Tuesday/Thursday 1-AM Toddler Lab 

October 30​th​, 2018  

Keelie Potter  
 
This Week’s Activities 
 
Free Play Activities (Activities inside may change based on available resources and child need):  
Blocks: Day at the Zoo- ​Toddlers will have the opportunity to pretend to be zoo keepers and build structures for their animals.  
 
Dramatic Play: Bathing Babies- ​Toddlers will have the opportunity to give baby dolls a bath with a wash cloth and dress them which will increase 
their fantasy play and fine motor skills.  
 
Gross Motor: Over the Mountain- ​Toddlers will have the opportunity to crawl through a tunnel which will help strengthen the gross motor 
development of their legs and arms.  
 
Flop and Drop: Water all Around Us-​Toddlers will have the opportunity to read books about water and all of the places that we see water, which will 
increase their letter recognition.  
 
 
Large Group Activity: 
The Animals on the Farm-​ Toddlers will have the opportunity to participate as they sing the song “The Animals on the Farm” as they do actions that 
match the animals being sung about.  
 
Outdoor Activities – Large Playground (Activities outside may be changed based on the weather conditions of the playground): 
Car Wash-​Toddlers will have the opportunity to wash toy cars which will increase their fine motor skills.  
 
Jump-a-Roo-​Toddlers will have the opportunity to jump on the jump-a-roo tire which will strengthen their gross motor function of their legs.  
 
 
Inclement Weather Activity:  
Clown Bean Bag Toss-​Toddlers will have the opportunity to put bean bags through the holes in a wooden board with a clown on it.  
 
 
Home Activity​:  
This week in class we will be focusing on water and all of the responses from your child that water produces. The children will have multiple 
opportunities to explore water. Some of these activities include: bathing babies in the dramatic play area, where they will have the opportunity to 
use their fine motor skills; reading books about water in the flop and drop area, where they will be exposed to many shapes, and letters; and 
washing cars outside where they will have the opportunity to participate in pretend play. Teachers will emphasize the importance of water and the 
many ways that we are able to use water.  
At home, you can help your toddler see the ways that you use water in your own home. You can talk about using water when we take 
baths, when we wash our dishes, or when we are thirsty. Sent home with you is a bath toy that your toddler will be able to play with in the water as 
they are taking a bath. They can squeeze the toy which will strengthen their palmer grasp.  
 
Safety Instructions:​ ​Please supervise your child as they play with the toy in the bathtub.