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Weather theme for toddlers: a week of activities

A weather theme lesson plan for toddlers: what a day looks like, then the week's circle time (two or three minutes, on laps), books, craft, song, snack, letter and outside time, each with what changes at this age.

Plan this week for toddlersThe whole weather week

A day of the weather theme with toddlers

  1. Arrival and free play on the floor.
  2. Sing “Rain, Rain, Go Away” with actions; repeat it while you change and feed.
  3. Hold and pass something real for the week (sun), and say its name.
  4. Snack: a toddler-safe version of yogurt parfait (check the recipe's lines for under-4s).
  5. Outside: a short walk looking for rain.
  6. Read Rain on the Hat on laps, pointing and naming.
  7. Nap, then the song once more at pick-up.

Weather circle time

  1. Hello song: sing hello to each child by name.
  2. Look out of the window together: sun, rain or clouds?
  3. Show the theme: hold up something real and name it.
  4. Sing: Rain, Rain, Go Away.
  5. Read: Rain on the Hat (level 3).

Infants and toddlers: two or three minutes, on laps.

Weather theme books

  • Rain on the Hat (level 3, free on peabody.kids): Rain falling on a hat, in a pattern.
  • Pit, Pat (level 0, free on peabody.kids): The sound of rain, for little ones to tap along.
  • Ben and the Blocks (level 3, free on peabody.kids): What to do on a rainy day indoors.
  • Fay and the Kite (read aloud, level 4): A read-aloud: a windy day and a kite.

Infants and toddlers: one book, read every day; point and name.

Weather craft: Weather wheel

You need (4): paper plate, crayons, a paper arrow, a paper fastener (grown-up pushes it in).

  1. Draw sun, rain, wind and cloud in four parts of the plate.
  2. A grown-up fixes the arrow in the middle.
  3. Turn the arrow to today's weather each morning.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Infants and toddlers: let them touch and hold the materials while you make it; nothing small enough to swallow.

Weather song: Rain, Rain, Go Away

The words

Rain, rain, go away, Come again another day.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Weather snack

Yogurt Parfait from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Yogurt → oat yogurt.

Letter W activities

WwW is for weather. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Infants and toddlers: skip the trace page; show the picture page and say the word.

Outside activity: Wind check

Hold up a ribbon or a scarf. Is it still, gently moving, or flying? Tell the weather chart.

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Checked 2026-10-30