Infants lesson plans for July: water and boats
A week of play for infants (birth to 12 months) in July: 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.
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Monday
Play: Float and sink: a toy boat bobbing in a tray of water, a grown-up's hand on it.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen.
Tuesday
Play: Row your boat: rock baby gently on your lap as you sing.
Song: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Outside: A shady blanket with a tub of cool water to pat.
Wednesday
Play: Water bottle roll: a sealed bottle of colored water to roll and watch.
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Outside: A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen.
Thursday
Play: Splash feet: dip baby's toes in a shallow tub of cool water.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: A shady blanket with a tub of cool water to pat.
Friday
Play: Bubble watch: a grown-up blows bubbles for baby to watch.
Song: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Outside: A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Bath boats: a cup and a plastic boat in the bath.
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Outside: A shady blanket with a tub of cool water to pat.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Wave hands: move baby's arms like waves and say 'whoosh'.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen.
Books for the week
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.
The words to “Rub-a-Dub-Dub” (Traditional)
Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub, And who do you think they be? The butcher, the baker, The candlestick-maker; Turn them out, knaves all three!
The words to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” (Jane Taylor (words), French folk tune)
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday (at home) | Sunday (at home) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Float and sink: a toy boat bobbing in a tray of water, a grown-up's hand on it. | Row your boat: rock baby gently on your lap as you sing. | Water bottle roll: a sealed bottle of colored water to roll and watch. | Splash feet: dip baby's toes in a shallow tub of cool water. | Bubble watch: a grown-up blows bubbles for baby to watch. | Bath boats: a cup and a plastic boat in the bath. | Wave hands: move baby's arms like waves and say 'whoosh'. |
| Song | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Rub-a-Dub-Dub | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Rub-a-Dub-Dub | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
| Book | Chip and the Shell | Kip and the Crab | Fish in a Dish | Ben and the Puddle Boat | Chip and the Shell | Kip and the Crab | Fish in a Dish |
| Outside | A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen. | A shady blanket with a tub of cool water to pat. | A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen. | A shady blanket with a tub of cool water to pat. | A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen. | A shady blanket with a tub of cool water to pat. | A walk by water (a pond or a fountain) to watch and listen. |
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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