Infants lesson plans for June: sand and sun
A week of play for infants (birth to 12 months) in June: 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: Sand bag: sand sealed in a zip bag, taped down, to squish.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Early or late walks, out of the midday sun.
Tuesday
Play: Sun and shade: lie in the shade and watch the light through the leaves.
Song: Hot Cross Buns
Outside: Watch the big children at the sand table.
Wednesday
Play: Bucket peekaboo: hide a big toy under a bucket and lift it.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Early or late walks, out of the midday sun.
Thursday
Play: Cool water: a cool washcloth to suck and squeeze on a hot day.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Watch the big children at the sand table.
Friday
Play: Row your boat: sit facing each other and rock back and forth.
Song: Hot Cross Buns
Outside: Early or late walks, out of the midday sun.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Beach towel tummy time: a big striped towel on the grass.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Watch the big children at the sand table.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Shell look: a big shell to look at and hold (too big to fit in a mouth).
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Early or late walks, out of the midday sun.
Books for the week
- Kip and the Crab
- Fish in a Dish
- The Sun Is a Star (read aloud)
- Tom and the Big Fish (read aloud)
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 “Hot Cross Buns” (Traditional)
Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!
The words to “Ring Around the Rosie” (Traditional)
Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday (at home) | Sunday (at home) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Sand bag: sand sealed in a zip bag, taped down, to squish. | Sun and shade: lie in the shade and watch the light through the leaves. | Bucket peekaboo: hide a big toy under a bucket and lift it. | Cool water: a cool washcloth to suck and squeeze on a hot day. | Row your boat: sit facing each other and rock back and forth. | Beach towel tummy time: a big striped towel on the grass. | Shell look: a big shell to look at and hold (too big to fit in a mouth). |
| Song | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Hot Cross Buns | Ring Around the Rosie | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Hot Cross Buns | Ring Around the Rosie | Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
| Book | Kip and the Crab | Fish in a Dish | The Sun Is a Star | Tom and the Big Fish | Kip and the Crab | Fish in a Dish | The Sun Is a Star |
| Outside | Early or late walks, out of the midday sun. | Watch the big children at the sand table. | Early or late walks, out of the midday sun. | Watch the big children at the sand table. | Early or late walks, out of the midday sun. | Watch the big children at the sand table. | Early or late walks, out of the midday sun. |
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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