Toddlers lesson plans for June: sand and sun
A week of play for toddlers (12 to 36 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 table: scoops, buckets and big molds.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water.
Tuesday
Play: Sun hat parade: everyone in a sun hat, marching round the yard.
Song: Hot Cross Buns
Outside: Fill and dump buckets of sand.
Wednesday
Play: Dig for treasure: big plastic shapes hidden in the sand.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water.
Thursday
Play: Wet and dry sand: which one makes a castle?
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Fill and dump buckets of sand.
Friday
Play: Water squirt: squeeze bottles of water at a chalk target on the wall.
Song: Hot Cross Buns
Outside: Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Picnic: a blanket and lunch outside in the shade.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Fill and dump buckets of sand.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Shell sort: big shells into a big pile and a small pile.
Song: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Outside: Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water.
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 table: scoops, buckets and big molds. | Sun hat parade: everyone in a sun hat, marching round the yard. | Dig for treasure: big plastic shapes hidden in the sand. | Wet and dry sand: which one makes a castle? | Water squirt: squeeze bottles of water at a chalk target on the wall. | Picnic: a blanket and lunch outside in the shade. | Shell sort: big shells into a big pile and a small pile. |
| 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 | Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water. | Fill and dump buckets of sand. | Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water. | Fill and dump buckets of sand. | Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water. | Fill and dump buckets of sand. | Chalk drawings on the path, then wash them with water. |
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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