Welcome to Practice Week!
A hands-on preview of Experience Curriculum — explore real lessons, get comfortable with Brightwheel, and build confidence before your full launch.
What is Practice Week?
Practice Week gives you a chance to try real lessons right now — no waiting for boxes, no full launch required. It’s a safe, simplified environment where you can assign lessons, explore the curriculum, and get your classroom ready with confidence.
This is a condensed preview — just 2 activities per day using materials you already have in your classroom, plus a couple of printables. Your full Experience Curriculum will include more activities each day, all materials delivered to your door, and the complete themed experience.
3 steps to launch Practice Week
Launch in Brightwheel Admins only
This step is essential for teachers to see the lessons in Brightwheel!
- Configure your settings in Brightwheel — Watch how →
- Assign Practice Week to a week — Watch how →
View your Baby Teacher Guide
See the exact lessons loaded in Brightwheel, laid out just like your printed guide.
Print a few extras
Most supplies are already in your classroom. We provided a couple printables for the activities – print these out before your lesson.
5 days of Practice Lessons
Every activity flexes for a Young Infant, an Older Infant, and a Young Toddler in the same room.
Gathering List
Most of the supplies you need for Practice Week are already in your classroom. This age group’s only printables are the “Let’s Play” and “Let’s Pause” cue cards — download the Cube Cards PDF, also noted in the printables below. Everything else below is a supply to gather — feel free to use what you have on hand and get creative with substitutions!
| Lesson / Day | Activity | Category | Your supplies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 · Mon 🐄 On the Farm | Who’s in the Meadow | Connect & Communicate | A blanket; Three toys that look like animals |
| Bluegrass Baby | Move & Grow | Album, track 3; Scarves | |
| Day 2 · Tue 🐄 On the Farm | Farm Clean-Up | Play & Explore | Blocks; A container |
| Pony Bounce | Move & Grow | Album, track 4; A pillow; Toys | |
| Day 3 · Wed 🐄 On the Farm | Waves of Grain | Connect & Communicate | A parachute (or large sheet); Soft objects or balls |
| Rolling Seeds | Move & Grow | Container (hole cut top & bottom); A small ball; Objects/toys of different sizes | |
| Day 4 · Thu 🔁 Repeat Day | Who’s in the Meadow | Connect & Communicate | Repeats Day 1’s materials |
| Basket Ball Drop | Play & Explore | A ball; A box | |
| Day 5 · Fri 🔁 Repeat Day | Rolling Seeds | Move & Grow | Repeats Day 3’s materials |
| Farm Clean-Up | Play & Explore | Repeats Day 2’s materials |
Babies tell you when they’re ready to play — and when they need a moment — long before they have the words. Each Connect & Communicate activity is a chance to practice reading those cues.
Two printable cue cards are included in this guide to help every caregiver in the room recognize the same signals.
Who’s in the Meadow
During this Monday activity, watch for a child leaning toward the blanket or making eye contact as you reveal each animal — that’s their cue they’re ready to play along.
LLD 3b · Phonological AwarenessPractice Week is a simplified preview — a taste of what’s coming. Your full Experience Curriculum includes a complete daily schedule, all hands-on materials shipped to your classroom, and the full themed experience your students will love. Think of this week as your test drive. The full experience is just around the corner.
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