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It's Raining It's Pouring This 28 page lesson is a great companion for the story It’s Rain It’s Pouring and The Knapping House. It is filled with ideas that are sure to spark the interest of all children in your classroom. This lesson covers all learning domains for preschool children. Including: Story Extension, Math Games, Science Activities, Creative Art Project, Language and Literacy Activities and Movement Ideas.  *What’s that sound? Have children listen to a Thundering Rainstorm CD.
See if the children can identify all the different sounds that they hear. Write a list of what they
say. It’s Raining It’s
Raining, it’s pouring The old man is snoring. He
went to bed and bumped his head And couldn’t get up in the morning. *Rain
Painting Have children sprinkle powder tempera paint onto white construction paper. Then have the children
set the paper outside in the rain. Children will be able to observe the rain mixing the powder tempera
paint on the paper. *Rainy
Day Walk Have children come to school with an umbrella. Take the children on a walk in the rain, using
their umbrellas. Have the children stop and listen to the rain hitting their umbrellas. Make
sure you have extras for the children that did not bring one. Walking Around the Puddle Make puddle shapes out of blue construction paper, laminate for durability.
Have children stand next to the paper puddles. Play The Circle song Hap
Palmer CD Getting to Know Myself Science Discoveries Children will gain knowledge
about the changes of weather. Children will develop measuring and time skills by recording rainfall over
a period of time. · Take a 2 liter bottle and cut the top off
about 4” from the top. · Place the screwed top end inside the new
opening of the bottle. Tape around the edge. · With permanent marker, mark the inches on the outside of the bottle. · Place outside so it can collect rain.
Meteorologist Children will learn about weather
words and the works of meteorologists as they begin to observe, describe and record the weather. Create a Weather chart. How
many days are sunny, cloudy, rainy or windy. Each day have the children find the weather of the day on the weather wheel. Chart it on
the chart and keep a running record. Block Area Add PVC pieces of rain gutters. Children will be
able to create ramps with the pieces so that they can roll things down them. Add PVC pipe and pipe
fittings. Children will be able to make water pipe structures.
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