TRD | Level 1 Semester 1 Curriculum | Weeks 5-8

LLHS CRÈCHE PROGRAM 

TRD Curriculum: Level 1, Weeks 5–8

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DAILY SESSION 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 5–8: SESSION THEMES

Color-Sorting Activities  

- Week 5: Soft Color Sorting (Pastels – Pink vs Sky Blue)  

- Week 6: Warm vs Cool Colors  

- Week 7: Shades of One Color (Light/Dark)  

- Week 8: Mixed Colors into Correct Groupings (All past colors)

Focus: Color differentiation, grouping, and memory enhancement.

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Musical Exploration & Listening Sessions

-Week 5: Handel’s Water Music Suite (Gentle Orchestration)  

- Week 6: Bach’s Minuet in G

- Week 7: Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 

- Week 8: Review of Weeks 1–7: Soft Listening Recap  

Includes basic guided movement or rocking to rhythm.

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Motor Skills & Movement Exercises 

- Week 5: Stretch & Wiggle (To light instrumental music)  

- Week 6: Tap feet in rhythm (Seated)  

- Week 7: Controlled crawling race to music  

- Week 8: Follow the leader – Imitative Movements  

Focus: Balance, coordination, timing, and following cues.

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Piano Fingering & Percussion Play

-Week 5: Two-Hand Alternating White Key Taps  

-Week 6: Hold & Release Notes with Basic Dynamic Cues (soft/loud)  

-Week 7: Tap Drums to Heartbeat Rhythm  

-Week 8: Group Play – Call and Response Tapping (soft percussion)

Focus: Motor-musical memory, tempo, and engagement.

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Read-Aloud & Story Time  

- Week 5: Guess How Much I Love You

- Week 6: Where’s Spot? 

- Week 7: Peek-a-Who?

- Week 8: From Head to Toe (Eric Carle)

Short, expressive reading with visual storytelling and interaction.

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Structured Meal & Rest Routines

- Continue use of soft piano lullabies (e.g., Clair de Lune, Berceuse by Fauré)



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