We had some snow, lots of clouds, some sun and plenty of wind (as always:) this week.
We talked about the wind and how it is air that is moving. After reading Who Took the Farmer's Hat? and The Wind Blew, we turned on the fan for some indoor wind.
To the tune of "Have You Seen the Muffin Man",
we sang:
The wind was playing tricks today.
It almost blew me far away.
It almost knocked me off my feet.
As I went walking down the street.
The next time that I go outside.
The wind won't take me for a ride.
I know just what I will do.
I'll put some glue on the bottom of my shoe!
We used pinwheels to "see" the wind blow...
Will the wind blow it? We predicted whether or not certain things would blow in the wind, and then we used a blow dryer for blowing.
Next, we started our study of clouds. Looking at the clouds can tell us a lot about weather.
We read Little Cloud,
and It Looked Like Spilt Milk.
It's fun to look up in the clouds and see pictures just like in the book. We used pipettes to drip white paint on blue paper. When we were done dripping, we folded our paper in half and opened it up. Surprise!
It looked like an elephant but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like a butterfly, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like an angel, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like an angel, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like a tiger, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like a dragon, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like a rabbit, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It looked like a butterfly, but it was really a cloud in the sky.
It was fun to drop colored water into a cloud (shaving cream) and watch it "rain" when the cloud was full of water- just like a real cloud!
Next, it was all about rain.
We read and sang, It's Raining, It's Pouring
and then headed outside to pretend it was raining. Umbrellas and squirt bottles
:) added to our dramatization.
We created a thunderstorm of our own with rhythm sticks. We added to our dramatization of a storm with the music, "Little April Showers" from the movie, "Bambi".
We just had to end the week on a positive note so we celebrated the sunshine! We read The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind.
Can you tell who won by looking at the cover of the book? It's an Aesop's Fable. Perhaps knowing that will help:)
Using the salad spinner, we created suns by dripping in yellow, orange and red paint. As we "spun", we sang, "You are My Sunshine".
They were each unique. When dry, we added some rays.
Hooray for the sun!
It was a great way to end the week on weather.
