Creating an Individualized Daily Plan

Child’s Name and Age

Developmental Domain

Current Skill Level

Developmental Goal

Abby – 32 months

Physical

Abby can climb a set of 4 steps. Abby holds on to the rail with her right hand and ascends the stairs by moving the left foot to the next step. She then follows the left foot with the right foot. She repeats the process by using only her left foot to ascend the stairs.

Abby has yet to reach the developmental milestone of alternating feet when climbing stairs. The goal is to progress Abby from using the same foot to climb stairs to alternating the left and the right foot on every step.

Activity

Materials

Modifications

Abby will play a game on the stairs that lead to the playground south of the Early Childhood Center.

Before teaching Abby and two other students the game, the area will be prepped. Images of stars and crescent moons will be printed out. These images will be made in two sizes. The first set will be 8 ½ X 11 while the other sets will be 4 X 4. All pictures will be laminated.

The first step from the bottom will contain a taped 8 ½ X 11 picture of the stars, the second step will contain a taped picture of a crescent moon. Subsequent steps will alternate pictures of moons and stars. A bell will be placed on the landing at the top of the stairs.

Instruction: The teacher will first ask the child to play a game while sitting on the ground. The child will be taught how to match a set of 4 X 4 images with its corresponding 8 ½ X 11 image. Once the child has demonstrated an understanding of matching, the teacher will go on to advance the game to the stairs.

Before the activity the teacher will attach the 4 X 4 images of the stars and moon onto the child’s shoes. The left shoe will contain an image of the moon and the right shoe will contain a picture of the stars.

The teacher will instruct the children to walk up the stairs matching each image on the child’s shoe to the image on the step. When the child makes it to the top alternating feet, the child can ring the bell placed on top of the landing.

Children repeat the exercise.

· Printer

· Blank Paper

· Tape

· Image of a crescent moon

· image of stars

· Laminator

· Bell

· Hole punch

· String

For the child who is unable to complete the activity unassisted, the teacher will tape a set of the 8 ½ X 11 stars and moon in a straight path leading to a desired location or object such as a tricycle. The teacher will practice with the child walking on the stars and moon path, matching the corresponding shoe with the 4 X 4 image to the large 8 ½ X 11image that is tapped to the pavement or sidewalk. The teacher will walk side by side for the first several attempts and then allow the child to complete the activity unassisted.