cube painting
obj: to create using
new objects
flashlight fun
obj: to be exposed to a
new type of light
dancing with sun rays
obj: to move creatively
using scarves
sun fingerpainting
obj: to create using a
variety of materials
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: The Works of Maurice Sendak
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: December, Week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Where the Wild Things
Are
by: Maurice Sendak
In the Night Kitchen
by: Maurice Sendak
Little Bear
by: Maurice Sendak
Seven Little Monsters
by: Maurice Sendak
One Was Johnny
by: Maurice Sendak
Where are the wild
Pat - a - Cake
things?
obj: to coordinate
Obj: to put new words
movements with a rhyme
to a familiar tune
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
obj: to be exposed to
names of body parts
while learning a new
rhyme
1 Little Monster
obj: to be exposed to
counting while singing a
song
I see…
obj: to hear our names
in song
climbing the trees
obj: to increase gross
motor skills
paws up, paws down
obj: to follow
directions while moving
body parts
where is the monster?
crawl to…
obj: to place & remove
obj: to move towards a
objects while practicing
familiar object/person
object permanence
stir & mix
obj: to move in a
purposeful manner
pine needles
flour fun
what's that smell?
obj: to explore textures obj: to create using new obj: to use the sense of
of familiar objects
materials
smell to explore
Thursday
Friday
shake it loud, shake it
my eyes, my ears
soft
obj: to point or respond
obj: to explore noise
to names of body parts
using hands & movement
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Healthy Bodies
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: Week #2 December
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Monday
Tuesday
Washing Hands
Obj: To learn the words
"wash" and "hands"
This Little Piggy
Obj: To hear a rhyme
about toes
"This is the way we
wash our face"
Obj: To learn about
washing the face
Ten Little Fingers and
Toes
Obj: To learn the
words for fingers and
toes
Stand Up, Sit Down
Obj: To strengthen
legs
"Open, Shut Them"
1,2,3 Sit Ups
Circle Walk
"Ten in the Bed"
Obj: To learn the skill Obj:To practice sitting
Obj: To practice
Obj: To practice rolling
of opening and closing up and strengthening
walking to a fun song
over with a fun song
hands to a rhyme
back muscles
Animal Toy Bath
Obj: To have fun with a
"pretend" bath
Sand Play
Obj:To feel and explore
a new texture
Thursday
Friday
Baby Sign Language.
"Eat"
Obj: To learn the sign
for "eat"
Fruit in and Fruit Out
Obj: To learn the
words "In" and "Out"
Baby Sign Language:
Sleepy
Obj: To lean the sign
for "tired"
"Head, Shoulders,
Knees and Toes"
Obj: To learn a song
about body parts and
act out along
"Apples and Bananas" "Hush Little Baby" Obj:
Obj: To hear a song
To learn a new rhyme
about healthy foods
for bedtime
Vegetable Stamping
Banana Slices
Obj: To make artwork Obj:To eat or discover
with something new
a healthy fruit
Pillow Climb
Obj: To strengthen
gross motor skills and
large muscles
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Celebrations Around the World
Date: December, Week 3
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
Shake It
Obj: To learn the
word "shake" along
with the movement
The Snowman by
Raymond Briggs
Obj: To hear a story
about snowmen
Show me your nose
Obj: To learn the word
nose and point to a
body part
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Jingle Bells!
Obj:To hear a new
Holiday song about
bells'
Frosty the Snowman Rudolph the Red Nosed
Obj: To hear and enjoy Reindeer
Obj:
a song about a
To enjoy a traditional
snowman
holiday song
Thursday
Friday
Stars
Obj: To see a new
shape and hear the
word "star"
Photo Collage of
Holidays
Obj: To see pictures of
different holiday
celebrations
I'm a Little Snow
Person
Dreidel Song
Obj: To hear a song
Obj: To hear a
about snow with
traditional holiday song
corresponding actions
Shake the Bell
Obj: to manipulate and
shake an object with
purposeful movements
Rolling Balls
Obj: To practice the
motor skill of rolling
Reindeer Tap on the
Roof
Obj:
To practice the skill of
tapping feet
Putting on Hats and
Gloves
Obj: To practice fine
motor skills
Spinning Toys
Obj: To use hands to
manipulate an object
The Bell Song
(Wonderplay Book)
Cold Ice!
Obj: To feel the
cold sensation of ice
Hand Print Wreath
Obj: To experience
paint on the hands to
make an art project
Opening Presents
(What's In the Box?)
Obj: To seek out and
find a toy
Lights on, Lights Off
Obj: To purposefully
turn things on and off
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Nursery Rhymes
Date: December, Week 4
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Language
A Sheep Says "Baaa"
"Up" and "Down"
Fingerplays &
Songs
Obj: To be exposed to the
Obj: To learn and repeat a
meanings of "up" and
new animal sound
"down"
"Baa Baa Black
Sheep"
Obj: To learn a new rhyme
Motor
Climbing Over the
Fence
Obj: To use gross motor
skills to climb
Sensory & Science Exploring Cotton
Balls
Jack and Jill
Obj: To hear and enjoy a
Mother Goose rhyme
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Cats Say Meow
Cows Say Moo
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Obj: To pair words with
sound
Obj: To hear and repeat
familiar sounds
Obj: To be exposed to a
new rhyme
"Three Little
Kittens"
"Hey Diddle Diddle"
"The Itsy-Bitsy
Spider"
Obj: To hear a rhyme and
be exposed to counting
Obj: To enjoy a fun Mother
Goose rhyme
Obj: To be exposed to
rhyming words
I Can Stand Up!
Putting On Mittens
I Can Use a Spoon
Pointing Up
Obj: To strengthen leg
muscles and balance
Obj: To use fine motor
skills and achieve a goal
Obj: To use fine motor
skills to pick up objects
Obj: To practice pointing
to objects
Water Play with
Pails
Obj:
Exploring Yarn
Spots on a Cow
Wet or Dry?
Obj: To discover a new
thing using hands
Obj: To paint spots on a
cow using fingerpaint
Obj: To discover objects
that are either wet or dry
Obj: To feel a new texture To experiment with water
and pails
using hands
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: The Works of Jan Brett
Date: December, Week 5
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Language
Annie and the Wild
Animals
Honey...Honey…
Lion!
Obj: To listen and respond
to a story
Obj: To gesture &
recognize picturea
"Three Little
Kittens"
"The Lion Sleeps
Tonight"
Obj: To hear a new rhyme
with animal sounds
Obj: To be exposed to a
new song
Reach for the Cat
Badger Bounce
Obj: To strengthen hand
eye coordination
Obj: To strengthen leg
muscles by bouncing
That's Not My
Kitten!
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Obj: To feel the textures
of a kitten
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Hedgie Blasts Off!
Happy Birthday
Dear Duck!
The Three Snow
Bears
Obj: To be exposed to new
words
"I See the Moon"
Obj: To learn a new rhyme
Flying Through
Space
Obj: To hear familiar
words in a story
Obj: To hear a story by the
featured author
"Five Little Ducks"
"The Bear Went Over
the Mountain"
Obj: To hear song and be
exposed to numbers
Flap Your Wings
Obj: To exercise head neck
muscles and balance
Obj: To imitate a
movement and exercise
arm muscles
Feeling Feathers
Echoes in Space!
Ducks in the Water
Obj: To experience a new
texture
Obj: To hear and repeat
echoes
Obj: To hear a rhyme and
learn new words
Crawl Into the Igloo
Obj: To strengthen gross
motor skills
Ice Play
Obj: To experience floating Obj: To feel the sensation
objects in the water
of cold
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Dinosaurs
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: January, week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Spiky, Scary, Scaly
Dinosaurs
By: DK Publishing
Touch & Feel Noisy
Dinosaurs
By: Nick Page
Oh My Oh My Oh
Dinosaurs
By: Sandra Boynton
Dinosuar Roar!
That's Not My Dinosaur
By: Henrietta Stickland
By: Fiona Watt
5 Little Dinosaurs
Obj: to sing a new
counting song
If You're a Happy
Dinosaur on Your Head
Dinosaur
There Was a Dino…
Obj: to be exposed to
Obj: to explore
Obj: to clap and explore
body parts names and
coordinating movements
rhythm in song
locations
to words in song
crawl in, crawl out
Obj: to increase gross
motor skills
line them up
Obj: to place items
purposefully
dino bone dig
Obj: to search for
objects in a new
environment
loud & soft roar
Obj: to explore & create
sound
under the tree branches
Obj: to reach and
where is the dinosaur?
stretch for objects uisng Obj: to search for and
gross and fine motor
find hidden objects
skills
painting with leaves
Obj: to use new
materials for self
expression
instrument fun
Obj: to use musical
instruments for self
expression
can you find the…
Obj: to move towards
objects
playdough prints
soft or hard
Obj: to explore textured Obj: to be exposed to a
materials
variety of materials
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: In the Arctic
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: January, week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Polar Bear, Polar Bear
What do you Hear?
By: Bill Martin
Hello Arctic!
By: Theodore Taylor
Arctic Five Arrives
By: Elinor Pinczes
5 Little Polar Bears
Obj: to be exposed to
counting in a song
Polar Bear, Polar Bear
Obj: to learn body part
names through a rhyming
song
3 Little Fishes
Obj: to learn a new
song using numbers 1-3
fish toss
Obj: to explore using
gross motor skills
slide & slip
Obj: to increase
stomach muscles
ice painting
Obj: to use new
materials to create
white on black
Obj: to create using
opposite colors
Thursday
Friday
My Arctic 1,2,3
By: Michale Kusugak
In the Arctic
By: Steve Lavis
Down by the Iceberg
Take me to the Arctic!
Obj: to learn new words Obj: to sing a new song
by singing a song
to a familiar tune
Where is the…
roll over
Obj: to use gross motor Obj: to point, gesture or
skills to turn from side move towards a familiar
to side
object
Hide the polar bear
Obj: to demonstrate
object permanence
mashed potato fun
Obj: to explore textures
materials with hands and
fingers
wet & dry
Obj: to create using
opposite mediums
soft & smotth
Obj: to explore new
textures
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Construction
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: January, week 3
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Construction Zone
By: Tana Hoban
Big Road Machines
By: Caterpillar
Machines at Work
By: Byron Barton
"The Wheels on the
Truck"
Obj: to sing a familiar
song with new words
"This Little Truck"
""I Love Dirt"
Obj: to associate words Obj: to sing a new song
with objects through
while being exposed to
music
rhythm
under the bridge
crawl through the grass
Obj: to crawl towards
Obj: to explore textured
and under specific
materials
objects
trucks in the dirt
Obj: to create using
classroom toys
push and pull
Obj: to increase gross
and fine motor skills
through play
fingerpainting in the mud
fast & slow
Obj: to create using
Obj: to move objects &
textured materials
respond to words
Thursday
Friday
My Big Truck Book
By: Roger Priddy
Tough Machines
By: DK Publishing
"I've Been Working on
the Jobsite"
Obj: to clap and
participate in a group
music experience
Dirt Shakers
Obj: to use objects in
our environment to
create sound
hard hat on, hard hat
off
Obj: to place objects
with a purpose
Hide the Truck…
Obj: to demonstrate
object permanence
hard & soft
color mixing
Obj: to explore weight
Obj: to create & explore
using a variety of
color
materials
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Tools and Machines
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: January, Week 4
Monday
Tuesday
"H" is For Hammer
Obj: To lexplore tools
I Love Tools
Obj: To learn about
different types of
tools
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Machines at Work
by Byron Barton
Obj: To explore
machines & the way
they move
Thursday
Friday
Tools
(A lift the flap book)
Obj: To use and hear
new words
Tools
by Byron Barton
Obj: To listen to a
story & point to
pictures
"Construction Worker
"I've Been Working on
"Wheels on the Bus"
"Hickory Dickory Dock"
"This Old Man"
Song"
the Railroad"
Obj: To coordinate
Obj: To enjoy a song Obj: To be exposed to
Obj. To hear a song
Obj: To hear a familiar
movements with words and explore making new
counting through a
and associate words to
song
in a song
sounds
fingerplay
actions
My Tool Box
How I Hammer
Obj: To increase
Obj: To imitate, copy &
purposeful movements respond to movements
Shape Sorter
Obj: To strengthen
hand-eye coordination
Painting With Brushes
Obj: To use a tool to
create art
Discovering
Sandpaper
Obj: To explore new
textures
Balls and Chutes
Obj: To explore cause
and effect
Bicycle Legs
Pushing Cars
Obj: To strengthen legs
Obj: To imitate actions
and muscles
How Tall am I?
Obj: To use tools
Catching Bubbles
Obj: To explore bubbles
& their properties
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Teeth
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays & Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: February, Week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Where are baby's
teeth?
Obj: To associate
words to objects
The Tooth Book
by: Leo LeSeig
Obj: To explore words
in print
"Chew, chew, chew
your food!"
Obj: To hear a song
and mimic motions
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Brushing My Teeth
by: DK Publishing
Thursday
Friday
Teeth are Not for
Biting
by: Elizabeth Verdick
Take Care of Your
Teeth
by: Don L. Curry
"Drink, drink, drink your "Smile, smile, smile at
"Tooth Brushing Song"
milk"
Obj: To
me"
Obj: To be exposed to
pair words with
Obj: To mimic, copy &
music
actions
respond to music
"Eyes, Ears, Nose and
Mouth"
Obj: To pair parts of
the body with their
names
Fill, Eat, and Dump
Blowing Kisses
Blanket Roll
Obj: To use motor skills
Obj: To associate
Obj: To practice rolling
to fill a cup with a
words with an action
over
snack
Climb the Steps
Obj: To strengthen
gross motor skills
Crawl here, crawl
there
Obj: To encourage
crawling
What is a Toothbrush?
Crunchy or Soft?
Frozen Teething Toys
Obj: To touch &
Obj: To feel the
Obj: To explore various
explore textured
textures of different
temperatures
materials
foods
"What's That Taste?"
Obj: To experience
taste
Painting with
"Toothpaste"
Obj: To create using
various colors
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Valentine's and Friendship
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Monday
Date:
Tuesday
February, Week 2
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Heart Cut outs
Signing "I Love You"
Obj: To learn the word
Obj: To learn a sign to
"heart" and see the
communicate
shape
Where is Baby's
Valentine?
Obj: To hear a story
about a Valentine
Do You Want To Be
My Friend? By Eric
Carle
Obj: To
hear a story about
friendship
Baby's Animal Friends
Obj: To learn animal
names
"Barney's Song"
Obj: To hear a song
about love and friends
"Greeting Song"
Obj: To be welcomed
with a friendly song
"Skidamarink"
Obj: To hear a song
with "I love you"
Friendship Song
Obj: To learn a song
about friends
Tu Me Gustas (Sesame
Street)
Obj: To hear a friend
song in Spanish
Blowing Kisses
Obj: To learn a new
way to communicate
love
Giving Hugs
Obj: To learn a new
way to show love
Rolling Balls To Each
Other
Obj: To learn a skill
and play together
Pointing to Friends
Obj: To learn how to
point to identify names
Horsie Ride!
Obj: To strengthen
baby's balance
Friend Puppets
Obj: To manipulate
puppets and learn
names
Sponge Painting with
Heart Shapes
Obj: To create art
using sponges
Warm or Cold?
Obj: To feel difference
in temperature with
different objects
"Soft Touches"
Caring For Baby Dolls
Obj: To learn how to Obj: To act in a caring
way towards dolls
be gentle with friends
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit:The Works of Laura Numeroff
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Monday
Date: February, week 3
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
What Mommies Do
If You Give a
If You Give a Pig a Best, What Daddies The Chicken Sisters
If You Give a
Mouse a Cookie
Pancake
Do Best
By: Laura
Moose a Muffin
By: Laura Numeroff By: Laura Numeroff
By: Laura
Numeroff
By: Laura Numeroff
Numeroff
"This Little Piggy"
Obj: To hear a
rhyme and mimic
motions
"Barney Song"
"1-2-Buckle My Shoe" "Do You Know the
Obj: To sing a new
Obj: To hear a
Muffin Man?"
song to a familiar rhyme and act out Obj: To sing a new
song
tune
the motions
Bring it to Me!
Obj: To encourage
movement
Spoon on String
Obj: To observe
cause and effect
Giving Hugs
Obj: To show
affection while
pairing words with
actions
Flap Your Wings!
Obj: To strengthen
arm muscles
Walk This Way
Obj: To practice
walking with
assistance
Sensory & Science Furry Animal Books
Cooking Time!
Obj: To discover
and use cooking
tools
Family Roll Over
Cans
Obj: To practice
fine motor skills
Feeling Feathers
Obj: To feel
textures
Eating Muffins
Obj: To increase use
of fine motor skills
Motor
"C Is For Cookie"
Obj: To hear a song
and practice making
sounds
Obj: To feel various
textures
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Dr. Seuss
Date: February, Week 4
Content Area
Monday
Language
One Fish, Two Fish,
Red Fish, Blue Fish
Obj: To hear a story by
the featured author
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Green Eggs and
Fox in Socks
The Cat in the Hat
A to Z
Ham
Obj: To hear a story
Obj: To hear a
Obj: To hear a story
Obj: To hear a story
with tongue
famous story by Dr.
featuring letters
featuring rhymes
twisters
Seuss
"Row, Row, Row,
"Boom, Boom, Ain't
"This
Is
The
Way
We
Your Boat"
"I Can, Can You?"
It Great To Be
Put
On
Our
Socks"
Obj: To learn a song Obj: To hear a song
Crazy"
self help
and mimic
a mimic the motions Obj: To practice
Obj:
To
enjoy a silly
skills
movements
song
Pushing Cars
Gone Fishin'
Obj: To manipulate
Obj: To pick up and
and push objects
dump objects
along the floor
Sensory & Science Eating Fish Crackers
Obj: To explore
table food
Friday
Green Play-Doh
Obj:To feel and
discover a new
texture
The ABC Song
Obj: To become
familiar with the
ABC's
1-2-3 Pull Ups
Obj:To strengthen
neck and back
muscles
Beanbag Toss
Obj: To practice
throwing
Putting On Hats
Obj: To learn how
to put on hats
Can Shakers
Obj: To practice
creating noises
Crumbling Tissue
Pink Hand Prints
Paper
Obj: To create art Obj: To discover and
explore a new
using fingerpaints
texture
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Up In The Clouds
Content Area
Monday
Date: March, Week 1
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Planes
by Byron Barton
Obj: To identify
airplanes
Language
Pointing "Up"
High Flying Kites by "Hey, Diddle Diddle"
Obj: To understand
Obj: To hear a rhyme
Nancy Parent
and speak the word Obj: To learn about kites about flying and the
and how they fly
moon
"up"
Little Cloud
by Eric Carle
Obj: To point out
and say "cloud"
Fingerplays &
Songs
"Twinkle, Twinkle,
"You Are My
"Bird Feeding Song"
Little Star"
Sunshine"
Obj:To hear a song
Obj: To hear a song Obj: To listen to a
about birds in the
featuring stars in song about the sun
sky
the sky
in the sky
"It's Raining, It's
Pouring"
Motor
Climbing Up
Mountains (pillows)
Obj: To strengthen
gross motor skills
Sensory & Science
Reaching For
Bubbles
Obj: To strengthen
hand-eye
coordination
Flying Airplane
Obj: To delight in flying
above the ground. To see
from a new height
Exploring Cotton
Shaving Crème
Discovering Balloons
Balls
Clouds
Obj: To see and
Obj: To feel a
Obj: To create art
explore balloons and
using shaving crème as
fluffy, "cloud-like"
how they float
a medium
texture
"I See The Moon"
Obj:
To learn a rhyme
Obj: To song and
about the moon
discuss how rain falls
from the sky
Throwing the Ball
Obj: To enhance
fine motor skills
Here Comes The
Airplane
Obj: To strengthen
reaching skills
Sunshine Puzzles
Obj: To organize
objects by
appearance
Flashlight Fun
Obj:To track light
movements on the
walls and ceiling
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit:St. Patrick's Day
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Date: March 17-21
Monday
Tuesday
"Where are the
Shamrocks?"
Obj: To point out
and identify
shamrocks
What is Green?
Obj: To point out
and name green
objects
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Sensory & Science Green Jar Shakers
Obj: To make
something green for
baby to shake
Walk With Me
Obj: To practice
taking steps with
assistance
Colored Scarves
Obj: To feel and
explore a new
texture
Friday
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
book
book
book
Obj: To read a story Obj: To read a story Obj: To read a story
with a St. Pat's Day with a St. Pat's Day with a St. Pat's Day
theme
theme
theme
"Who is wearing
"Mary Had a Little
"See-Saw Millie
green today?"
Lamb"
McGraw"
Obj: To identify the Obj: To hear a new Obj: To hear a fun
song
Irish song
color green
Stacking Soft
Blocks
Obj: To work on
fine motor skills
Thursday
Pulling Up
Obj: To strengthen
muscles and use gross
motor skills
Painting With
Green
Obj: To feel paint
and use hands to
explore
"Molly Malone"
Obj: To hear a new
Irish song
"Michael Finnegan"
Obj: To hear a silly
song
This is the Way We
Kick Our Legs
Obj: To strengthen leg
muscles
Crawling Buddies
Obj: To imitate
baby's crawl
Colored Rainbow
Streamers
Obj: To encourage
baby to reach
Blowing Bubbles
Obj: To encourage
baby to reach and
catch
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: In The Wild West
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Monday
Date: March 24
Tuesday
"Pat-A-Cake"
Giddy-Up Horsie
Obj: To hear a
Obj: To hear a word
rhyme and act out and anticipate an
the motions
action
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Wild West Counting
Book
Obj: To hear
counting with a
western theme
Thursday
Friday
Cowboy Small
Obj: To hear a
cowboy story
Yee-Haw!
Obj: To hear and
repeat a fun sound
"Oh, My Darlin'
"Home on The
"Ride a Little
"Turkey In The Straw"
Clementine
Range"
Horsie"
Obj: To hear a fun
Obj: To hear a new Obj: To hear a new
song and move to
Obj: To hear a song
song with a western
song with a
Obj" To imitate actions
the music
about horses
with a song
theme
western theme
"She'll Be Comin'
Round the
Mountain"
Motor
Waving Hello
Obj: To connect
words with actions
Beanbag Toss
Obj: To improve
hand-eye
coordination
Sensory & Science
Cowbells!
Obj: To hear a new
noise and explore
an instrument
In My Tee-Pee
Obj: To create a
fort and explore
Bronco Ride!
Obj: To strengthen
balance while
pretending to ride
Pushing Trains
Obj: To practice
pushing objects
Exploring Feathers
Obj: To feel a new
texture
Playing With Pots
and Pans
Obj: To create
sounds with
different objects
Putting On Cowboy
Hats
Obj: To practice
putting on and
taking off
Hide and Seek with
Western Animals
Obj: To test object
permanence
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Audrey Wood
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Date: March Week 4
Monday
Sensory & Science
Thursday
Friday
Silly Sally by
The Little Mouse
Big, Hungry Bear by
Red, Ripe
The
Napping
House
Audrey Wood
by Audrey Wood
Audrey Wood
Strawberry by
by
Audrey
Wood
Obj: To hear a book
Obj: To hear a story Audrey Wood Obj: Obj: To hear a story
Obj: To hear a story by
by the featured
by the featured
by the featured
To hear a story by the
the featured author
featured author
author
author
author
"Shake Your Sillies
Out" by The Wiggles
Obj: To shake hands to a
funny song
Motor
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
"Close Your Eyes
and Go To Sleep"
Obj: To hear a
soothing lullaby
"Three Blind Mice"
Obj: To hear a
rhyme about mice
"Fruit Salad" by The
"The Bear Went Over
Wiggles
the Mountain"
Obj: To hear a silly
Obj: To hear a song
song about healthy
about bears
food
Mountains of
Shake Your Rattle! Rolling Over in the Crawling Through a
Picking Up My Food
Obj: To learn the Bed!
Obj: Mouse Hole Obj:
Pillows
Obj: To practice the
Obj: To strengthen
fine motor skill of To practice gross To crawl through a
pincer grasp
shaking
motor skills
tunnel
large muscle groups
Shaking Cans
Obj: To demonstrate
cause and effect.
Shake=noise
Peek-a-Boo
Blankets
Obj: To develop the
sense of object
permanence
Loud Sounds and
Quiet Sounds
Obj: To hear the
difference in volumes of
different noises
Where is the Fruit?
Obj: To play a hide
and seek game
Feeling Soft Fur
Obj: To feel a soft
texture with the
hands
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: In the Garden
Content Area
Language
Date: March, week 5
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
The Very Hungry
Sally the Snail
The Tiny Seed by
Caterpillar by Eric
"Tiny Seeds"
Obj: To hear a story
Eric Carle
Carle
Obj: To hear a
about what lives in Obj: To hear a story about Obj: To learn about
rhyme about seeds
what happens to a
a garden
how seeds grow
Friday
"Round and Round
the Garden"
Obj: To hear a new rhyme
about gardens
caterpillar
Fingerplays &
Songs
Caterpillar Game
Obj: To imitate the
actions of a
caterpillar
Motor
Fun with Shovels
and Pails
Sensory & Science
"The Itsy-Bitsy
Spider"
Obj: To learn the
fingerplay of a
popular song
"You Are My
Sunshine"
Obj: To recognize
the word "sun"
"Two Little
"Drip, Drop, Little
Blackbirds"
April Showers"
Obj: To hear a song
Obj: To sing a song about what lives in a
about rain
garden
Obj: To manipulate and
explore an object
Fields of Pillows
Obj: To practice
crawling through
obstacles
Flap Your Wings
Rabbit Hop
Stretch Like a Tree
Obj: To create
Obj: To strengthen
Obj: To strengthen
purposeful
and control leg
arm and leg muscles movements with the
muscles
arms
Feeling Flowers
Obj: To discover the
texture of a flower
and stem
Smelling Flowers
Obj: To smell
something sweet
from the garden
Flower Garden
Eating Fruit
Painting
Watering Can Spill Obj: To taste and
Obj: To create art
Obj: To experiment
explore a healthy
using colors of with water and pouring
treat
nature
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Birds and Butterflies
Content Area
Language
Monday
Date: April, Week 1
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Bird/Butterfly
Eggs and Chicks An
The Ugly Duckling
Tweet Like a Bird
Collage
In the Nest
Usborne Beginner Book Obj: To point out and Obj: To hear a story
Obj: To make a
by Anna Milbourne
identify pictures of
noise like a bird
about a duck
birds and butterflies
Fingerplays &
Songs
"Two Little
Blackbirds"
Obj: To hear a
rhyme with
fingerplay
Motor
Flap Your Wings
Obj: To imitate a
flapping motion
Flying in the Sky
Obj: To express
delight at "flying"
Crawl for the Bird
Puppet
Reach for the
Butterfly
Pulling Up
Obj: To strengthen
Obj: To encourage
Obj: To encourage the arm and leg muscles
crawling to an object reaching out of arms
and balance
Feeling Fine
Feathers
Obj: To feel the
softness of a
feather
Can You Whistle
Like a Bird?
Obj: To imitate a
bird noise
Looking for Birds
and Butterflies
Outside
Obj: To observe
nature
Little Bird Bath
Obj: To engage in
water play
Sensory & Science
"Rockin' Robin"
"Sing a Song of
"Hush Little Baby"
Butterfly Sign:
Obj: To hear a fun
Sixpence"
Obj: To hear a song Obj: To observe the
Obj: To hear a rhyme
song with bird
about a mockingbird sign for butterfly
featuring birds
sounds
Sponge Art with
Butterfly Sponges
Obj: To create
messy art
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Insects and Spiders
Content Area
Monday
Language
Quick as a Cricket
by Audrey Wood
Obj: To hear a story
about an insect
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
"Little Miss Muffet"
Obj: To hear a
rhyme about a
spider
Date: April, Week 2
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Ant's Hill
Sally the Snail
Say "Buzz!"
Obj: To hear a
Obj: To hear a
Obj: To hear a story
Obj: To imitate the
classic rhyme about
rhyme about an ant
sounds of a bee
about a snail
a spider
"Itsy-Bitsy Spider"
Caterpillar Rhyme
"Shoo-Fly"
Obj: To imitate Obj: To see the actions
Obj: To hear a silly
of a crawling
fingerplay of a
song about a fly
caterpillar
rhyme
Reach for the
Spider
Obj: To practice
reaching for a
desired object
Inchworms Crawl
Obj: To imitate
crawling and
strengthen motor
skills
Point to the Bug
Obj: To learn how
to point to the
named object
Pipe Cleaner
Spiders
Obj: To feel a new
texture and see a
spider
Bug Shakers
Obj: To grasp and
shake an object
Snail Slime!
Obj: To feel a new,
slimy texture
"Bringing Home a
Baby Bumblebee"
Obj: To hear a song
about a bee
Flying Through The
Find The Bee Puppet
Air
Obj: To test object
Obj: To delight in
permanence
pretending to fly
Blowing Through
Straws
Ladybug Dots
Obj: To make finger
Obj: To imitate a
print dots with
teacher's actions and
paint
explore a straw
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: The Earth
Date: April, Week 3
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
Find the Color
Green
Obj: To discover the
color green
Book
Book
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
"This Land Is Your "The Whole World in
Land"
His Hands"
Obj: To hear a song Obj: To sing along
to a song
about the USA
Ball Toss
Obj: To practice
throwing a ball
"We Are All
Earthlings" From
Sesame Street Obj: To
hear a song about things
on the Earth
Thursday
Friday
Book
Book
World Music
World Music
Obj: To be exposed
Obj: To hear music
to music from other from other countries
countries
Clapping Your
Climbing a Mountain Stand Up, Sit Down
Spin in a Circle!
Hands!
Obj: To enhance gross
Obj: To strengthen
Obj: To learn the
Obj: To strengthen the
motor skills and
balance and delight in
arm and leg muscles
fine motor skill of
exercise
spinning
clapping
Going on a Nature
Walk
Sand Bags
Obj: To discover the Obj: To manipulate
animals and plants
and feel sand
outside
Sand Painting
Obj: To create
messy art with a
new medium
Leafs and Plants
Ocean in a Bottle
Obj: To feel
Obj: To observe the
textures of things
properties of water
we find outside
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Outer Space
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Date: April, Week 4
Monday
Tuesday
Papa, Please Get
Solar System
Collage
Obj: the Moon For Me
by Eric Carle Obj: To
To say "sun" and
hear a story and see pictures
"moon"
of the moon
"When You Wish
Upon a Star"
"I See the Moon"
Obj: To learn a new
rhyme
Obj: To enjoy a song with
the word "star"
Motor
Pointing Up to
Space!
Obj: To learn the
skill of pointing
Moon Walking
Obj: To practice
walking and
strengthen legs
Sensory & Science
Flashlight Fun
Obj: To track light
with the eys
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Goodnight Moon
Obj: To hear a
classic story and
see the moon
Thursday
Friday
Astronaut by Gaby
Baby Galileo Sees
Goldsack
the Stars
Obj: To discuss what
Obj: To discuss stars
an astronaut does
"Starlight,
"I Don't Want to
"Five Little Aliens"
Starbright"
Obj: Live On the Moon" a
Obj: To hear a rhyme
To enjoy a rhyme
Sesame Street Song
about aliens
Obj: To hear a moon song
about a star
Rings of Saturn
Toss
Obj: To practice
placing objects
with purpose
Flying Through
1-2-3 Blast Off!
Space
Obj: To anticipate
Obj: To enjoy the
being lifted into the
act of pretending
air
to fly
Glowing Stars
Moon Rocks
Picking Up Fruit
Twinkling Star
Obj: To enjoy glow
Obj: To feel and
Puffs (Stars)
Painting
explore smooth and Obj: To practice the Obj: To create art
in the dark
patterns
rough rocks
pincer grasp
with glitter paints
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit:Bears
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Date: May, Week 1
Monday
Sensory & Science
Thursday
Brown Bear, Brown Corduroy by Don That's Not My Bear Panda Bear, Panda
Bear by Eric Carle
Freeman
An Usborne Book Bear by Eric Carle
Obj: To hear a
Obj: To hear a bear Obj: To read a book with
Obj: To hear a
textured
pages
rhyming book
story
rhyming story
"Rockabye Your
Bear" by The
Wiggles
Obj: To mimic the actions
to a song
Motor
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Clap Your Paws!
Obj: To learn the
skill of bringing
hands together
Exploring Soft
Teddy Bears
Obj: To feel the
parts of a teddy
bear
Friday
Winnie The Pooh
Obj: To hear a tale
about a bear
"The Bear Went "Teddy Bears Picnic" "Winnie the Pooh"
"Teddy Bear, Teddy
Bear, Turn Around" Over the Mountain" Obj: To learn a new Obj: To hear a song
that goes along with
Obj: To imitate the actions Obj: To enjoy a rhyme
song
about
bears
of a song
about a bear
a story
Big, Bear Hugs
Obj: To show
affection by
hugging
Bears Over the
Mountain
Obj: To crawl over
a pillow mountain
Exercise Time!
Obj: To work out
and stretch arms
and legs
Ticklish Tummies
Obj: To initiate a
response from
tickling
Eating Teddy
Hiding the Bear in
Sticky Honey (use
Soft Fur
the Cave
Crackers
syrup)
Obj: To feel the
Obj: To test object
Obj: To taste a new Obj: To feel a sticky
soft fur of a bear
permanence
food
texture
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: At The Zoo
Date: May, Week 2
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Language
Roar Like a Lion
Obj: To imitate an
lion's roar
Zoo's Who. Baby
Touch and Feel
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Obj: To feel different
animal skin textures
Planned Activities
Wednesday
But Not The
Hippopotamus by
Sandra Boynton
Obj: To read a book
featuring zoo animals
Thursday
Friday
If I Ran The Zoo by Double Delight Zoo
Dr. Seuss
by Mary Novick
Obj: To see animals Obj: To read a story that
takes place at a zoo
at the zoo
"A To Zoo" With
"Five Little
"We're Going To the
"The Lion Sleeps "I Went to the Animal
Curious George
Monkeys"
Zoo" by Raffi
Tonight"
Fair"
Obj: To
Obj: To take a
Obj: To hear a
Obj: To hear a song
Obj: To hear a song hear a song about
pretend trip to the rhyme about animals
different animals
about a zoo trip
about a zoo animal
zoo
at a zoo
Pushing Trains
Picking Up Animals
Animal Pop-Ups
Puppet Play
Obj: To crawl along
Obj: To fill and
Obj: To strengthen Obj: To explore a
while manipulating a dump toys using the
fine motor skills toy using the hands
toy
hands
Zebra Stripes
Feeling Fur
Painting
Obj: To feel the fur
Obj: To strengthen
of zoo animals
fine motor skills
Eating Animal
Crackers
Obj: To practice the
pincer grasp and enjoy a
new snack
Can Roll Overs
Obj: To roll over
cans with animal
pictures
Animals in a Cage
Obj: To place
objects with
purpose
Touch and Feel
Animals
Obj: To experience the feel
of different animal skins
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Sports
Date: May, Week 3
Content Area
Monday
Language
Saying "Ball"
Obj: To learn and
say a new word
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Play Ball by Jorge Out Of The Ballpark
Pasada
by Alex Rodriguez
Obj: To hear a story
Obj: To hear a
about baseball
baseball story
Thursday
Friday
Toddlerobics
Sports Book
Obj: To hear a story
about sports
"Bounce Baby"
"Take Me Out To
"Baby Feet"
"Bouncing Ball"
Obj: To enjoy
The Ball Game" Obj: To enjoy a song
Obj: To hear a
bouncing along to a
Obj: To hear a
about what our
rhyme about sports
classic baseball song
feet can do
rhyme
Kicking Our Legs
Obj: To strengthen
leg muscles
Baby Race!
Obj: To imitate a
race by crawling
Texture Balls
Golf Ball Painting
Obj: To feel smooth
Obj: To paint using
and bumoy textures
a new object
on a ball
Let's Go Bowling! Reaching Our Feet
Obj: To use a ball to Obj: To use the
knock over a
hands to grasp the
target
feet
"Head, Shoulders,
Knees and Toes"
Obj: To hear a song
about exercising
Stacking Blocks
Obj: To strengthen
fine motor skills
Ball Scoop
What Floats?
Catch the Bubbles
Obj: To strenghten
Obj: To experiment
Obj: To use the arms
with onjec ts in the
hand-eye
to reach
coordination
water
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Splish, Splash, Splosh
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Monday
Date: May, Week 4
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Boats by Byron
Ten Friendly Fish by
In With a Splash!
Bathtime! By DK
Quack like a Duck!
Barton
Debbie Tarbett
By: Karen Sapp
Publishing
Obj: To imitate an
Obj: To talk about
Obj: To read a
Obj: To hear a story Obj: To discuss how
animal sound
boats that go in
counting book
about the ocean
baby takes a bath
the water
"Row, Row, Row
"Splish, Splash, I was
"Rub, a Dub Dub"
Your Boat"
"Rubber Ducky"
"Baby Beluga"
Takin' a Bath"
Obj: To hear a silly Obj: To imitate a Obj: To enjoy a silly Obj: To hear a song
Obj: To dance to a
song
song about water rowing motion with
about a whale
funny song
a song
Ducky Hide and
Seek
Obj:
To teat object
permanence
Sensory & Science Spray Bottle Mist
Obj: To explore a
spray bottle and
water
Goin' Fishin'
Obj: To practice
fine motor skills
Rowing Arms and
Legs
Obj: To strengthen
muscles and move the
body
Water Play with
Ocean in a Bottle
Sponges
Obj: To observe
Obj: To discover the water and oil in a
properties of water
bottle
Swimming on the
Floor
Obj: To work arm
muscles and kick
legs
Rolling Beach Balls
Obj: To practice the
skill of rolling
Water Play!
Bubbles!
Obj: To enjoy
Obj: To reach for
experimenting with
and explore bubbles
water
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Camping
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: June, week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
In & Out
Up & Down
Open, Shut Them
Obj: to coordinate
Obj: to learn and repeat
Obj: to learn new
movements while learning
words while grasping
new words and sounds
new positional words "in"
and moving body parts
"up" & "down"
& "out"
Thursday
Friday
This Little Piggy
Missing Marshmallows
Obj: to repeat words & Obj: to babble & identify
movements while
missing objects while
interacting and
using the words "here it
stimulating responses
is"
"A Camping We Will Go"
"Did You Ever Go
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
"Hokey Pokey"
Obj: to learn & repeat a
Camping?"
Star"
Obj: to move & identify
familiar tune while
Obj: to sing and repeat
Obj: to learn a new
body parts while singing
a new song to a familiar
playing musical
song & mimic movements
a song
instruments
tune
"Rock A Bye Baby"
Obj: to spend one on
one time while having
face to face
interactions"
Stars Up, Stars Down
Tent Traffic
Sleeping Bag Scoot
Obj: to practice
Obj: to practice
Obj: to creep & crawl
stretching & reaching for
crawling in and out while
on a new surface
objects placed above
exploring new areas
them
Shooting Stars
Making Marshmallows
Obj: to toss or roll
Obj: to use & strengthen
objects to one another,
fine motor skills by
to play a group game
crumpling paper
Flashlight Fun
Dig and Discover
Obj: to track & follow
Obj: to increase fine
light as it is moved from motor skills by scooping
place to place
and gathering "dirt"
Shiny & Bright
Marshmallow Music
Obj: to explore creative Obj: to locate and track
expression by using
sounds made while
various textures & colors
crumpling paper
On the Green
Obj: to use tactile
senses to explore new
textures
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Fur, Feathers & Fins
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Monday
Date: June, week2
Tuesday
Guess How Much I Love
"Quack, Quack, Quack"
You
Obj: to repeat familiar
Obj: to listen to a story
sounds and to learn and
and show interest in
mimic new animal noises
pictures
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Puppet Play
Obj: to interact,
communicate & show
emotions
Thursday
Friday
More Fish
Have You Seen My Cat?
Obj: to repeat and
Obj: to read and have
identify words and learn
face to face interactions
to verbalize wants
"5 Little Ducks"
"Old MacDonald"
"3 Little Fishes"
"Little Bunny Foo Foo"
"BINGO"
Obj: to learn & repeat a
Obj: to sing & repeat a Obj: to coordinate body
Obj: to learn a new
Obj: to sing a new song
familiar tune while
familiar tune while
parts with movements &
song & mimic movements
while practicing clapping
mimicking animal sounds
mimicking animal sounds
song
Cotton Crush
Obj: to practice
grasping new textures
with fingers and hands
Cotton Ball Painting
Obj: to experience a
new texture while
painting with cotton
balls
Feathers are Flying
Obj: to move & catch
feathers as they are
tossed in the air
In the Doghouse
Obj: to creep & crawl
into a new place
Stretch & Reach
Obj: to practice
standing and reaching
for objects
Fish in the Bowls
Obj: to use fine motor
skills by adding fish to
bowls
Burying Bones
Ticklish Tummies & Toes
Whisker Wonders
Splashing Silliness
Obj: to use senses while
Obj: to respond to an
Obj: to explore creative
Obj: to use hands &
exploring new textures
action as it is
expression using string & sponges while exploring
and to explore cause
experienced
ribbon
water
and effect
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Summer Fun
Date: June, week 3
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
Sun
Obj: to learn new
words and repeat
sounds
Hello & Goodbye
Obj: to coordinate
movements while
learning new words
High & Low
Obj: to learn and
repeat new words and
sounds
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Thursday
Friday
Which One?
Obj: to gesture or
point
Identifying Picture
Cards
Obj: to point to
pictures while learning
new words
"5 Little Shells"
"Hot Summer"
"You Are My Sunshine"
"Oh Mr. Sun"
"To The Beach"
Obj: to experience
Obj: to sing and repeat
Obj: to sing and
Obj: to sing and mimic
Obj: to explore rhythm numbers while counting
a familiar tune
repeat a familiar tune
movements
backwards from 5-1
Building with Blocks
Bubble Popping
Chalk Pictures
Beach Ball Exploration
Baby Aerobics
Obj: to display
Obj: to use large motor Obj: to use fine motor
Obj: to explore an
eye-hand coordination Obj: to kick feet while
skills while exploring skills while gripping and
while working on
object's characteristics
laying on stomach
bubbles
moving writing utenstils
controlled movements
Is it Soft or Rough?
Obj: to sharpen tactile
senses while exploring
different textures
Warm or Cold
Obj: to use sense of
touch and discover
differences in
temperature
Sand Table
Going Fishing
Obj: to expand sensory
Ocean Squeeze
Obj: toimprove large
experiences while
Obj: to participate in a
motor skills by reaching
exploring objects in
sensory experience
for an object
sand
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Travel
Date: June, week 4
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
Go!
Obj: to learn new
words & sounds
Train
Obj: to explore trains
and their
characteristics
Which one?
Obj: to encourage
children to make
choices
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Thursday
Friday
Transportation Books
Bye-Bye Friend
Obj: to expand interest Obj: to demonstrate
in books and to listen word comprehension
to a story
and to wave goodbye
Musical Instruments
"Engine on the Track"
"Twinkle, Twinkle
"I'm a Little Airplane"
Obj: to explore
Wheels on the Bus
Traffic Light"
Obj: to experience
Obj: to sing and to use
creative expression by Obj: to sing and repeat
Obj: to sing and repeat rhymes using hand and
hands and fingers for
using musical
a familiar tune
a familiar tune
finger motions
motions
instruments
Tire Track Art
Go, Stop, Go
Obj: to strengthen fine
Obj: to encourage use
motor skills while
of gross motor and
participating in
listening skills
creative art
Rolling Jars
Obj: to practice the
movement of rolling
I See You!
Walking Together!
Obj: to encourage eye
Obj: to stand with
contact and practice assistance and to walk
head & shoulder
with support of a
movements
teacher or device
Feely Box: Travel
Obj: to expand sensory
exploration while
feeling and grasping
objects
Big or Small?
Obj: to use sense of
touch and sight while
exploring the object's
sizes
Texture Grab
Obj: to experience
cause & effect and to
explore different
textures
Will It Float?
Obj: to observe
objects that sink or
float
Wheels
Obj: to discover
objects with wheels
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: U.S.A.
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: July, week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Where Is The Red Ball?
I See…
Red, White & Blue Book
Obj: to identify familiar Obj: to search for and
Obj: to vocalize sounds
pictures & demonstrate locate partially hidden
while reading a book
memory skills
pictures
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Dance To The Music
Obj: to discover cause Obj: to move body and
and effect while using respond to music as it is
musical instruments
played
Stripes are Waving
Obj: to use motor skills
creatively
Star Toss
Obj: to toss objects
using large motor skills
My Finger Painted Flag
Playdough Fun
Obj: to use hands and Obj: to create & explore
various materials for
a new texture using
painting
hands
"If You're Happy and
You Know It"
Obj: to clap and
repsond to rhythm in
music
Thursday
Friday
"Roll, Roll, Roll Your
Hands"
Obj: to imitate actions
and respond to spoken
cues
Center
"Mr. Sun"
Obj: to learn a new song
and mimic words and
actions
Closed
Hats, Hats & More Hats
Beach Ball Pass
Obj: to use hands to
Obj: to play a game with
select objects and use
or beside others
them appropriately
Bubble Catch
Obj: to move, stretch
and catch objects
Beach Ball Painting
Obj: to explore creative
expression using familiar
objects as tools
For
Independence
Day!
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Imagination & Information
Date: July, week 2
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
White on Black
Obj: to identify familiar
pictures in books and
practice mimicking words
Reading Magazines
Obj: to explore
different types of
reading material
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes
Obj: to explore a
shapes book and use
language while reading
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Panda Bear, Panda Bear
The Alphabet Song
Who Is Here Today?
Obj: to mimic
Obj: to listen to & sing Obj: to practice name
movements while learning a familiar tune and move to face recognition using
a new rhyme
to music
friends and pictures
Panda Roll
Which One?
Obj: to roll from side to
Obj: to show
side when visually
preferences by moving
stimulated
towards an object
Newspaper Crumble
Obj: to determine
location of sound
A Book of Textures
Obj: to explore using
sense of touch
Share It With…
Obj: to play a group
game while practicing
name to face
recognition
Thursday
Friday
What’s In The Box?
Obj: to vocalize sounds
and mimic words when
shown objects
Where Is The Bear?
Obj: to respond to
actions by repeating
words
Noise Boxes
Obj: to shake and
respond to noise using
familiar objects
"The Bear Went Over the
Mountain"
Obj: to learn a new
song and mimic words &
motions
A Box Full of Fun
Obj: to explore a new
place by creeping,
crawling or walking
Mountain Climbing
Obj: to crawl, climb &
scoot
A New House
Moving Air
Will It Fit?
Obj: to explore creative Obj: to explore cause
Obj: to explore shapes
expression while
and effect while
and sizes using hands
decorating large box
anticipating occurrence
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Sea Life
Date: July, week 3
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Language
Water/Ocean
Obj: to learn and
repeat new words
Happy Chant
Obj: to associate
pictures with words
and to explore
emotions
Octopus Fingerplay
Obj: to sing a song
while using hands and
fingers for motions
I'm a Little Fishy
Obj: to learn and
repeat a song
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Friday
Sea Animal Photos
Fish Colors
Commotion in the
Ocean
Obj: to explore sea
Obj: to be exposed to
Obj: to be exposed to animals and be exposed colors and the names
books
to new vocabulary
that correlate
Fish Story
Obj: to sing a song
while being exposed to
counting
Painting Seashells
Chase the Fish
Starfish Crunch
Obj: to developing fine
Obj: to increase large Obj: to work on fine
motor skills while using
motor skills by crawling
motor skills while
objects as a painting
or walking
exploring textures
tool
Ocean in a Bottle
Obj: to make
obeservations using
sense of sight
Thursday
All the Little Fishy's
Obj: to sing and
respond to music
Catch A Fish
Obj: to learn and
repeat a song
Hand Octopus
Going Fishing
Obj: to use hands and Obj: to use large motor
skills while practicing
thumbs as painting
eye hand coordination
tools
Listening to the Ocean
Texture of Seashells
Waves
Sand Exploration
Ocean Bag
Obj: to use sense of
Obj: to explore sound
Obj: to explore objects Obj: to use senses to
touch to examine and
found near the ocean explore hidden objects
of shell as it is placed
explore differences
on ear
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: A Visit to Never, Neverland
Content Area
Monday
Language
Tick, Tock
Obj: to mimic and
repeat sounds after
reading a story
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Hickory, Dickory Dock
Obj: to learn a new
rhyme and clap to
rhythm
Date: July, week 3
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Friday
Jack & Jill
Star Light, Star Bright
Uh Oh!
Boats, Boats, Boats
Obj: to listen to a
Obj: to point to
Obj: to use new words
Obj: to be exposed to
rhyme while being read
familiar objects while
to express feelings
numbers while counting
to
reading a book
Humpty Dumpty
Obj: to learn a new
rhyme and mimic
movements using
puppets
Jack & Jill
Obj: to participate in
a group experience
Crawl Up, Crawl Down
Go, Stop!
Egg Roll
Obj: to use gross
Obj: to encourage
Obj: to use hands and
gross motor skills while
motor skills to move
arms to push objects
using listening skills
on an incline
Soft or Rough?
Obj: to use sense of
touch to explore
Thursday
What's Inside?
Obj: to explore sound
using cause and effect
Bucket Painting
Obj: to use familiar
objects for creative
expression
Row, Row, Row Your
Boat
Obj: to experience
rhythm
Star Light, Star Bright
Obj: to point to
familiar objects while
reading a book
Row, Row, Row Your
Stars Are Shapes
Boat
Obj: to explore shapes
Obj: to move and
and sizes using hands
respond to a rhyme
Boats Float
Obj: to explore and
observe objects that
sink and float
Star Prints
Obj: to explore paint
& creative expression
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: In My Neighborhood
Date: July, week 4
Content Area
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Language
Where is the Baby?
Obj: to repsond and
mimic new words while
interacting
Baby Faces
Obj: to point or
gesture to familiar
faces
Read With Me
Obj: to vocalize
sounds while being
read a story
"Baby, Baby, How Are
You"
Obj: to experience
rhythm through music
"Move It"
Obj: to move and
dance in response to
music
"Friends Have Feelings"
"1, 2 ,3 Little People"
"I Went Walking"
Obj: to explore facial
Obj: to sing a song
expressions while
Obj: to sing and
while being exposed to
participating in a music repeat a familiar tune
counting
experience
Clap, Wiggle, Cheer
Obj: to respond to
familiar words
A Walk Through Our
Mail Sorting
Neighborhood
Traffic Jam
Obj: to explore motor
Obj: to use fine motor
Obj: to use gross
skills while moving
skills to roll objects motor skills to practice
paper
walking
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Hills Are For Rolling
Obj: to roll from side
to side
A Stroll in the Wagon
Bathtub Bubbles
Obj: to experience
Obj: to use motor
places using sight and skills to pop & explore
sound
bubbles
Sponge Fun
Obj: to use hands to
explore wet & dry
textures
Thursday
Friday
Puppet Play
In My House
Obj: to interact with
Obj: to recognize and
puppets while being
respond to familiar
exposed to various
pictures
tones
Tree Painting
On The Grass
Obj: to use creative
Obj: to experience
expression while
textures with feet and
painting with textured
hands
objects
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: Creep, Crawl & Climb
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: August, week 1
Monday
Tuesday
The Very Quiet Cricket
Obj: to listen & respond
to a story
Rumble in the Jungle
Obj: to point and
gesture in response to
questions
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Snake Sounds
In the Tall, Tall Grass
Obj: to learn and mimic Obj: to vocalize sounds
new sounds
while being read to
"Do You Know the
"I Went to the Jungle
Rattle Snakes
Jungle Animals?"
"3 Little Monkeys"
One Day"
Obj: to move & identify
Obj: to participate in a Obj: to learn & mimic a
Obj: to sing and repeat
sounds created by
group while learning a
new fingerplay
a new song to a familiar
moving objects
new song
tune
Walk On 2, Crawl On 4
Obj: to use gross motor
skills to crawl & walk
Which Creature?
Obj: to show
preference by moving
towards an object
The Elephant's Nose
Obj: to explore hidden
Dirt, Grass, Water
Obj: to explore textures objects using only sense
using senses
of touch
Friday
Vines Up, Vines Down
Obj: to learn and
respond to new words
"up" & "down"
Way Up High in the
Jungle Trees
Obj: to experience
rhythm within a
fingerplay
Vines, Vines & More Vines
Slither, Slither, Slide
Buidling Trees
Obj: to practice
Obj: to increase motor Obj: to create towers
stretching & reaching for
skills by creeping and using more than one soft
objects placed above
crawling
block
them
Making Rattlesnakes
Obj: to crumple paper
and use creative
expression
Leaf Painting
Obj: to experience art
using real objects as
painting tools
Playdough Vines
Obj: to increase fine
motor skills while using
playdough
Infant Lesson Plan
Unit: In the Kitchen
Content Area
Language
Fingerplays &
Songs
Motor
Sensory & Science
Date: August, week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Planned Activities
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Stir & Pour
My Kitchen
Obj: to point or gesture Obj: to respond to and
to familiar objects
learn new words
Where Is the Orange?
Basket of Food
More?
Obj: to point, gesture or
Obj: to learn & be
Obj: to respond to
babble words when
exposed to new words
questions using words or
hidden objects are
using real items
gestures
exposed
Kitchen Orchestra
"I'm a Little Teapot"
Obj: to experience music Obj: to sing and mimic
using kitchen utensils
actions demonstrated
"Apples & Bananas"
Obj: to repeat & mimic
sounds while learning a
new song
Spoon Drop
Obj: to place objects
purposefully while
exploring motor skills
Bubbles Are Popping
Fill the Basket
Obj: to explore bubbles
Obj: to experience
and their characteristics
numbers while counting
while using gross motor
food items
skills
Spatula Art
Obj: to create using
familiar objects
Bubbles in the Sink
Obj: to touch and
explore bubbles & water
Salty Art
Obj: to use fingers to
experience textured
objects
Pat-A-Cake
"The Muffin Man"
Obj: to practice
Obj: to participate in a
clapping while learning a
group music experience
new rhyme
Orange Roll
Obj: to push objects
using hands and feet
Feeding Me
Obj: to initiate and
practice self feeding
skills
Hands In, Hands Out
Obj: to use tactile
senses and explore new
objects
Mashed Potato Art
Obj: to experience
textures using hands