Lesson Plans

Add Finnish elements to your curruculum with Helmi Starter Package

Jump on the most inspiring journey to Helmi Learning’s world of early childhood education with the Helmi Starter Package. Helmi Starter Package includes 20 carefully selected Lesson Plans from different themes and 2 hours of online training.

The Starter Package

Helmi Lesson Plan Starter Package consists of 20 carefully selected Lesson Plans from different themes. Inspired by quality Finnish early childhood education Helmi Lesson Plans are child-centered, activating, and fun! Helmi lesson plans are based on the National Core Curriculum for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Finland. They include objectives from five learning areas, which describe the main goals and contents of the pedagogical activities. The Starter Package includes 2 hours of online training with Finnish education experts, helping you to use Helmi Lesson Plans in the most effective and fun way.

Helmi Lesson Plan Themes

In addition to Starter Package, we have 4 additional Helmi Learning Themes with 20 Lesson Plans in every theme.

All themes include objectives from all  five areas of learning:

  • Rich world of languages

  • Me and our community

  • Exploring and interacting with my environment

  • I grow, move and develop

  • Diverse forms of expression

The structure of lesson plans guides the teacher through every step of the lesson. Lesson plans contain materials needed and also tips for books and songs that can be used.

In Paw Prints learning theme children learn about animals, but the theme is also used to learn many other things such as motor skills, teamwork, math, and languages. Lesson Plans are designed in a way that the teacher can use and reuse the whole Lesson Plan or part of it several times.

Lesson Plan Theme: Paw Prints

Lesson Plan Theme: Nature

Children learn about nature, plants, animals, bugs, and many other interesting things by exploring them using their all senses. Through art, music, and sport it is possible to explore the environment and learn how to recycle and reuse. Lesson Plans can be implemented either in the classroom or outdoors. Even math and science can be studied in nature if you look close enough.

Lesson Plan Theme:

Ocean

Children will learn about Oceans with engaging arts, literature, and science projects. Ocean Lesson Plans emphasize an action-based and holistic approach to learning without forgetting that learning is also great fun.

This theme includes five lessons from each season - Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. With the help of these lesson plans, it is easy to teach phenomena like sun, air, rain, and wind. Children study parts of the plants, different berries, mushrooms, and flowers, and practice how to grow a plant. Lessons are designed to increase the joy of learning and to encourage children to search for more information.

Lesson Plan Theme: Weather and Seasons

Lesson Plan Theme:

My Community

Children will be introduced to the community workers, such as police, firefighters, medical staff, or cleaners, and they learn more about their important work through music, art, drama play, sports, and math. These activities improve children's socio-emotional skills and teach them how to identify and manage their emotions. Children will learn how to comfort a friend and make them feel better.

Prices

  • Starter package 800 € (VAT 0%) / kindergarten

  • Additional  packages 400 € (VAT 0%) / theme

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