In this musical activity, your child will join in a rhyming song with action movements and will practice language related to the weather.
Learning Area(s): Language and Communication; Reading and Writing
MATERIALS
- None
LET'S PLAY
Introduce this song by talking about rain and thunderstorms, encouraging your child to share what she knows. For example, you might show her a picture or book related to rainy weather and talk about where rain comes from, what the sky looks like, how rain feels, what clothing we wear in the rain, and what thunder sounds like. This is a great song to sing on a rainy day, when your child can look out the window and talk about rain storms before or after singing the song.
Sit or stand with your child and sing the following song. Help her imitate the motions.
This is sung to the tune of “Frère Jacques” or “Are You Sleeping?”
I hear thunder, I hear thunder
(stomp your feet on the floor)
You do too? You do too?
(cup your ear with your hand to pretend to listen)
Pitter-patter raindrops, pitter-patter raindrops
(flutter your fingers for raindrops)
I’m soaked through,
(shake your body vigorously)
So are you!
(point to your child)
TIPS
- Explain what the word soaked means, as your child may not have heard this word before.
- This song can lead to more imaginary play about rainy weather (even when it is not raining outside). For example, you and your child can pretend to put on your raincoats or rain boots, pretend to hold an umbrella over your heads, pretend to jump in puddles, and pretend to look up at the sky and see clouds giving way to sunshine.
- Try taking your child out for a short walk when it rains and jump in puddles!