Time Routine Discipline 5 Curriculum

LLHS Creche Program – Level 5 (Ages 19–22 Months)

TRD (Time-Routine Discipline) Weekly Curriculum  

Structured for 16 Weeks (8 Weeks per Semester)  

4 Sessions Per Week

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Semester 1: Weeks 1–8

Day 1

- Color Sorting Activity: Red vs Blue  

- Motor Skills: Assisted Jump & Soft Ball Catch  

- Piano Fingering: Finger Taps on White Keys (Middle C-D-E)  

- Structured Meal & Rest Routine  

Day 2

- Musical Listening: “Carnival of the Animals” (Saint-Saëns)  

- Movement: Tiptoe Walks & Stretch Repeats  

- Read-Aloud: “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”  

- Meal & Rest  

Day 3 

- Color Sorting: Yellow vs Green  

- Percussion Play: Clap-Tap Combo on Baby Drum  

- Read-Aloud: “Dear Zoo” with interaction  

- Structured Meal & Rest  

Day 4  

- Color Sorting Combo: 4 Color Groups  

- Musical Listening: “Peter and the Wolf”  

- Movement: Tunnel Crawling & Assisted Hops  

- Piano Fingering: Key Touches with Tempo (Adagio/Andante)  

- Structured Meal & Rest  

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Semester 2: Weeks 9–16

Day 1 

- Color Sorting: Introducing Shapes (circle, square) with colors  

- Movement: Climb and Balance on Soft Blocks  

- Piano: Fingering with Color-Sticker Keys  

- Meal & Rest  

Day 2 

- Musical Listening: “Baby Mozart” Series

- Percussion Play: Shakers & Soft Bells  

- Story Time: “Goodnight Moon”  

- Meal & Rest  

Day 3  

- Color Matching Game: Using Object-to-Object (e.g. socks to basket)  

- Movement: Forward Roll Practice (on mat)  

- Read-Aloud: “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”  

- Structured Meal & Rest  

Day 4  

- Sensory Color Activity: Colored Water in Bottles  

- Musical Listening: “The Four Seasons – Spring” (Vivaldi)  

- Piano Fingering: Finger-Number Games (1-2-3) on keys  

- Structured Meal & Rest  

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Semester 1: Weeks 1–8

Week 1

- Color-Sorting: Red vs Blue  

- Motor Skills: Assisted jump practice  

- Piano Fingering: Single-finger taps on white keys (Middle C)  

- Music Listening: “Carnival of the Animals”  

- Story Time: “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”

Week 2

- Color-Sorting: Yellow vs Green  

- Motor Skills: Soft ball rolling & catching  

- Percussion Play: Tap on drums with sticks  

- Music Listening: “Peter and the Wolf”  

- Story Time: “Dear Zoo”

Week 3

- Color-Sorting: 4-way sort (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green)  

- Motor Skills: Tiptoe walking across a taped line  

- Piano Fingering: Finger-pads vs fingertips exercises  

- Music Listening: “Baby Beethoven”  

- Story Time: “Where’s Spot?”

Week 4

- Color & Shape Sorting: Red Circles vs Blue Squares  

- Motor Skills: Soft climb-and-step-down activity  

- Percussion Play: Tempo claps (Adagio & Andante)  

- Music Listening: “The Nutcracker” excerpts  

- Story Time: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”

Week 5

- Sorting: Object-to-Basket Matching

- Motor Skills: Balancing on foam mats  

- Piano Fingering: Name-your-note key touching (C–D–E)  

- Music Listening: “Twinkle Twinkle” Instrumental Versions  

- Story Time: “Goodnight Moon”

Week 6

- Sorting Game: Socks to matching color boxes  

- Motor Skills: Step-through hoops  

- Percussion Play: Bell shakers and soft tambourines  

- Music Listening: “Minuet in G”  

- Story Time: “Peek-a-Who?”

Week 7

- Sensory Bottles: Colored water shake-and-watch  

- Motor Skills: Tunnel crawling  

- Piano Fingering: Finger-number songs (1-2-3)  

- Music Listening: “Four Seasons – Spring” (Vivaldi)  

- Story Time: “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom”

Week 8

- Sorting Combo: Colors + Textures (soft, rough)  

- Motor Skills: Push & Pull cart race  

- Percussion Play: Tap-along with caregiver  

- Music Listening: “Moonlight Sonata” – calm rest session  

- Story Time: “Llama Llama Red Pajama”

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Semester 2: Weeks 9–16

Week 9

- Color Sorting: Introduce Orange & Purple  

- Motor Skills: Ball kick and chase  

- Piano Fingering: Double-key touch  

- Music Listening: “Baby Mozart”  

- Story Time: “Big Red Barn”

Week 10

- Sorting Challenge: Use soft toys by color  

- Motor Skills: Climb over soft blocks

- Percussion Play: Hand taps and foot taps  

- Music Listening: “Morning Mood” by Grieg  

- Story Time: “I Love You Through and Through”

Week 11

- Sensory Play: Touch & feel color cards  

- Motor Skills: Marching in place  

- Piano Fingering: Hold a note for 2 seconds (legato practice)  

- Music Listening: Calm harp melodies  

- Story Time: “I’m Not Sleepy!”

Week 12

- Color Match Race: Basket run sorting  

- Motor Skills: Obstacle path (soft shapes)  

- Percussion Play: Follow-the-beat activity  

- Music Listening: “Little Night Music” – Mozart  

- Story Time: “No David!”

Week 13

- Shape & Color Sorting: Stars, Hearts, Squares in 3 colors  

- Motor Skills: Big circle run  

- Piano Fingering: Finger taps to rhythm (1-2-3, 1-2)  

- Music Listening: “The Blue Danube”  

- Story Time: “That’s Not My Puppy”

Week 14

- Tactile Sorting: Spongy vs Wooden Color Blocks  

- Motor Skills: One-foot balance (with assistance)  

- Percussion Play: Fast vs Slow clapping  

- Music Listening: “Barcarolle” by Offenbach  

- Story Time: “Bear Snores On”

Week 15

- Free Color Sort Table: Unstructured sorting  

- Motor Skills: Squat-and-stand drill  

- Piano Fingering: Play-to-sing session  

- Music Listening: Gentle rain soundscape

- Story Time: “The Kissing Hand”

Week 16

- Color Recap Game: Mix-match & correct  

- Motor Skills: Caregiver mimic movement game  

- Percussion Play: Drum circle imitation  

- Music Listening: Review Favorite of Term  

- Story Time: Review Favorite of Term  

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