Language & Communication
Focus: Helping your toddler express wants and needs.
Our teachers help transition your toddler from nonverbal to verbal by modeling conversations, teaching sign language and helping them identify familiar people and objects by name.
Activities
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Repeating words and phrases, like “please” and “thank you” and learning to elaborate on nonverbal requests.
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Learning simple Spanish.
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Answering questions, handling books and filling in blanks while being read to from repetitive books.
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Naming and identifying items, like various parts of a bus.
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Making back-and-forth exchanges with other classmates .
Learn
Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.
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Read the book, “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” and ask questions about what’s in the story.
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Sing “The Wheels on the Bus” to help identify the various parts of a bus.
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Play with toy telephones to pretend to have conversations.
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Practice using simple Spanish words, such as “hola,” “adios” and “gracias.”
Gross Motor Skills
Focus: Developing your toddler's coordination and balance.
At this stage, your toddler is extremely active. Our teachers guide them through activities that keep them moving and help them refine their motor skills in a safe environment.
Activities:
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Learning to feed themselves with utensils and drink from cups during family-style meals.
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Dressing themselves while playing dress-up with simple garments, like cowboy hats, vests and sunglasses.
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Improving running, climbing, bending and jumping through activities like toe touches and obstacle courses.
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Practicing throwing, catching and kicking balls with games like basketball and hoop toss.
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Learning to walk backwards through guided activities.
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Practicing fine motor skills by painting with brushes and making play dough by mixing ingredients together with their hands.
Learn
Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.
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Play dress-up with simple garments like cowboy hats, vests and sunglasses to help them learn to dress themselves.
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Help them practice feeding themselves by using utensils and drinking from cups during meals.
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Play with them outdoors so that they have ample opportunities to run, jump, climb, throw and bounce balls and more.
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Help them build fine motor skills by painting with brushes and making play dough by mixing ingredients together with their hands.
Toddler Life
Essentials
