18–24 Months: Lesson Plan: Music and Rhythm (Month 5) | Everyday Play N Learn Curriculum Series

Core Skills: Auditory Discrimination (Quiet vs. Loud / Fast vs. Slow), Syllable Tapping & Name Rhythm, Gross Motor Impulse Control (Freeze Dance), Instrument & Shaker Manipulation, & Tactile Nature Exploration

Immerse your toddler in a world of sound, rhythm, and nature exploration with the Month 5: Music and Rhythm Lesson Plan by Everyday Play N Learn! This detailed 22-page monthly curriculum bridges music, nature sounds, and physical movement to build auditory discrimination and listening control in older toddlers.

Tailored specifically for toddler care environments, this unit integrates daily routines—such as family-style meal self-feeding, handwashing songs, diapering transitions, and quiet nap times—with active musical play. From crafting seed shakers and dancing to water-droplet rhythms to holding freeze-dance poses, tapping name syllables with rhythm sticks, and marching in a color parade, toddlers express themselves while building body awareness.

What's Inside:

• Week 1 (Nature's Beat): Craft DIY seed shakers, clap to garden songs, practice "Freeze Dance" poses in imaginary meadows, brush leaves for soft sounds, and lead a Nature Rhythm Parade.

• Week 2 (Animal Rhythms & Movement): Wave ribbon wings to slow and fast music, contrast loud bear stomps with quiet bird steps, sing along with nature puppets, move in slow motion like snails, and join an Animal Puppet Parade.

• Week 3 (Growing Rhythms & Garden Sounds): Shake green "seed" pom-poms on a parachute, beat hand drums to a steady heartbeat rhythm, dance to garden rhymes, wave parachute "weather" storms, and march in a Rainbow Parade.

• Week 4 (Tap and Dance): Explore wooden sticks and drums at instrument stations, dance in slow "growing" circles, tap out name syllables on rhythm sticks, assemble a Music & Rhythm Book, and celebrate at the Month Finale Dance Party.

Product Details:

• Format: Digital Download (Printable PDF)

• Page Count: 22 Action-Packed Daily Routine & Lesson Pages

• Structure: Daily Toddler Schedules (7:00 AM–6:00 PM) Integrating Meals, Naps, Diapering, & Guided Musical Exploration

• Key Components: DIY Seed Shaker Setup Guides, Auditory Contrast Drills (Quiet/Loud, High/Low), Syllable Tapping Exercises, & Capstone Keepsake Instructions (My Music Book)

• Publisher: Everyday Play N Learn Child Development