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Five Senses theme for toddlers: a week of activities

A five senses theme lesson plan for toddlers: what a day looks like, then the week's circle time (two or three minutes, on laps), books, craft, song, snack, letter and outside time, each with what changes at this age.

Plan this week for toddlersThe whole five senses week

A day of the five senses theme with toddlers

  1. Arrival and free play on the floor.
  2. Sing “Peter Piper” with actions; repeat it while you change and feed.
  3. Hold and pass something real for the week (see), and say its name.
  4. Snack: a toddler-safe version of trail mix your way (check the recipe's lines for under-4s).
  5. Outside: a short walk looking for hear.
  6. Read I See a Boy on laps, pointing and naming.
  7. Nap, then the song once more at pick-up.

Five Senses circle time

  1. Hello song: sing hello to each child by name.
  2. Look out of the window together: sun, rain or clouds?
  3. Show the theme: hold up something real and name it.
  4. Sing: Peter Piper.
  5. Read: I See a Boy (level 3).

Infants and toddlers: two or three minutes, on laps.

Five Senses theme books

  • I See a Boy (level 3, free on peabody.kids): I see… a book about looking.
  • Tim Taps (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Tapping and listening: the sense of hearing.
  • Sip, Sip, Sip (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Tasting and sipping, for the snack-time talk.
  • Pat, Pat, Pat (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Touch, in small kind pats.

Infants and toddlers: one book, read every day; point and name.

Five Senses craft: Touch board

You need (6): card, glue stick, cotton ball, sandpaper scrap, foil scrap, fabric scrap.

  1. Glue the four scraps onto the card.
  2. Touch each one with eyes closed.
  3. Say a word for each: soft, rough, smooth, bumpy.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Infants and toddlers: let them touch and hold the materials while you make it; nothing small enough to swallow.

Five Senses song: Peter Piper

The words

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Five Senses snack

Trail Mix Your Way from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Peanuts → sunflower seeds (no shells).

Letter E activities

EeE is for ear. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Infants and toddlers: skip the trace page; show the picture page and say the word.

Outside activity: Listening walk

Walk quietly and stop three times. What can everyone hear? A bird, a car, the wind?

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Checked 2026-10-30