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My Daily Adventure

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Lesson Plan

My Daily Adventure Lesson Plan

Students will learn to use a simple daily planner by identifying and sequencing daily activities, enhancing their ability to organize their day.

This lesson helps students develop foundational time-management and sequencing skills, fostering independence, confidence, and a sense of routine in their daily lives.

Audience

Kindergarten

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Hands-on, visual, and auditory engagement

Materials

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Welcome and Introduction

5 minutes

  • Gather students on the carpet and greet them warmly.
  • Show a large model of the daily planner template.
  • Ask: “What activities do we do each day?” to elicit ideas.

Step 2

Daily Adventure Song

5 minutes

  • Play the Daily Adventure Song.
  • Encourage students to sing and do accompanying gestures.
  • Discuss how the song lists morning, afternoon, and evening routines.

Step 3

Explore Planner Template

5 minutes

  • Project or display the Daily Adventure Planner Worksheet.
  • Explain each section (morning, afternoon, evening) using simple language and picture icons.
  • Show how to draw or choose picture cards for each time slot.

Step 4

Sequencing with Picture Cards

8 minutes

  • Distribute sets of Routine Picture Cards to small groups.
  • Ask students to sort cards into morning, afternoon, and evening piles.
  • Guide groups to place cards in order of daily events.

Step 5

Complete Individual Planners

5 minutes

  • Give each student a planner worksheet and crayons.
  • Instruct them to draw or stick picture cards to show their own day sequence.
  • Circulate to assist and ask questions like “What comes after snack time?”.

Step 6

Share and Reflect

2 minutes

  • Invite a few students to share their planner with the class.
  • Praise sequencing and organization skills.
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Slide Deck

My Daily Adventure

Today we’re going to learn how to use a Daily Adventure Planner to organize our morning, afternoon, and evening activities. Are you ready?

Welcome students warmly. Introduce today’s adventure: planning our day!

Lesson Objectives

• Identify daily activities
• Sequence them into morning, afternoon, and evening
• Create your own Daily Adventure Planner

Point to each bullet as you read it. Emphasize what sequencing means.

Prepare to play the song. Encourage students to stand, sing, and do gestures.

Explore Our Planner

Here is our Daily Adventure Planner:

• Morning ☀️
• Afternoon 🌤️
• Evening 🌙

We will draw or stick pictures in each section.

Show the large model planner. Explain icons simply: sun=morning, cloud=afternoon, moon=evening.

Sequencing with Picture Cards

  1. Sort your Routine Picture Cards into Morning, Afternoon, and Evening piles.
  2. Put each pile in the order you do them during your day.

Distribute picture cards. Guide groups to sort and sequence cards together.

Complete Your Planner

Use your crayons or cards to fill in your own Daily Adventure Planner:

• Draw or stick a picture for Morning, Afternoon, and Evening activities.

Hand out worksheets and crayons. Encourage creativity and ask guiding questions.

Share and Reflect

Who would like to share their planner?

Tell us your favorite part of your day and why!

Invite 2–3 volunteers to share. Praise efforts and correct gently if needed.

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Worksheet

Daily Adventure Planner Worksheet

Use this planner to show the activities you do each day! You can draw a picture, write a word, or stick a picture card in each box.

Morning ☀️

What do you do in the morning? Draw or write here:







Afternoon 🌤️

What do you do in the afternoon? Draw or write here:







Evening 🌙

What do you do in the evening? Draw or write here:







Bonus: Sequencing Your Day

Write three activities you drew above. Then circle whether each one happens 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in your day.

  1. ____________________________________ (Circle: 1st 2nd 3rd)





  1. ____________________________________ (Circle: 1st 2nd 3rd)





  1. ____________________________________ (Circle: 1st 2nd 3rd)





Reflection

What is your favorite part of the day? Draw a picture or write a sentence about it:







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Activity

Routine Picture Cards

Print, cut, and laminate these cards. Use them to sequence your daily activities on the planner.

🛏️ Wake Up🪥 Brush Teeth🍎 Snack
🛝 Recess🍽️ Lunch⚽ Playtime
🍽️ Dinner🛁 Bath🌙 Bedtime

Instructions:

  • Give each student or group a full set of picture cards.
  • Ask them to sort and place the cards in the order they happen in their day: Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
  • Use these on the Daily Adventure Planner Worksheet to show their sequence of activities.
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Slide Deck

Daily Adventure Song Lyrics

Teacher Reference: Lyrics for the Daily Adventure Song. Sing to a simple, familiar tune (e.g., “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”). Encourage actions for morning (stretch arms up), afternoon (wave hands), and evening (yawn).

Verse 1

Morning sun is shining bright,
It’s time to start our day.
We wake up, brush our teeth,
Ready for work and play.

Verse 1 – Morning Routine: Act out waking up and brushing teeth.

Chorus

Oh, our daily adventure,
From morning until night.
We plan our morning, afternoon,
And evening just right.

Chorus – Full class sings together with gestures for each time of day.

Verse 2

In the afternoon we have some fun,
Lunch and games and more.
Then we plan what’s next to come,
Our adventure to explore.

Verse 2 – Afternoon Routine: Pretend to eat lunch and play games.

Chorus (Repeat)

Oh, our daily adventure,
From morning until night.
We plan our morning, afternoon,
And evening just right.

Repeat Chorus with motions.

Verse 3

Evening is for quiet time,
Dinner then bedtime rest.
We reflect on all we did,
And know we did our best.

Verse 3 – Evening Routine: Mime dinner and getting ready for bed.

Chorus (Final)

Oh, our daily adventure,
From morning until night.
We planned our morning, afternoon,
And evening just right.

Final Chorus – Encourage a big finish and clap along.

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