rain on the trees.
Rain on the umbrella
but not on me!
This was always one of my favorite bulletin boards. You could make it a little more creative by letting children use wallpaper scraps for the umbrellas. They could also spatter paint or make collages on the umbrellas.
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 rainstorm is coming and then going away.
