Toddlers/2’s use Buttercups Curriculum

Our Curriculum…

Religion: Bible stories, songs and prayer.

Mathematics: Counting, calendar, shapes.

Social Studies: Family living, holidays, self-awareness, community life, and self-help skills.

Reading/Language Arts: Name & color recognition, identify opposites, listen & tell stories, and finger plays.

Arts and Crafts: A variety of art techniques that correlate with themes and holidays.

Science: Weather, animals, plants and ecology.

Music: Singing, listening, movement.

Social Life Skills: Manners, toilet training, putting on coats, sharing and caring for others.

Fine Motor Skills: Cutting, tracing, gluing & snapping.

Gross Motor Skills: Running, jumping, catching & throwing.

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Part of a toddler's experience is a time when they begin participating in activities for longer periods of time such as listening to stories, singing songs, playing games and doing creative art projects. Children at Hope are encouraged, but not forced, to participate in group activities and circle time.

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Children will learn to follow a daily routine and regulated toilet habits. They will work on both fine and gross skills, and begin to recognize that others have feelings. By the end of the year, the children should be able to sit for a short activity, recognize their name, form phrases, short sentences & play nicely with others.

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A Typical Toddler/2’s Day Includes…

• Free play
• Circle time
• Art project
• Gym/Movement or Outside Play in our fenced Preschool Playground
• Potty breaks
• Religion
• Story Time
• Lunch
• Snack
• Nap time