Social studies lesson plans aren't just for school. Although
most moms think of "lesson plans" as things that only teachers
write, parents can create their own versions to use at home. As
both a mom and an educator, I would quickly draft my own
informal plans for my toddler son that focused on things that he
found interesting or even concepts that went along with what
they were focusing on in daycare. The main reason to create an
actual lesson plan is simply to map out a specific activity or
set of activities that will engage your toddler in some form of
play-centered learning. When I create social studies lesson
plans (either at home or at work), I always make sure to keep
the child's developmental level and prior knowledge in mind. No
mom should expect that her toddler is at the same level as the
next mom's. This means finding activities that are at or just
above what the toddler can already do. For example, at two-years
old my son didn't have a huge vocabulary. Instead of throwing a
bunch of world cultures