Today's Classroom Activities :

Annual Rain Day

July 29 is Annual Rain Day. Here are some activities in honor of Rain Day!

Using popcorn kernels and toothpicks your students can make soothing sounds with this Rain Stick.

Making It Rain by Kenny Norton
This lesson will teach your students the process of the water cycle, and it also answers the question where does rain come from.

Folklore meets science when you research rain stories, create a mobile demonstrating the stages of the water cycle, and write original folktales using rhyme, rhythm, and repetition with this Bringing Rain Lesson.

Reading Raindrops
Reading This month, each time you read a book aloud, write the title in a large raindrop. Place the raindrops on a bulletin board in alphabetical order.

Rainy-Day Science
Science Set up a scientific process for studying rainfall during a certain period of time. Always observe the rain from the same spot, using the same criteria. Does it always come at the same time? Does it always come from the same direction? Does it always fall straight down? Have students document and graph results. Are there any general trends? What might account for the differences?

Read about The Sounds of Rain then use the activities in this article to bring the soothing music of rainfall right into your classroom.