18–24 Months: Lesson Plan: Tiny Scientists (Month 4) | Everyday Play N Learn Curriculum Series

Core Skills: Cause-and-Effect Observation (Sink vs. Float), Fine Motor Scooping & Pouring, Magnetic Push/Pull Identification, Botanical Planting & Sequence Tracking, & Category Sorting (Size, Color, Wet/Dry)

Ignite your toddler's natural curiosity and early scientific thinking with the Month 4: Tiny Scientists Lesson Plan by Everyday Play N Learn! This 22-page monthly curriculum bridges hands-on sensory exploration, early STEM physics, and expressive language development for toddlers aged 18 to 24 months.

Designed specifically for child care schedules, this unit integrates essential daily routines—such as family-style mealtime independence, handwashing songs, diapering, and quiet nap periods—with interactive "Little Lab" discovery. From testing sink-or-float cause and effect to magnetic drag games, plant seed care, leaf rubbings, and shadow play, toddlers build problem-solving confidence.

What's Inside:

• Week 1 (Sink or Float, Sensory Tub, Bug Hunt): Test water transfers and sink-or-float objects, explore cooked oatmeal and dry pasta bins, hunt for picture bugs, and dig in soil bins.

• Week 2 (Forces and Light): Drag paper clips with large magnets, trace flashlight beams on dark walls, experiment with ice-and-salt melting, and go "magnet ice fishing".

• Week 3 (Growing Things): Plant dry bean seeds in individual cups, establish daily watering routines, collect outdoor nature items in bags, make crayon leaf rubbings, and experiment with flower-coloring water.

• Week 4 (Outdoor Observation): Experiment with "big" and "small" body shadows, sort nature items by size and color, squeeze water sponges, compare wet vs. dry sand, and host a final "Little Lab Day" station review.

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 STEM Exploration

  • Key Components: Water & Magnet Science Bins, Seed Care & Botany Routines, Action Word Vocabulary Prompts, & Capstone Project Instructions (Little Lab Day)

  • Publisher: Everyday Play N Learn Child Development