Pick your child's age, open today's list, and do a few short activities together. There are 40 weeks of them for each level, written for kids ages 2 to 5, and most use what's already in your house: spoons, crayons, cereal, a picture book.
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Free. Runs in the browser on your phone or computer.
Think of it as the lesson book a preschool teacher would hand you, set up so you can use it one-handed.
Add your child and pick a level: Toddler, Preschool or Pre-K. A first name is optional. Have more than one kid? Add up to six, and each gets their own list and schedule.
You'll see this week's Reading, Math and Explore lessons, plus one small thing each for hands, body, feelings and self-care. Tap “How to” for the steps.
Checkmarks, notes and the schedule save to your account, so tomorrow picks up where you stopped. Sick week? Push lessons back and the calendar moves with you.
Every activity in the app looks like this. The name and what you need sit on top, so you can tell at a glance whether it's a today thing.
“How to” opens the steps, a note on what's normal for the age, and an easier and a harder version for days when it's too much or too little.
From the Toddler level, Fine Motor, week 5.
Squeeze clothespins.
Pick the one that fits your child now. You can change it any time, and progress is kept per level, so switching back brings it back.
Short, playful moments built into the day: talking, books, songs, stacking, and moving.
480 activities over 40 weeks. Most activities take 3 to 10 minutes.
Sounds and letters, counting and shapes, plus hands, bodies, feelings, and self-care.
489 activities over 40 weeks. Activities take 5 to 20 minutes.
Getting ready for kindergarten: letters and early reading, numbers to 20, writing their name, following directions, and taking turns.
480 activities over 40 weeks. Reading runs 20 to 30 minutes a day in short sittings, plus a read-aloud.
Reading and Math get three activities a week, Explore gets two, and the other four get one each. That's about 12 short activities a week, spread however you like.
Each area moves through four phases over the 40 weeks, so skills build on each other instead of jumping around.
Talking, songs and rhymes, then letter sounds, first words and short sentences.
Called “Talk & Books” at the Toddler level.
Matching and sorting, counting to 5, then 10, then 20, shapes, patterns and measuring.
Science, art and music: water and ice, weather, plants, ramps, magnets, light and shadow.
Squeezing, pinching, threading and tearing, then scissors and holding a pencil.
Running and stopping, balancing, jumping, throwing and catching, obstacle courses.
Naming feelings, calming down, taking turns, and being kind to friends.
Dressing, helping at meals, washing hands, cleaning up, and helping around the house.
Real screens from the app, filled in with a made-up family.
No trial, no ads, no card. You make an account with your first name and email so your checkmarks follow you from your phone to your laptop. That's all it asks for.
You don't need to buy a kit, either. The materials lists lean on things like crayons, paper plates, clothespins, cereal and the picture books already on your shelf.
I built Toddler Learning for my own kids and run it myself. If it's earned a spot in your week, you can help cover the hosting.
Buy me a coffeeIt's a plan for learning at home, not a school. We used the CDC's developmental milestones, Head Start's Early Learning Outcomes Framework and NAEYC's guidance on play-based learning as guides while writing it. It isn't accredited, and it doesn't replace your child's teacher or pediatrician.
Less than you'd think. Toddler activities mostly take 3 to 10 minutes. Preschool runs 5 to 20. Pre-K asks a bit more, around 20 to 30 minutes of reading a day split into short sittings. Do what fits the day.
Nothing breaks. “Push lessons back” moves the rest of the schedule later. You can also choose a pace: one lesson week per day, or one per calendar week if you'd rather stretch a level across a school year.
Yes. One account holds up to six children, each on their own level with their own checklist.
No download. It runs in your web browser at my.toddlerlearning.app, on a phone, tablet or computer.
We store your email, your first name, the names and levels you enter for your kids, and your checkmarks, schedule and notes, so the app works across devices. We don't sell it or show ads. The privacy policy has the details.
Make an account, add your child, and today's list is waiting. Do one activity or all of them.