IT'S RAINING GREAT IDEAS!

Rain

(Traditional Tune)

It’s raining, it’spouring,                         (Makerain by wiggling fingers

The old man issnoring.                           ina downward motion.)

Hewent to bed,

Andhe bumped his head,                       (Pretendto bump hand with palm.)

And he couldn’tget up in the morning.    (Shakehead “no.”)

Rain, rain, goaway,                                (Makerain with fingers.)

Come again anotherday.

All the childrenwant to play.

Rain, rain, goaway.

It’s raining, it’spouring,

The old man issnoring.

He went to bed,and he bumped his head,

And he couldn’tget up in the morning.


*Download this book at drjean.org/ April, 2007, monthly activities.

Old Man Snoring– Have children drawpictures of the “old man snoring.” Put them together to make a book.

Rainy DayReading  - Put a golf umbrella in the corner ofthe room and invite children to read books under it.

What If  - Have children draw pictures and write stories of what theywould do if they were a raindrop.

Webbing – Make an attribute web of all the thingsthat benefit from rain.  Use aT-chart to brainstorm positive and negative things about rain.

Make Rain – Make “rain” as a transition activity toquiet children.  Hold up one palmand tap with one finger from the other hand.  Next, slowly add another finger and tape with two, thenthree, four, and five.  (At thispoint you can also stomp your feet to make thunder.)  Reverse the process by tapping with five fingers, then four,three, two, one.  Quietly placeyour hands in your lap.  It willreally sound like a rain storm is coming and then going away.