Spring Garden Planting: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan

Even when it is chilly outside, we can bring the joy of nature indoors with a fun spring garden planting theme! This week explores seeds, soil, watering, and growing flowers through hands-on practice, sensory exploration, and playful routines. Remember that plans should always be adapted to each child’s own goals and unique pace.

Goals for the week

  • Communication: Requesting materials like seeds, soil, and water using words, signs, or communication devices.
  • Early literacy: Exploring book vocabulary related to gardens, plants, and growing.
  • Early math: Counting seeds, sorting different coloured flower petals, and measuring plant growth.
  • Social-emotional-emotional: Practising patience, taking turns with gardening tools, and sharing supplies.
  • Fine and gross motor: Scooping soil, pinching small seeds, and stretching tall like growing plants.
Spring Garden Planting: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Sensory soil bin exploration with spoons and small pots.
Quick extension: Hide plastic bugs in the soil for a fun matching game.

Tuesday

Main activity: Planting real seeds in small cups and labelling them.
Quick extension: Practice gently patting the soil down and watering with a small spray bottle.

Wednesday

Main activity: Counting seeds and matching numbers to flower pots.
Quick extension: Sort colourful flower cut-outs by red, yellow, and blue.

Thursday

Main activity: Pretend play gardening with toy watering cans and garden gloves.
Quick extension: Sing a garden growing song and stretch tall like a flower.

Friday

Main activity: Painting paper flowers using sponges and bright spring colours.
Quick extension: Show off finished artwork to family members or friends.

Materials

  • Soil, small cups, and safe seeds
  • Toy watering cans and gardening tools
  • Counting counters or flower cut-outs
  • Sponges and washable paints

Tracking progress

  • Notice when the child asks for help or more materials.
  • Note how they manage sensory textures like soil.
  • Observe turn-taking during shared activities.

Every child learns and grows at their own wonderful pace, so keep things fun and flexible!

For guidance specific to your child’s needs, please reach out to book a free 20-minute call with our Toronto-based team at Bloom ABA.

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Family and Friends Photo Album Week: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan

Welcome to our family and friends themed learning week! As the crisp autumn weather settles in across Ontario, it is a wonderful time to celebrate the special people in our lives. This week, we are using a simple handmade photo album project to help children connect with loved ones, build communication skills, and practice early developmental milestones. Remember that every child’s pace is different, so please ensure that these plans are adapted to each child’s own goals.

Goals for the week

  • Communication: Practising names of family members, friends, and familiar people using words or visual supports.
  • Early literacy: Pointing to picture labels and looking at left-to-right turning in a homemade book.
  • Early math: Counting how many family members live in the house or appear on a page.
  • Social-emotional: Recognizing familiar smiling faces and talking about feelings of care and belonging.
  • Fine and gross motor: Tearing paper, turning thick pages, and walking around to collect photos or drawings.
Family and Friends Photo Album Week: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Start the album by gathering pictures of close family members and printing them out. Let your child help pick where each photo goes.
Quick extension: Point to each face and practice saying or signing who it is.

Tuesday

Main activity: Decorate the front cover of the photo album together using colourful paper scraps and stickers.
Quick extension: Practice fine motor skills by letting your child tear construction paper strips for the cover border.

Wednesday

Main activity: Add a page for special friends or extended family members, drawing simple lines or shapes next to their pictures.
Quick extension: Count how many friends are on the page together, touching each picture one by one.

Thursday

Main activity: Create a feeling face page by looking at photos where family members are smiling, laughing, or making silly expressions.
Quick extension: Match real-life expressions in the mirror to the happy faces shown in the photo album.

Monday

Main activity: Read through the completed family and friends photo album from cover to cover during story time.
Quick extension: Ask simple questions like, “Where is grandma?” and wait for your child to point or respond.

Materials

  • Printed photos of family members and friends
  • A blank notebook or sturdy binder for the album
  • Child-safe glue sticks and colourful construction paper
  • Markers, crayons, or thick coloured pencils
  • Optional visual support cards for names and feelings

Tracking progress

  • Noticing if your child independently points to familiar faces in the album
  • Observing engagement during shared arts and crafts time
  • Listening for attempts to use names or descriptive words for loved ones
  • Noting comfort with fine motor tasks like gluing and page-turning

Every child learns and grows at their own unique pace, so have fun celebrating the important people in your child’s world this week!

If you have any questions specific to your child’s developmental journey or would like guidance on OAP funding and therapies, please reach out to book a free 20-minute call with our team at Bloom ABA.

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Under the Sea: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan

Dive into an exciting underwater adventure with our Under the Sea weekly learning plan! Whether you are learning at home or in a small group, this theme brings the ocean to life with hands-on fun. Remember that plans should be adapted to each child’s own goals and unique pace.

Goals for the week

  • Communication: Practice new ocean vocabulary such as fish, wave, shell, and blue.
  • Early literacy: Point to matching picture cards and explore sea-themed books together.
  • Early math: Count plastic sea animals or blue counting stones up to five.
  • Social-emotional: Take turns choosing ocean toys and share sensory materials.
  • Fine and gross motor: Practice pinching playdough or moving our bodies like swimming fish.
Under the Sea: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Create a blue water sensory bin using water beads or blue paper strips, adding plastic fish.
Quick extension: Hide two fish in the bin and ask your child to find them.

Tuesday

Main activity: Read a short story about ocean animals and point to the pictures.
Quick extension: Make a splashing sound every time a fish appears in the story.

Wednesday

Main activity: Sort sea creatures by color into matching bowls.
Quick extension: Count how many blue creatures are in the bowl together.

Thursday

Main activity: Paint paper plates blue and glue on paper fish scales.
Quick extension: Practice wiping fingers with a towel and naming the color blue.

Friday

Main activity: Pretend to swim like different sea animals across the room.
Quick extension: Freeze like a starfish when the music stops.

Every child learns and grows at their own wonderful pace, so have fun and celebrate every small step along the way!

Materials

  • Blue sensory bin materials or paper strips
  • Plastic sea animals or flashcards
  • Ocean-themed picture books
  • Blue paint and paper plates
  • Counting bowls and small toys

Tracking progress

  • Notice when your child uses a new ocean word or sign.
  • Note if they enjoy sharing space and materials during group play.
  • Observe how they manage sensory textures like water or paint.

For more personalized guidance or support, book a free 20-minute call with our Toronto-based team to learn how we can help your child thrive.

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Snowy Day Play: A Winter-Themed Learning Week

Welcome to a fun week of learning inspired by winter! Even though it is just October, we can start exploring chilly weather concepts through pretend indoor snow play. These activities are designed to be warm, engaging, and flexible for parents, educators, and therapists. Remember, plans should be adapted to each child’s own goals and unique pace.

Goals for the week

  • Practising winter vocabulary and communication words like cold, snow, and white.
  • Exploring early literacy through winter-themed book matching and letter tracing.
  • Counting pretend snowflakes and sorting items by size.
  • Building social-emotional skills through taking turns and emotional regulation support.
  • Developing fine and gross motor skills with sensory scoops and snowy stretches.
Snowy Day Play: A Winter-Themed Learning Week
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Set up a cozy indoor pretend snow bin using cotton balls and white rice. Quick extension: Hide small toy animals inside for your child to rescue.

Tuesday

Main activity: Practice early math by counting paper snowflakes cut from white cardstock. Quick extension: Line them up from smallest to biggest.

Wednesday

Main activity: Read a gentle winter story together and point to pictures of mittens and boots. Quick extension: Match real mittens to picture cards.

Thursday

Main activity: Create winter snowflake art using white paint and Q-tips for fine motor practice. Quick extension: Talk about how the paint feels on the paper.

Friday

Main activity: Play a fun indoor snow-toss game using rolled-up socks into a basket. Quick extension: Practice taking turns tossing the socks back and forth.

Every child learns and grows at their own wonderful pace, so feel free to pause, repeat, or change any activity to suit your day.

Materials

  • Cotton balls, white rice, and a sensory bin
  • Paper snowflakes and counting cards
  • Winter-themed books and picture cards
  • White paint and Q-tips
  • Clean socks and a laundry basket

Tracking progress

  • Notice which new winter words your child tries to say or sign.
  • Note how long your child stays engaged with the sensory activities.
  • Observe if your child enjoys taking turns during the games.

If you would like more support tailored to your child, we invite you to book a free 20-minute call with our team at Bloom ABA to chat about our teaching resources and caregiver coaching.

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Blast Off to Learning: An Outer Space Themed Week

Ready to launch? This week, we are taking a trip to the stars with an exciting Outer Space theme! Whether you are learning at home, in a small group, or supporting a young learner through our ABA teaching resources, this plan brings the magic of the galaxy right to your fingertips. Remember, every plan should be adapted to each child’s own unique goals and pace.

Goals for the week

  • Communication: Practice asking for items and using space-related words like up, star, and moon.
  • Early literacy: Explore space books and identify letters in words like sun and moon.
  • Early math: Count star cutouts and sort rockets by size.
  • Social-emotional: Practice taking turns during group games and breathing like calm astronauts.
  • Fine and gross motor: Reach high for stars and practice pinching small star stickers.
Blast Off to Learning: An Outer Space Themed Week
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Make a cardboard box rocket ship together, taking turns painting it with bright colours.
Quick extension: Practice sitting inside the rocket and counting down from five to one before blasting off.

Tuesday

Main activity: Create starry night art using dark paper, white paint, and sponges.
Quick extension: Count the painted stars together as they dry.

Wednesday

Main activity: Play a space walk game, moving slowly like astronauts in low gravity.
Quick extension: Practice deep belly breathing to calm down after moving around.

Thursday

Main activity: Sort different coloured paper planets and star shapes into matching bins.
Quick extension: Name the colours and count how many items fit in each bin.

Friday

Main activity: Read a simple book about the moon and point out the bright pictures.
Quick extension: Talk about bedtime routines using calm star-gazing visuals.

Materials

  • Cardboard boxes and washable paint
  • Dark construction paper and sponges
  • Star stickers and coloured paper cutouts
  • Favourite space-themed picture books

Tracking progress

  • Notice when your child uses a new space word or points to a picture.
  • Note how well they take turns during the rocket painting activity.
  • Observe if they enjoy the deep pressure movements during the space walk game.

Every child learns at their own pace, so have fun exploring the stars together and celebrate every small step!

If you would like more support tailored to your child, feel free to book a free 20-minute call with our team at Bloom ABA.

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Animals and Their Homes: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan

Welcome to a brand-new week of themed learning! This week, we are exploring animals and their homes. Whether you are learning at home, in a classroom, or with a therapist, this plan brings cozy autumn animal habitats to life through fun, hands-on play. Remember that every child’s pace is different, and all plans should be adapted to each child’s own goals.

Goals for the week

  • Communication: Building animal vocabulary and practicing requesting items or turns.
  • Early literacy: Listening to animal stories and matching pictures to words.
  • Early math: Sorting animals by size or counting how many animals fit in a home.
  • Social-emotional: Exploring how animals rest and feel safe, supporting our own emotional regulation.
  • Fine and gross motor: Practicing tearing paper for nests, crawling like bears, and hopping like frogs.
Animals and Their Homes: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Bird nests. Read a simple book about birds, then use yarn, twigs, and shredded paper to build a cozy nest. Quick extension: Hide a toy bird inside and practice asking ‘Where is the bird?’

Tuesday

Main activity: Bear caves. Build a blanket fort ‘cave’ in the living room and practice crawling inside. Quick extension: Practice taking turns going into the cave with a partner.

Wednesday

Main activity: Pond habitats. Fill a shallow tray with water and plastic frogs, and practice splashing gently and counting the frogs. Quick extension: Practice making animal sounds together.

Thursday

Main activity: Animal sorting. Print pictures of different animals and their homes, then draw lines to match them up. Quick extension: Sort the animal toys by big and small.

Friday

Main activity: Beehives. Paint yellow stripes on paper rolls to make a beehive and practice finger-tapping like buzzing bees. Quick extension: Practice deep breathing in and out like a resting bear.

Materials

  • Toy animals and plastic figures
  • Paper, yarn, twigs, and craft supplies
  • Blankets and cushions for building dens
  • Books about animals and their habitats

Tracking progress

  • Notice how your child communicates choices during play.
  • Note which textures and activities bring the most joy.
  • Observe how your child manages transitions between activities.

Every step forward is a celebration, no matter how small.

If you have questions about tailoring these activities or supporting your child’s learning journey, we are here to help. Reach out to book your free 20-minute call with our team today!

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Exploring Our Five Senses: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan

Welcome to a cozy week of sensory exploration! As the crisp autumn air settles in across Ontario, it is a wonderful time to notice how we experience the world around us. This week-long plan focuses on our five senses, using simple, hands-on activities that you can easily use at home or in a small group. Please remember that plans should always be adapted to each child’s own goals and pace.

Goals for the week

  • Communication: Using sensory words like soft, loud, bumpy, and sweet during play.
  • Early literacy: Matching pictures of autumn items to descriptive words.
  • Early math: Sorting leaves and items by texture, size, or sound.
  • Social-emotional: Exploring calming sensory tools and sharing observations together.
  • Fine and gross motor: Practicing pinching, grasping, and moving through space safely.
Exploring Our Five Senses: A One-Week Themed Learning Plan
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Day-by-day plan

Monday

Main activity: Sight walk around the yard or living room to spot orange, yellow, and red items. Extension: Point and name three items you see outside the window.

Tuesday

Main activity: Sound shaker bottles made with dry rice or pasta in recycled containers. Extension: Shake them softly and loudly to match a rhythm.

Wednesday

Main activity: Touch texture board featuring smooth stones, rough bark, and soft fabric. Extension: Close eyes and guess the texture by touch alone.

Thursday

Main activity: Smell jars filled with familiar autumn scents like cinnamon and pine. Extension: Talk about whether the smell feels cozy or strong.

Friday

Main activity: Taste test with simple, safe snacks like crunchy crackers and sweet apple slices. Extension: Describe how the food feels and tastes in your mouth.

Materials

  • Recycled plastic bottles with dry rice and pasta
  • Collection of autumn leaves, bark, and fabric scraps
  • Cotton balls with a touch of cinnamon or pine
  • Safe snack items like apple slices and crackers

Tracking progress

  • Notice which sensory experiences bring comfort or excitement.
  • Note new words used to describe textures, sounds, or sights.
  • Observe how your child engages with each daily activity.

Every child’s pace is different, and exploring the senses is all about curiosity and comfort.

If you would like more personalized guidance for your child, we invite you to book a free 20-minute call with our team at Bloom ABA to explore how our teaching resources and support plans can help.

Cover image: photo by Anita Jankovic on Unsplash

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