Time Routine Discipline (TRD) | Level 3

Time-Routine Discipline (TRD) – 

Level 3 Curriculum for the Creche Program.

Level 3 Age Range: 11 – 14 months  

Developmental Focus: Reinforcing familiarity with routines, encouraging imitation, improving precision in hand-eye coordination, and boosting awareness of timing through musical and physical prompts.

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TRD – Level 3: Semester 1 (Weeks 1–8)

Day 1

- Color-Sorting Activities: Purple vs Orange  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Standing with support; leg bends  

- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play: Finger tapping on keys and mini tambourines  

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines: Reinforce before-and-after meal songs  

Day 2

- Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions:  

 - Listening to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – Spring  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Simple reach-and-grab drills  

- Read-Aloud & Story Time: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

Day 3

- Color-Sorting Activities: All 6-color selection (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple)  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Walk along a path (with assistance)  

- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play: Alternate finger tapping to slow tempo beats

- Read-Aloud & Story Time: “That’s Not My Puppy” (textured book)  

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

Day 4

- Color-Sorting Activities  

- Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions:  

  - Saint-Saëns – Carnival of the Animals (Aquarium)  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Circle crawl-and-follow game  

- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play: Use of soft mallets on mini xylophone  

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

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TRD – Level 3: Semester 2 (Weeks 9–16)

Day 1

- Color-Sorting Activities: Begin shape association (Red circles vs Yellow squares)  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Assisted squat and rise drills  

- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play: Introduce tempo changes (Adante vs Allegro)  

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

Day 2

- Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions:  

  - Chopin Nocturnes (calm rest-time music)  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Rolling a ball back and forth  

- Read-Aloud & Story Time: Goodnight Moon

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

Day 3

- Color-Sorting Activities: Match toys to mats of same color  

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Walking with push cart  

- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play: Mimic short rhythms (e.g., ta – ta – ti-ti – ta)

- Read-Aloud & Story Time: Spot Goes to the Farm

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

Day 4

- Color-Sorting Activities

- Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions:  

  -Mozart Piano Sonatas – slow movements

- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises: Crawl-and-chase ball activity  

- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play: Duet with caregiver – mimic and echo patterns  

- Structured Meal & Rest Routines

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TRD – Level 3 (Ages: 11–14 months) 

Semester 1: Weekly Curriculum (Weeks 1–8)

Subject Area: Time Routine Discipline (TRD)

Weekly Frequency: 4 Sessions (Days 1–4)

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Week 1

- Color-Sorting: Purple vs Orange soft balls into matching baskets  

- Motor Skills: Standing with caregiver support; tapping feet to rhythm  

- Piano/Percussion: Finger tapping on white keys (slow tempo)  

- Music Listening: Vivaldi – Spring

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

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Week 2

- Color-Sorting: Combine primary + secondary colors  

- Motor Skills: Reach-and-grab exercise using plush toys  

- Piano/Percussion: Tambourine tap with fingers  

- Music Listening: Beethoven – Für Elise  

- Story Time: That’s Not My Puppy (sensory texture book)

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Week 3

- Color-Sorting: Add sorting trays for advanced visual pairing  

- Motor Skills: Assisted side steps holding caregiver’s hands  

- Piano/Percussion: Rhythmic tapping with soft mallet  

- Music Listening: Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik

- Story Time: Goodnight Moon

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Week 4

-Color-Sorting: Introduce shape distinction: Red circles vs Yellow squares  

-Motor Skills: Squat and rise drills (with light support)  

- Piano/Percussion: Alternate tapping in Andante and Allegro tempos  

- Music Listening: Saint-Saëns – Aquarium  

- Story Time: Spot Goes to the Farm

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Week 5

- Color-Sorting: Match toy colors to colored floor mats  

- Motor Skills: Walking with push toy  

- Piano/Percussion: Mimic rhythm: ta – ta – ti-ti – ta  

- Music Listening: Debussy – Clair de Lune

- Story Time: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Week 6

- Color-Sorting: Sorting with textured objects (smooth vs bumpy)  

- Motor Skills: Ball pass-and-roll with peers  

- Piano/Percussion: Tap and echo short patterns with caregiver  

- Music Listening: Chopin – Nocturnes 

- Story Time: Guess How Much I Love You

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Week 7

- Color-Sorting: Mixed object sorting challenge (shapes & colors)  

- Motor Skills*l: Crawl-and-chase activity using soft rolling balls  

- Piano/Percussion: Simple call-and-response rhythm  

- Music Listening: Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) 

- Story Time: Peeka Who?

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Week 8

- Color-Sorting: Free exploration with color blocks

- Motor Skills: Crawl through mini tunnel (sensory mat-lined)  

- Piano/Percussion: Free percussion play (egg shakers, hand drums)  

- Music Listening: Bach – Air on the G String 

- Story Time: Where’s Spot?

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TRD Level 3 – Semester 2 (Weeks 9–16) curriculum for the Creche Program:

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TRD – Level 3 (Ages: 11–14 months)

Semester 2: Weekly Curriculum (Weeks 9–16)

Subject Area: Time Routine Discipline (TRD)

Weekly Frequency: 4 Sessions (Days 1–4)

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Week 9

- Color-Sorting: Light vs dark color grouping  

- Motor Skills: Assisted stepping over foam blocks  

- Piano/Percussion: Tap along with metronome (Moderato)  

- Music Listening: Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 21

- Story Time: The Going to Bed Book

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Week 10

- Color-Sorting: Identify and match color pairs  

- Motor Skills: Push and pull object play  

- Piano/Percussion: Tap-pause rhythm exercises  

- Music Listening: Brahms – Lullaby

- Story Time: Little Blue Truck

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Week 11

- Color-Sorting: Add a timer—sort within short durations  

- Motor Skills: Step and reach using low cushioned platforms  

- Piano/Percussion: Drum play—soft vs loud (dynamics)  

- Music Listening: Grieg – Morning Mood  

- Story Time: On the Night You Were Born

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Week 12

- Color-Sorting: Grouping warm vs cool colors  

- Motor Skills: Gentle baby yoga with songs  

- Piano/Percussion: Reproduce simple 2-note piano melodies

- Music Listening: Beethoven – Pastoral Symphony (Excerpts)

- Story Time: Llama Llama Nighty-Night

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Week 13

- Color-Sorting: Color identification through storytelling props  

- Motor Skills: Sit-to-stand challenges with soft props  

- Piano/Percussion: Rhythm imitation: Slow–Fast patterns  

- Music Listening: Schumann – Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood)  

- Story Time: The Snowy Day

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Week 14

- Color-Sorting: Match colors to themed images (e.g., red apple, green leaf)  

- Motor Skills: Marching in place to music  

- Piano/Percussion: Tap to mimic musical mood (happy/sad)  

- Music Listening: Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words

- Story Time: Baby Beluga

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Week 15

- Color-Sorting: Interactive story-based sorting games  

- Motor Skills: Obstacle crawling course  

- Piano/Percussion: Free play with dynamic cues (loud/soft)  

- Music Listening: Dvořák – Largo (New World Symphony)

- Story Time: I Love You Through and Through

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Week 16 (Wrap-Up & Observation Week)

- Color-Sorting: Choice-based sorting activity  

- Motor Skills: Repetition of favorite movement games  

- Piano/Percussion: Combine piano and percussion in short guided session

- Music Listening: Favorite musical pieces from semester replay

- Story Time: Review and retell favorite stories

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