Whatever the Weather...

We are always talking about it, but can't do anything about it!!!

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Whatever the Weather

Begin by reading the big bookWhat Will the Weather Be Like Today from Scholastic Publishers. This rhythmic, rhyming text takes the reader on a world wide journey to see the various weather around the globe. Other weather books include What’s the Weather Today? a Rookie Reader Science big book, from Scholastic and Little Cloud by Eric Carle.

We used the song, “Mr. Sun” by Raffi both as a weather related song and as a creative springboard to other songs. Here are our innovations:

Oh, Mr. Cloud, Cloud
Mr. Rain Cloud
Won’t you please just go away?

Oh, Mr. Cloud, Cloud
Mr. Rain Cloud
We all want to play

These little children
Are asking you
To please go away,
So we can play all day!

Oh, Mr. Cloud, Cloud
Mr. Rain Cloud
Won’t you please just go away?

Oh, Mr. Snow, Snow
Mr. Falling Snow
Won’t you please fall down on me?

Oh, Mr. Snow, Snow
Mr. Falling Snow
Burying the tree

These little children
Are asking you
To keep snowing,
Or we’ll feel so blue!

Oh, Mr. Snow, Snow
Mr. Falling Snow
Won’t you please fall down on me?

With the books It Looked Like Spilt Milk and Little Cloud we did some cloud activities.
Following the reading of the stories we used straws and “blowpainted” white paint on dark blue paper. Then the students completed storyframes which said “Sometimes it looked like a (blank), but it wasn’t a (blank).” with original ideas.
We also made a cloud in a jar. To do this pour a small amount of very hot water in a jar. Then light a match and throw it in the jar. Cover the top quickly with a container of ice and watch the cloud form inside the jar.

What weather unit would be complete without learning about that favorite weather phenomenon, the rainbow? Here are a few rainbow activities to do:

Use a prism and observe the color spectrum.

Blow bubbles on a sunny day and observe the rainbow colors on the surface of the bubbles

Make rainbow jello. Each day for a week mix up a color of jello. We started with red. Pour a small amount into a clear plastic cup. Allow to harden and then add orange. Follow this procedure with all the other colors. At the end of the week you will have an edible rainbow.

Write three step color poems. Here is an example:

Blue
Waving
Ocean

This is a simple poem format for kindergartners to follow.

How about some neat rainbow links?
Rainbow photos for you and your kids to explore!
Rainbow information

Here is another online weather unit!
Mrs. G's Weather Unit

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