Toddlers lesson plans for October: leaves and crunch
A week of play for toddlers (12 to 36 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 crunch walk: stomp through a pile of dry leaves and listen.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Jump in a leaf pile.
Tuesday
Play: Leaf rubbings: big leaves under paper, rubbed with a fat crayon.
Song: Pat-a-Cake
Outside: Rake a small pile together with a toddler rake.
Wednesday
Play: Pumpkin wash: soapy water and brushes to scrub small pumpkins.
Song: Rock-a-Bye Baby
Outside: Jump in a leaf pile.
Thursday
Play: Sort the leaves: big leaves into a red pile and a yellow pile.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Rake a small pile together with a toddler rake.
Friday
Play: Leaf toss: throw leaves up high and watch them fall.
Song: Pat-a-Cake
Outside: Jump in a leaf pile.
Saturday (at home)
Play: Leaf collection: pick up three big leaves on a walk and bring them home.
Song: Rock-a-Bye Baby
Outside: Rake a small pile together with a toddler rake.
Sunday (at home)
Play: Pumpkin roll: roll a small pumpkin across the floor to each other.
Song: Ring Around the Rosie
Outside: Jump in a leaf pile.
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 crunch walk: stomp through a pile of dry leaves and listen. | Leaf rubbings: big leaves under paper, rubbed with a fat crayon. | Pumpkin wash: soapy water and brushes to scrub small pumpkins. | Sort the leaves: big leaves into a red pile and a yellow pile. | Leaf toss: throw leaves up high and watch them fall. | Leaf collection: pick up three big leaves on a walk and bring them home. | Pumpkin roll: roll a small pumpkin across the floor to each other. |
| 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 | Jump in a leaf pile. | Rake a small pile together with a toddler rake. | Jump in a leaf pile. | Rake a small pile together with a toddler rake. | Jump in a leaf pile. | Rake a small pile together with a toddler rake. | Jump in a leaf pile. |
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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