Toddlers lesson plans for July: water and boats
A week of play for toddlers (12 to 36 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.
Monday
Play: Float or sink: test toys in the water table (a grown-up beside it).
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Water the plants with cups.
Tuesday
Play: Boat race: blow a toy boat across the water table.
Song: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Outside: Run through the sprinkler.
Wednesday
Play: Wash the cars: soapy water and sponges for the toy cars.
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Outside: Water the plants with cups.
Thursday
Play: Ice boats: a big ice block with a paper sail to push in the water.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Run through the sprinkler.
Friday
Play: Fish game: scoop floating toys out with a sieve.
Song: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Outside: Water the plants with cups.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Bath boats: pour water on the boat until it sinks.
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Outside: Run through the sprinkler.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Big splash: jump in and out of the paddling pool, with a grown-up in reach.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Water the plants with cups.
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 or sink: test toys in the water table (a grown-up beside it). | Boat race: blow a toy boat across the water table. | Wash the cars: soapy water and sponges for the toy cars. | Ice boats: a big ice block with a paper sail to push in the water. | Fish game: scoop floating toys out with a sieve. | Bath boats: pour water on the boat until it sinks. | Big splash: jump in and out of the paddling pool, with a grown-up in reach. |
| 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 | Water the plants with cups. | Run through the sprinkler. | Water the plants with cups. | Run through the sprinkler. | Water the plants with cups. | Run through the sprinkler. | Water the plants with cups. |
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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