2/3 Class Schedule (4/15-4/19): Weather

Theme: Weather

Literature:

• The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
• When the Earth Wakes by Ani Rucki
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
• Rain by Robert Kalan
• Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld

Alphabet: Bb

• Bb is For Bats
• Bb is For Baseball
• Bb is For Bears
• Bb is For Bears

Art:

• Paper Plate Weather Cycle
• 3-D Clouds
• Rainbow in a Jar
• Raindrops with Pipets
• Lightning Paint Art

Math:

• How Many Raindrops Do You See? Game 
• Counting Umbrellas
• Sorting Clouds and Rainbows

Sensory:

• Cloud Sensory Bin
• Weather Sensory Table

Fine Motor:

• Cutting: Clouds
• Pre-Writing Practice: Follow the Sunshine

Music:

• 5 Little Raindrops (Rhyme): 

Five little raindrops plopping on the floor,
one plopped away, and then there were four.
Four little raindrops dripping on the trees,
one dripped away, and then there were three.
Three little raindrops splashing on my shoe,
one splashed away, and then there were two.
Two little raindrops starting to run,
one ran off, and then there was one.
One little raindrop drying in the sun,
it dried all up, and then there were none!

• Weather Song (Tune: B-I-N-G-O):
    
  There was a time when we were wet and rainy was the weather r-a-i-n-y-, r-a-i-n-y, r-a-i-n-y and rainy was the weather. 
  There was a time when we were hot and sunny was the weather, S-u-n-n-y, s-u-n-n-y, s-u-n-n-y and sunny was the weather. 
  There was a time when we were cool and windy was the weather, w-i-n-d-y, w-i-n-d-y, w-i-n-d-y and windy was the weather. 
  There was a time when we were cold and snowy was the weather, s-n-o-w-y, s-n-o-w-y, s-n-o-w-y and snowy was the weather!