How do I make lesson plans for infants and toddlers?
As an ssistant teacher, I doubt you’ll have to do lesson planning…just help to implement the plans. But it’s something that you should learn about if you plan to stay in the field. I find that daycare has a poor reputation…especially with infant/toddlers. Partly because parents still consider us as “baby sitters” and even some staff feel the same way. However, we encourage professionalism and the reminder that infant and toddler staff are TEACHERS and should actively plan for each day. Lesson plans should be organized and cover each area of the curriculum. A simple excel spread sheet will work. Decide what areas are going to be planned for each day. There should be activities planned for the following curriculum areas: social-emotional, language, literacy, math, science, social-community, creative expression, and physical development. In your plans it is also good to have a place to jot down individualization. Keep in mind that these activities do not need to always be teacher dire
