Love this awesome list for Tot School weekly themes! I would never have thought of some of these!
Welcome to another post all about my new favorite toddler activity, Tot School. If you missed the first two, you can read all about what tot school is here, and how I plan each week here.
Today’s post is all about weekly themes for Tot School! The first thing I decide each week as I plan our activities is the theme. The theme is basically the most important part of planning Tot School because it is what everything for that week revolves around.
I mentioned this in my planning post, but your theme can be broad or specific, and they can be seasonal or more general. You can pick a theme based off something your child is struggling with (like if they aren’t good at sharing or listening you can do a sharing week or obedience week). As long as there are activities and books out there on a subject, you can pick it for Tot School.
Here is a giant list (that I will probably continue to add to) of Tot School weekly themes:
- Colors
- Shapes
- Ocean
- Farm
- Space
- Fairy Tales
- Forest/Camping
- Jungle
- Construction
- Trains
- Cars
- Weather
- Feelings
- Body Parts
- Thanksgiving/Being Thankful
- Fall/Pumpkins
- Christmas
- Valentine’s Day/Loving Others
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Easter
- 4th of July
- Halloween
- Music
- Dinosaurs
- Jobs
- Hygiene
- Manners
- Gardening
- Exercise
- Art
- Safety
- All About Me
- Superheroes
- Water
- Winter
- Spring/Plants
- Summer
- Health/Going to the Doctor
- Food/Cooking/Kitchen
- Numbers/Counting
- Alphabet
- Robots
- Bugs
- Sports
- Clothing
- Cultures/People
- Pets
- My State
- Being Kind/Sharing
- Obedience
- My Religion
- Pirates
- Cities
Seriously, there are so many different ideas out there, and you just have to pick what you think your toddler will enjoy. I haven’t found a theme that has been hard yet, and it’s a lot of fun centering our play and reading around a theme each week.
If you want to learn more about Tot School, you can check out the posts below. And let me know if you can think of any more great Tot School weekly themes that I can add to the list!
Meg says
We love doing “mommy school” around here. Right now we’re doing a rainforest unit, at my three-year-old’s request, and it’s been so fun!
Chelsea Johnson says
Oh that is way fun! That’s a great theme to add to my list!!
Ann @ The Scrapbooking Housewife says
I can’t wait to start Tot School with my little guy! I’m just wondering if you could share how you organize all of your supplies? Thanks!
Chelsea Johnson says
I actually just keep all of my stuff in a big plastic tub in my craft closet. Nothing fancy here!