Infants lesson plans for October: leaves and crunch
A week of play for infants (birth to 12 months) in October: 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: Leaf bag: dry leaves sealed in a zip bag, taped to the floor for tummy time.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them.
Tuesday
Play: Crinkle paper: a sheet of paper to scrunch and listen to.
Song: Pat-a-Cake
Outside: A stroller walk on a crunchy path.
Wednesday
Play: Orange and red: hold up an orange scarf and a red scarf; which does baby reach for?
Song: Rock-a-Bye Baby
Outside: Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them.
Thursday
Play: Leaf breeze: wave a big leaf gently near baby's hands to feel the air.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: A stroller walk on a crunchy path.
Friday
Play: Pumpkin pat: a small whole pumpkin to pat and push.
Song: Pat-a-Cake
Outside: Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Window watch: sit at the window and name the falling leaves.
Song: Rock-a-Bye Baby
Outside: A stroller walk on a crunchy path.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Blanket ride: pull baby gently on a soft blanket and sing.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them.
Books for the week
The words to “Ring Around the Rosie” (Traditional)
Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down.
The words to “Pat-a-Cake” (Traditional)
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, Bake me a cake as fast as you can; Pat it and prick it and mark it with B, And put it in the oven for baby and me.
The words to “Rock-a-Bye Baby” (Traditional)
Rock-a-bye, baby, on the treetop, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday (at home) | Sunday (at home) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play | Leaf bag: dry leaves sealed in a zip bag, taped to the floor for tummy time. | Crinkle paper: a sheet of paper to scrunch and listen to. | Orange and red: hold up an orange scarf and a red scarf; which does baby reach for? | Leaf breeze: wave a big leaf gently near baby's hands to feel the air. | Pumpkin pat: a small whole pumpkin to pat and push. | Window watch: sit at the window and name the falling leaves. | Blanket ride: pull baby gently on a soft blanket and sing. |
| Song | Ring Around the Rosie | Pat-a-Cake | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Ring Around the Rosie | Pat-a-Cake | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Ring Around the Rosie |
| Book | A Nest on the Hill | Go, Snail, Go! | Pit, Pat | Who Lives Under the Log? | A Nest on the Hill | Go, Snail, Go! | Pit, Pat |
| Outside | Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them. | A stroller walk on a crunchy path. | Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them. | A stroller walk on a crunchy path. | Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them. | A stroller walk on a crunchy path. | Sit baby in the leaves (dry, under your watch) and let them feel them. |
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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