Communication & participation
Offer pictures, familiar words and different ways to join in.
Toddler Resources Gateway
– Find Printable Provision, Planning & Pedagogy for 18–36 Months
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Resources for little discoveries.
Find play ideas, printable resources and practical guidance for children aged 18–36 months. Start with an everyday interest, a familiar routine or something to explore together.
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01 / Play & provision
Start with the space children use.
Choose familiar materials children can explore again and again. Follow their repeated actions, emerging interests and first ideas for pretend play.
Small world
Construction & building
Role play
Outdoor play
Maths through play
First marks & drawing
Music & soundMake room for repetition.
Offer large, age-appropriate materials and space to try again. These collections cover several ages: choose toddler ideas and adapt with adult support.
Find schema play ideas ↑02 / Learning through play
Small moments. Lots to discover.
Explore everyday talking, movement, songs, making and play. The choices below search within the toddler resources.
Talking & listeningFeelings & relationshipsMovement & coordinationFirst marks & drawingEarly maths through playNoticing & exploringMaking & sensory playSongs, rhymes & sound
Schemas & repeated playNotice repeated actions and choose materials that let children explore them.Songs, rhymes & shared actionsRevisit familiar words, sounds and movements together.First marks & shared discoveriesExplore tools and the marks they make through playful, supported investigation.All Access
Use pictures and printables alongside real objects, movement, conversation and shared play. Adults can model a word or action while children explore and respond in their own way.
03 / Planning & curriculum
Follow their interests.
Plan the next possibility.
Explore the Toddler Curriculum & Pedagogy Suite for schemas, enabling environments, responsive interaction and practical planning.
Start with the free overview, then choose what helps the children and adults in your setting.
04 / Routines & belonging
Help every child feel part of the day.
Find support for familiar routines, shared communication, growing independence and changes of room or setting.
Feelings, routines & settling
Build predictable moments and help children with feelings through calm, responsive adult support.
Families & moving to preschool
Share familiar routines, relationships and what helps each child as they move rooms.
05 / Themes & interests
Start with what they notice.
A puddle, a favourite animal or a familiar song can be a starting point. Keep themes optional and return to experiences children enjoy.
06 / Free resources
Three useful places to begin.
Try a shared movement or making activity, or explore the thinking behind the Toddler Curriculum & Pedagogy Suite.
Free Access
Move like a dinosaur
Choose a picture prompt and explore a stretch, sway or dinosaur movement together. Adapt each action to the child.
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Free Access
Explore autumn marks
Use the tree outline to explore painted leaves, repeated marks and autumn colours together.
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Free guidance
The Toddler Curriculum Overview
A free introduction to the purpose and priorities of the Toddler Curriculum & Pedagogy Suite.
Read free guidance →Sign in or create a Free Access account for sample downloads when prompted. The Toddler overview is free to read.
Choose for the children you know. Age bands are a starting point, not a checklist. Join in, follow children’s cues and choose materials suited to their stage of development.
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