KENSINGTON KIDS INFANT PROGRAM PLAN WEEK OF: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY LANGUAGE Building language skills through listening, talking and labeling familiar objects. Ring games “Sleeping bunnies” Improve listening skills Finger Play Nursery Rhymes “Baa Baa Black Sheep” Farmyard Counting Book My Book Of First Words Picture Book Labelling - arms, legs, face Musical instruments Rattles, bells, drums, shakers Auditory discrimination SENSORY Exploring actively with all of the five senses, using small muscles and eye-hand co-ordination. Paying with scarves Peek-a-boo games Water play with dolls Labelling body parts & identifying Oatmeal play with spoons, cups, etc. Play dough - cookie cutters, rolling pins Improving fine motor skills by pounding, rolling, tearing Goop play with corn starch SENSORY OR CREATIVE Finger painting Eye-hand coordination Catching bubbles Cause and effect Feel & Touch Sensory Bags (beans, rice, feathers, paint) Texture Brush Painting Musical Footprint Mats Auditory discrimination Cause & effect CREATIVE Enhancing creative expressions through art, develop spatial awareness, eye-hand co- ordination, touch, tactile, exploration & language development. Feather painting Developing spatial awareness Mural Roller Bush painting Improve rest mobility Shape Sponge painting Improve eye-hand coordination Painting with Paint Dabbers Creative expression Painting with small cars & trucks Cause & effect GROSS MOTOR Activities to develop large muscles including: Climbing, crawling, pushing and pulling Rocking horses Developing large leg muscles Crawl through tunnel Develop whole body coordination Push & pull trucks and cars Improve balance Pop-up lawnmowers Cause & effect Bowling games with colourful bowling pins and balls Eye-hand coordination DRAMAATIC PLAY Imitating experiences from everyday life. Using familiar props to expand imagination and create new experiences. Doctor’s Kit with dolls Labeling familiar objects Dress-up play (scarves, hats, bags, shoes) Encourage social interaction Multi-cultural Play Food & vegetables Encourage language development Cooking with babies using play dough, plates, dishes Expand imagination Kitchen centre (baskets, stove, sink, pots, pans, teapot) COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES Organizing, sorting, recognizing differences in objects. Developing small muscles and problem solving skills. Farm Animal Puzzles Eye-hand co-ordination Recognizing different animals Shape sorter Enhancing palmer / pincer grasp - staking, building Alphabet Discovery Boxes Encourage language development Giant sight & sound See through tubes Stacking Rings / Cups Develop colour awareness SPECIAL ACTIVIES/ SCIENCE Baby Sign, See & Say Everyday activity involving simple sign language Music & Movement with Melanie Puppets, drums, shakers, Bells) PARENT INVOLVIMENT CHANGES TO PROGRAM