Older Toddler Weekly Plan Sheet

Week of __________________ Topic: _#5.1 - Vegetables____________ Caregiver(s) __________________________________

Big Ideas
 We grow vegetables.
 Vegetables are good to eat.
 Vegetables come in different sizes, shapes, colors and textures.
Changes to the Environment
Language Materials / Gross Motor Materials
Manipulative Exploration Sensory Exploration Pretend Play Outdoor Exploration
Books & Equipment / Blocks
Add books: We Can Add Vegetable match Shake It! Add sensory bottles with Gardening prop box Gardening prop box
Grow Vegetables cards, sensory bottles with vegetable seeds and dried
vegetable seeds and dried beans, Vegetable Feely
beans Bag

Experiences for the Week

Fingerplays, Language Self, Social and Movement, Music, and
Day Books Sensory, Art, Nutrition Transition Times
and Cognitive Emotional Gross Motor
Monday First Reading of: FP or Song: Ten Little
The Carrot Seed – Carrots – p. 5 Create a Vegetable Vegetable Feely Bag – Shake It! – p. 9 One Little Tomato,
p. 2 Garden – p. 7 p. 7 Oh, So Red – p. 10
Game: Vegetable Match
– p. 6
Tuesday First Reading of: FP or Song: Five
The Tale of Peter Green Cucumbers – p. 6 Create a Vegetable Scrubbing Potatoes – Pass the Beanbag – One Little Tomato,
Rabbit – p. 3 Garden – p. 7 p. 7 p. 9 Oh, So Red – p. 10
Storytelling Figures:
The Carrot Seed – p. 5
Wednesday First Reading of: FP or Song: Vegetables
We Can Grow I Like to Eat – p. 5 Create a Vegetable Vegetable Feely Bag – Shake It! – p. 9 One Little Tomato,
Vegetables – p. 4 Garden – p. 7 p. 7 Oh, So Red – p. 10
Storytelling Figures:
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- p. 5
Thursday Second Reading of: FP or Song: Ten Little
The Carrot Seed – Carrots – p. 5 Create a Vegetable Scrubbing Potatoes – Pass the Beanbag – One Little Tomato,
p. 2 Garden – p. 7 p. 7 p. 9 Oh, So Red – p. 10
Game: Vegetable Match
– p. 6
Friday Second Reading of: FP or Song: Vegetables
The Tale of Peter I Like to Eat – p. 5 Create a Vegetable Vegetable Tasting – Shake It! – p. 9 One Little Tomato,
Rabbit – p. 4 Garden – p. 7 p. 7 Oh, So Red – p. 10
Storytelling Figures:
The Carrot Seed – p. 5