Playtime curriculum
Age-appropriate developmental milestones and learning targets for kids 0-12. Use this when generating activities to make sure they hit the right developmental level — what a 14-month-old can do is wildly different from a 22-month-old, and the differences matter.From its SKILL.md
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Playtime curriculum reference
This skill maps a kid's age (in months under 3yr, in years over 3yr) to:
- What they're working on developmentally
- What they typically can / can't do
- What activities will land at that stage
- What learning goals to nudge toward
How to use
When generating an activity for a kid:
- Compute their age in months:
(target_date - birthday).days / 30.4 - Read the matching reference file:
| Age range | File |
|---|---|
| 0-6 months | references/age-0-6mo.md |
| 6-12 months | references/age-6-12mo.md |
| 12-18 months | references/age-12-18mo.md |
| 18-24 months | references/age-18-24mo.md |
| 2-3 years | references/age-2-3yr.md |
| 3-4 years | references/age-3-4yr.md |
| 4-5 years | references/age-4-5yr.md |
| 5-6 years | references/age-5-6yr.md |
| 6-8 years | references/age-6-8yr.md |
| 8-10 years | references/age-8-10yr.md |
| 10-12 years | references/age-10-12yr.md |
- Use the file's "what works" / "skip these" sections to filter activity choices.
- Use the "developmental targets" section to weight learning goals.
Domains
Every reference covers these domains so you can balance variety across days:
- Cognitive — problem-solving, attention, memory, reasoning
- Language & literacy — speech, vocabulary, reading, writing
- Math & numeracy — counting, quantity, patterns, operations
- Fine motor — hand control, scissors, drawing, writing
- Gross motor — whole-body coordination, balance
- Social-emotional — feelings, regulation, relationships, identity
- Creative arts — music, visual art, dramatic play, dance
- Science & STEM — observation, hypothesis, classification
- Practical life — self-care, household tasks, real tools
- Cultural / world awareness — geography, cultures, history (older kids)
A good week of packets touches several of these. A great month touches all of them.
Important notes
- Every kid is different. These bands are typical, not prescriptive. If the parent's notes say "advanced for age" or "delayed in X", weight to that, not the chart.
- Don't pathologize variance. Materials should celebrate where the kid IS, not chase milestones.
- Months matter under 3. A 16-month-old and a 23-month-old are different humans. Don't lump them.
- Years matter under 6. Bigger gaps OK after that.
- Sensory and emotional load grows non-linearly. A 4yr-old can handle scary themes a 3yr-old cannot.