Infants lesson plans for April: rain and puddles
A week of play for infants (birth to 12 months) in April: one sensory or play idea a day, a song, a book and outside time, Monday to Friday in the room and two days for families at home. One page to print.
Monday
Play: Rain stick: a sealed cardboard tube shaker to tip and listen to.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass.
Tuesday
Play: Umbrella peekaboo: open a small umbrella and peek out.
Song: Doctor Foster
Outside: Sit on a dry blanket and watch the drips from the roof.
Wednesday
Play: Raindrop fingers: tap your fingers on baby's tummy like rain.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass.
Thursday
Play: Rainbow scarves: one scarf of each color to pull from a box.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Sit on a dry blanket and watch the drips from the roof.
Friday
Play: Splash tray: a shallow tray of water, a grown-up's hand on it.
Song: Doctor Foster
Outside: A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Puddle look: carry baby to look at a puddle and its reflection.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Sit on a dry blanket and watch the drips from the roof.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Bath rain: pour water gently from a cup onto baby's legs.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass.
Books for the week
- Rain on the Hat
- Pit, Pat
- Kate and the Puddle (read aloud)
- Ruby and the Rainy Picnic (read aloud)
The words to “Rain, Rain, Go Away” (Traditional)
Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day.
The words to “Doctor Foster” (Traditional)
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle, Right up to his middle, And never went there again.
The words to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (Traditional)
Row, row, row your boat, Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday (at home) | Sunday (at home) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Rain stick: a sealed cardboard tube shaker to tip and listen to. | Umbrella peekaboo: open a small umbrella and peek out. | Raindrop fingers: tap your fingers on baby's tummy like rain. | Rainbow scarves: one scarf of each color to pull from a box. | Splash tray: a shallow tray of water, a grown-up's hand on it. | Puddle look: carry baby to look at a puddle and its reflection. | Bath rain: pour water gently from a cup onto baby's legs. |
| Song | Rain, Rain, Go Away | Doctor Foster | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Rain, Rain, Go Away | Doctor Foster | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Rain, Rain, Go Away |
| Book | Rain on the Hat | Pit, Pat | Kate and the Puddle | Ruby and the Rainy Picnic | Rain on the Hat | Pit, Pat | Kate and the Puddle |
| Outside | A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass. | Sit on a dry blanket and watch the drips from the roof. | A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass. | Sit on a dry blanket and watch the drips from the roof. | A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass. | Sit on a dry blanket and watch the drips from the roof. | A walk after the rain to smell the wet grass. |
Follow each child's own rhythm: babies eat and sleep when they need to. Nothing small enough to fit in a mouth; a grown-up's hand on any water. Saturday and Sunday are for families at home.
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