Today's Classroom Activities :

Light and Heavy Rain

Light and Heavy Rain
Poetry/Creative Dramatics Teach the following finger play to the children:

Light and Heavy Rain

by Jacqueline Schiff

Rain is skipping
From the sky, (raise arms overhead; wiggle fingers downward in a skipping motion)

Drip drip showers
Plopping by. (wiggle fingers all the way to the ground)
Rain is rushing,
Gushing down; (raise arms over head; clap fingers against palms and rapidly move hands downward)

What a downpour (clap fingers all the way to the ground)
Floods my town! (press palms against cheeks and widen eyes, looking surprised; pretend to row a boat through town)

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?

Gauging Rain
Science Practice reading rain gauges by providing several in the room and using colored water in them. Add levels, compare levels, graph levels and discuss where the proper gauge placement would be to insure realistic readings.

It's raining, it's pouring! Bring the soothing music of rainfall right into your classroom with The Sounds of Rain by John Cowens.