TRD | Level 1 Semester 1 Curriculum | Weeks 1-4
TRD Curriculum for the LLHS Crèche Program:
LLHS CRÈCHE PROGRAM
TRD Curriculum: Level 1, Weeks 1–4
(TRD: Time-Routine Discipline Module)
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WEEKLY STRUCTURE
4 sessions | 4 days.
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Daily Structure
Day 1
- Color-Sorting Activities
- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises
- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play
- Structured Meal & Rest Routines
Day 2
- Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions
- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises
- Read-Aloud & Story Time
- Structured Meal & Rest Routines
Day 3
- Color-Sorting Activities
- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises
- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play
- Read-Aloud & Story Time
- Structured Meal & Rest Routines
Day 4
- Color-Sorting Activities
- Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions
- Motor Skills & Movement Exercises
- Piano Fingering & Percussion Play
- Structured Meal & Rest Routines
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WEEKS 1–4: SESSION THEMES
Color-Sorting Activities
- Week 1: Red vs Yellow
- Week 2: Blue vs Green
- Week 3: Red vs Yellow vs Blue
- Week 4: Red vs Yellow vs Blue vs Green
Children sort soft balls into matching baskets by color, developing visual recognition and hand-eye coordination.
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Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions
Live concert clips & audio selections designed to expose children to pitch, dynamics, and phrasing:
- Week 1: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Live)
- Week 2: Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 (Live)
- Week 3: Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25: Für Elise
- Week 4: Debussy’s Clair de Lune (Soft piano interpretation)
Alternate Suggestions:
- Handel’s Water Music
- Bach’s Minuet in G
- Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite (excerpts)
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Motor Skills & Movement Exercises
Daily light motor sessions with body and limb movement to music:
- Week 1: Raise Right / Left Hands
- Week 2: Kick Legs & Crawl to Tempo
- Week 3: Wrist & Elbow Circles
- Week 4: Clapping Patterns to Simple Beats
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Piano Fingering & Percussion Play
- Week 1: White Key Touching – Group 1 (C-D-E)
- Week 2: White Key Touching – Group 2 (F-G-A-B)
- Week 3: Adante Tempo Key Tapping
- Week 4: Percussion with Egg Shakers / Hand Claps
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Read-Aloud & Story Time
- Week 1: Ten in the Bed (Ch. 1–2)
- Week 2: Brown Bear, Brown Bear
- Week 3: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Week 4: Goodnight Moon
Stories read aloud with visual cards and songs to stimulate language learning.
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Structured Meal & Rest Routines
- Daily mealtimes are used to instill calm, consistency, and social habits.
- Nap Time: Gentle music or lullabies (e.g., Moonlight Sonata) played during wind-down and rest.
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