My First School · Level 2 · Age 2 · A 2 Year Old Preschool Curriculum
2 Year Old Preschool Curriculum. Where play becomes learning.
A preschool curriculum for 2 year olds (24–36 months), built on spiral learning and shaped around the school-year calendar — so play and the seasons grow together.
You don’t need flashcards. You need a rhythm.
- 12 themed units
- 240 daily activities
- 6 skill areas
- 10–15 min a day
$97 one-time payment
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The Pinterest Trap
You don’t need more ideas. You need a plan.
Three hundred saved reels. Fifty bookmarked Pinterest boards. The sensory bin that ended with dyed rice in the rug. The craft that lasted four minutes and required a thirty-minute cleanup. The morning your two-year-old wanted to do exactly none of it.
Pinterest gives you inspiration. It does not give you Tuesday. It does not tell you what to do at 9:42 on a Wednesday in February when your 27-month-old has melted down over the wrong cup, you’ve already done the puzzle three times, and you still have six hours until bedtime.
This does.
What’s inside
A full year of 2 year old curriculum Already planned.
Open to any unit. Pick a day. Do one activity. That’s the whole system.
12
Themed units
One per month, matched to what your two-year-old is developmentally ready for from 24 to 36 months.
48
Weeks of plans
Four weeks per unit. Monday through Friday. The fridge-magnet version of toddlerhood.
240
Real activities
Each with materials you already own, ten-minute setups, and exactly what to say.
6
Skill areas
Language. Fine Motor. Gross Motor. Sensory & Art. Thinking. Pretend & Feelings.
The weekly rhythm
One skill a day. Monday through Friday.
Monday
Language
Full sentences, books, storytelling, vocabulary, songs and rhymes.
Tuesday
Fine Motor
Pre-writing, scissors-with-help, threading, lacing — hands that will hold a pencil.
Wednesday
Gross Motor
Running, jumping, climbing, balancing, tricycle — the body becomes confident.
Thursday
Sensory & Art
Sensory bins, paint, dough, dyed rice — deeper, richer, messier than year one.
Friday
Pretend & Feelings
Dramatic play, role-play, emotion words, sharing — the social brain blooms.
Thinking — sorting, matching, puzzles, counting — is woven through every day of the week.
If Tuesday slips, do it on Wednesday. The rhythm matters more than the schedule.
The twelve units
A preschool curriculum for 2 year olds, hemed for every month of the school year.
Each month matches the season and your child’s developmental window. Follow the calendar, or open to a unit that fits where you are and start there.
01
September
Hello, Big Kid
Settling into the new year, identity, first routines as a two-year-old.
02
October
Fall is Falling
Leaves, pumpkins, autumn textures — and the words for what’s changing outside.
03
November
Family & Thanks
Family bonds, gratitude, helping at home, naming what we love.
05
January
Colors in Play
Primary colors, color mixing, naming colors, color in the world around us.
06
February
Friends & Feelings
Naming emotions, friendship, gentle play, the words for big feelings.
07
March
Spring Grows
Seeds, weather, mud, growing things — the curiosity of a changing world.
08
April
Animals Everywhere
Farm, pets, wild animals — sounds, names, habitats, and pretend.
09
May
Big Kid Skills
Independence, self-care, dressing, big-kid tasks — preparing for what comes next.
11
July
Outside Adventures
Picnics, walks, bugs, gardens, parks — the outdoors as classroom.
12
August
Stories & Imagination
Pretend play, dramatic stories, books — the imagination becoming the curriculum.
Peek inside
Here’s what this Monday looks like.
Unit 1 · “Hello, Big Kid” · Week 1 · One play idea per day · 10–15 minutes each
Monday
Language
My Name, My Age
Sit at a mirror. Say your name, then theirs: “You are [name]. You are TWO.” Hold up two fingers. Cheer when they try. Naming the self is the first big-kid skill.
Tuesday
Fine Motor
Crayon Scribble
Tape paper to the table so it won’t slide. Show one scribble. Hand them the chunky crayon. Don’t draw for them — their marks are the work. End with a name: “Your art!”
Wednesday
Gross Motor
Run, Stop, Run
“Ready, set, GO!” Run together. “STOP!” Freeze. “Go!” Run again. They will laugh and fall — that’s fine. Listening words mid-motion is the new skill.
Thursday
Sensory
Soapy Dish Wash
On a towel, set out a dishtub of warm soapy water and a few plastic dishes. Let them “wash dishes.” Twenty minutes of focus, easily. Talk about clean, dirty, bubbles.
Friday
Pretend & Feelings
Stuffed Animal Tea
Set up a “tea party” on the floor with 2–3 stuffed animals, a plastic cup, and a small plate. Pour pretend tea, offer cookies. Pretend social play starts simple.
The method
Same skills. Growing challenge.
A two-year-old doesn’t master language in a week. Pretend play, vocabulary, motor skills — all built through hundreds of small repeated moments, across months, not days. This is called spiral learning, and it’s the gold standard for how very young children master big developmental tasks. Every skill area reappears every single week of the year. What changes is how we practice it — simpler at 24 months, more complex at 35 months.
Watch “Language” grow across the year:
24 months
My Name, My Age — say their own name and “I am two”
26 months
Family Photo Talk — name every family member in the album
28 months
Color Words — “red apple,” “blue sky” (label, don’t quiz)
30 months
Rhyme Pause — “Twinkle twinkle little ___” (star!)
33 months
Story Re-Tell — they narrate the book back to you
35 months
Co-Author — finish “Once upon a time…” together
A note from Alexa
You don’t need to be a teacher. You don’t need fancy materials. You don’t need to do every single activity. What you need is here.
Alexa Torrijos is an early childhood educator, sensory play teacher, and mom of two. She started teaching play more than 20 years ago — as Education Director at the Boys & Girls Club, where she helped 56 kids raise their grades using the same play-based methods baked into this curriculum. Today, her work has been featured on PBS Kids South Florida, and her resources are used by families, teachers, and speech-language pathologists across the country. Her mission is simple: show you that teaching at home can be joyful, stress-free, and full of play.
An honest check
Is this the right fit?
A quick gut-check before you commit. We’d rather you get the right thing than the wrong thing on sale.
This is for you if
- Your child is between 24 and 36 months
- You want a school-year roadmap, not two hundred more saved Pinterest ideas
- You want screen-free play that doesn’t require buying twenty new toys
- You want structure that flexes — start anywhere, skip a day, pick up where you left off
- You want a homeschool preschool curriculum for your 2 year old that’s play-based, not worksheet-based
This isn’t for you if
- Your baby is younger than 24 months — Level 1 starts at 12 months
- You’d rather use a screen-based app — this is paper, hands, and your living room floor
By year’s end
What your toddler will actually do.
Every child develops on their own timeline — this is a guide, not a test. But this is what a year of consistent play-based learning tends to look like.
24–26 months
Just Two
- Says 2–3 word phrases
- Names body parts
- Runs (sometimes falls)
- Names 1–2 colors
- Stacks 4–6 blocks
27–29 months
The Word Burst
- Vocabulary 100+ words
- Follows 2-step instructions
- Walks up stairs (with rail)
- Begins pretend play
- Uses fork and spoon
30–32 months
Sentences & Sharing
- Says short sentences
- Jumps with both feet
- Names 3+ colors
- Counts 1–5
- Begins to share (sometimes)
33–36 months
Almost Three
- Vocabulary 300+ words
- Uses “I, me, you”
- Pedals a tricycle
- Imaginative play 10+ min
- Knows their own age
A guide, not a checklist. Every child arrives in their own time.
What moms are saying
From the moms already inside.
★★★★★
“This is exactly what I need to homeschool my child. I spent so long looking for activities, and I used to not do anything. Now I open the binder and we just play.”
Georgia K. · Mom of 2-year-old
★★★★★
“I love giving my daughter a head start before preschool. The activities are simple and a lot of fun for both of us — we look forward to it.”
Amalia · Mom of 2.5-year-old
My First School · Level 2
A year of two-year-old play. On your living room floor.
Eighty-four pages. Twelve monthly themes. Two hundred and forty activities. One mom-tested rhythm that works.
Here’s everything you’re getting
- The My First School Level 2 curriculum — 12 themed units, 48 weeks, 240 daily activities. The complete school-year roadmap.
- Spiral-learning method — six skill areas, revisited every week, growing in complexity. The same approach used in early-childhood research.
- Milestone guidance — built into every unit, so you know what to expect and when (and when not) to worry.
- Lifetime access — buy once, use again for your next child.
$97
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Questions
Asked & answered.
Do I need to do this every day?
What materials do I need to buy?
My child just turned 2 — will this still work?
Do the units have to go in order?
What if my two-year-old won’t sit still for fifteen minutes?
Is this a printable, an app, or a book?
I bought a different curriculum before and never used it. Why would this be different?
Will this work if my toddler is in daycare or preschool?
I have Level 1 already. Is Level 2 just more of the same?
Is this a good preschool curriculum for a 2 year old?
Yes — it’s built specifically for 24–36 months. It’s play-based, not desk-based, so it fits how two-year-olds actually learn: short bursts, hands-on, 10–15 minutes a day. Think of it as preschool at home, without the worksheets or the pressure.
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The breakthrough year, intentionally.
Twelve months. Two hundred and forty activities. One small rhythm that turns ordinary days into the year your toddler becomes a kid.
$97 · One-time payment · Lifetime access