Toddlers lesson plans for March: wind and weather
A week of play for toddlers (12 to 36 months) in March: 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: Scarf dance: wave scarves like the wind, fast and slow.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Run with streamers in the wind.
Tuesday
Play: Blow painting: blow paint across paper through a big straw (a grown-up helps).
Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Outside: Chase blown bubbles.
Wednesday
Play: Weather chart: point to the sun, cloud or rain picture each morning.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Run with streamers in the wind.
Thursday
Play: Wind catcher: crepe-paper streamers taped to a paper plate, to run with.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Chase blown bubbles.
Friday
Play: Cloud watching: lie on the grass and look for cloud shapes.
Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Outside: Run with streamers in the wind.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Puddle check: put on boots and look for puddles.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Chase blown bubbles.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Bubble wind: blow bubbles and watch where the wind takes them.
Song: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Outside: Run with streamers in the wind.
Books for the week
The words to “Rain, Rain, Go Away” (Traditional)
Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day.
The words to “Itsy Bitsy Spider” (Traditional)
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
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 | Scarf dance: wave scarves like the wind, fast and slow. | Blow painting: blow paint across paper through a big straw (a grown-up helps). | Weather chart: point to the sun, cloud or rain picture each morning. | Wind catcher: crepe-paper streamers taped to a paper plate, to run with. | Cloud watching: lie on the grass and look for cloud shapes. | Puddle check: put on boots and look for puddles. | Bubble wind: blow bubbles and watch where the wind takes them. |
| Song | Rain, Rain, Go Away | Itsy Bitsy Spider | Ring Around the Rosie | Rain, Rain, Go Away | Itsy Bitsy Spider | Ring Around the Rosie | Rain, Rain, Go Away |
| Book | Rain on the Hat | Pit, Pat | Ben and the Blocks | Fay and the Kite | Rain on the Hat | Pit, Pat | Ben and the Blocks |
| Outside | Run with streamers in the wind. | Chase blown bubbles. | Run with streamers in the wind. | Chase blown bubbles. | Run with streamers in the wind. | Chase blown bubbles. | Run with streamers in the wind. |
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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