Smiling Bees Day School

🐝 Weekly Thematic Lesson Plan Ideas (for 2-Year-Olds)

🌼 Theme: Colors

Circle Time: Read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”
Activity: Color sorting with pom-poms and bowls
Art: Finger painting with primary colors
Song: “I Can Sing a Rainbow”

🐾 Theme: Animals

Circle Time: Read “Dear Zoo”
Activity: Match toy animals to photos
Art: Animal footprint stamping
Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

🍎 Theme: Fruits

Circle Time: Show and tell with real fruit
Activity: Fruit color sorting (with felt or pictures)
Art: Apple stamping with paint
Song: “Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy”

🦋 Theme: Bugs

Circle Time: Read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Activity: Bug hunt in the yard (plastic bugs or pictures)
Art: Paper plate ladybugs
Song: “The Ants Go Marching”

🌟 Theme: My Body

Circle Time: Read “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle
Activity: Hokey Pokey (body parts)
Art: Handprint painting

Weekly Lesson Plan for 2-Year-Olds

Weekly Theme: Colors & Senses
Day	Circle Time	Activity	Art	Song
Monday	Welcome song, color flashcards	Color sorting game with toys	Finger painting – red & yellow	“If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Tuesday	Read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear”	Sensory bin with rice & spoons	Paper plate bear mask	“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Wednesday	Show & tell: bring a blue item	Matching color cards	Glue tissue paper on shape cutouts	“The Wheels on the Bus”
Thursday	Story time: “Mouse Paint”	Texture walk (soft, rough, smooth)	Painting with sponges	“Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Friday	Color review game	Outdoor chalk drawing	Sticker collage	“Old MacDonald Had a Farm”