Toddlers lesson plans for April: rain and puddles
A week of play for toddlers (12 to 36 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: Puddle jumping: boots on, and jump!
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Stomp in puddles.
Tuesday
Play: Rainbow sort: big blocks into piles of red, yellow and blue.
Song: Doctor Foster
Outside: Pour water down a gutter or a slide and watch it go.
Wednesday
Play: Rain painting: dots of washable paint on paper, set out in a light drizzle for a minute.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Stomp in puddles.
Thursday
Play: Boat float: a plastic boat in the water table; blow it across.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Pour water down a gutter or a slide and watch it go.
Friday
Play: Umbrella walk: hold a small umbrella and walk under it.
Song: Doctor Foster
Outside: Stomp in puddles.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Mud kitchen: a bowl of mud, spoons and old pans in the yard.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Pour water down a gutter or a slide and watch it go.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Rainbow hunt: find something red, orange, yellow, green and blue at home.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Stomp in puddles.
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 | Puddle jumping: boots on, and jump! | Rainbow sort: big blocks into piles of red, yellow and blue. | Rain painting: dots of washable paint on paper, set out in a light drizzle for a minute. | Boat float: a plastic boat in the water table; blow it across. | Umbrella walk: hold a small umbrella and walk under it. | Mud kitchen: a bowl of mud, spoons and old pans in the yard. | Rainbow hunt: find something red, orange, yellow, green and blue at home. |
| 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 | Stomp in puddles. | Pour water down a gutter or a slide and watch it go. | Stomp in puddles. | Pour water down a gutter or a slide and watch it go. | Stomp in puddles. | Pour water down a gutter or a slide and watch it go. | Stomp in puddles. |
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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