2-Year-Old Playbook and Curriculum
The 2-year-old year in particular is a wonderful year to begin structured big-body play that requires single-step directions, auditory practice, and gross motor development. It is during this year that many children learn to jump, begin to run like a child rather than a toddler, acquire more upper body strength, and start to learn their bodies can be tools for them to use intentionally. They revel in the exploration of these options and the more opportunity they have to use their bodies, the more confidence they will gain in what their bodies can do in and out of the classroom.
The curriculum: Our curriculum has been vetted by hundreds of preschoolers for almost 25 years. It is easy to implement and is known to elicit squeals of delight and sweaty, happy, out-of-breath children.
The professional development: Our professional development is designed to empower you with the brain science and logic behind moving for improved learning and behavior. The professional development in the 2-Year-Old package has been delivered at numerous conferences including NAEYC’s national conference, NAEYC’s Learning Lab, NAEYC’s Professional Learning Institute, the International Play Association Conference, the U.S. Play Coalition Conference and countless state and regional early childhood conferences like SECA, VAAEYC, MIAEYC, LAECE, SCECA, and more.
Curious about what it takes? Feel free to download the full equipment list below. Keep in mind, this list is for the entire 6 months, you don’t have to buy it all at one time and we do our best to offer all kinds of alternatives!
What do you get?
- Access to new and exciting lesson plans that have been pulled from our vault of best-ever 2-year-old games. All tested on 2-year-olds and given the double thumbs up (or squeals of delight for those 2’s who haven’t mastered thumbs up yet!)
- New lesson plans delivered every 30 days for 6 months
- 12-14 games each month
- An equipment list for each month
- The Pivot to Play® Strengths and Skills System and Power Bar™ so you know exactly which strengths and skills each game targets
- Assessments to help you further hone your knowledge base and verbiage to share with parents and other adults
- 2 total hours of professional development broken into monthly bite-sized pieces so you can fit them into your schedule (The longest is the first month, approximately 35 minutes)
- Downloads and tutorials to support the lesson plans
- Upon completion:
- a certificate of completion
- the license to use the Pivot to Play® logo on your email signature line and other correspondence as a Pivot to Play® Certified Teacher
- signage to go in your classroom or on your door to signify that you have joined the tribe fighting for more moving for improved learning and behavior as a Pivot to Play® Certified Classroom
Get your 2-Year-Old Curriculum Here
3-Year-Old Playbook and Curriculum
Everything you get in the 2-Year-Old Playbook only this one is more challenging and includes more games to challenge your 3’s physically while helping you feed those sensory needs.
Coming Soon!
“I am so excited! I love this curriculum!” – Charlene J. Teacher, Verona, PA
“We see an incredible difference in our students after a [Pivot to Play™] class. They are more focused and do a much better job of listening and following directions.” – Julia Warren, Celebrate RVA
“[Pivot to Play™] makes learning fun and active. The children are able to work on their listening skills without realizing it. They also get to practice working as a team to accomplish a goal and relying on their friends to help them. – Erin Brown, Youth Life Foundation
” [Pivot to Play] was everything we were hoping it would be! The activities are easy to scaffold based on the unique group of needs of the class and were an instant hit with our Toddlers, Pre-K and School Age friends.” – Leah Lisowski, Riverview Children’s Center, Pittsburgh PA