A simple weekly lesson plan keeps a home daycare or preschool week on track and shows parents and licensing visitors what the children do. Below is a sample fall week for toddlers and preschoolers, with one idea a day for circle time, art, sensory play, a story, music and outdoor play. Click any box to change it, rename the rows, or clear the sheet and plan your own week, then print it.
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Weekly Lesson Plan
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Hello song, what is fall? | Leaf colors, sort red, yellow, brown | Count acorns to 10 | Letter F, fall and feather | What are you thankful for? |
| Art | Leaf rubbings with crayons | Paint with sponges in fall colors | Paper plate turkey | Tear paper for a fall tree | Thankful leaf for the wall |
| Sensory or science | Dry leaves and pine cones bin | Do acorns sink or float? | Corn kernels and scoops | Look at leaves with a magnifier | Pumpkin seeds to touch and count |
| Story | We're Going on a Leaf Hunt | Leaf Man | A fall counting book | Fletcher and the Falling Leaves | The Thankful Book |
| Music and movement | Leaves are falling, dance and drop | Freeze dance with fall songs | Turkey walk and wobble | Scarf dancing like leaves in wind | Favorite songs from the week |
| Outdoor | Leaf walk with a bag | Jump in a leaf pile | Collect sticks and acorns | Rake play with child rakes | Free play and a fall scavenger hunt |
Plans change with the weather and the children's interests. Acorns, corn kernels and seeds are choking hazards for children under 3, so supervise closely or swap them for larger items.