Weather

Songs:

The Weather

Submitted by Mindy

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 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 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

What's The Weather Like Today

Submitted by Lisa

What's the weather? What's the weather?
What's the weather like today?
Tell me children what's the weather?
What's the weather like today?
Is it sunny, is it rainy, is it windy out today?
Tell me children what's the weather, what's the weather like today?
Is it foggy, partly cloudy, is it raining or is there snow?
Tell me children what's the weather, what's the weather like today?
Is it windy, is it cloudy or is there sun shining today?
Tell me children what's the weather, what's the weather like today?

Crafts:
rainsticks
cottonball clouds
make snowflakes

Weather Dial

Submitted by Tonya

Divide a paper plate into four different sections and draw a different weather day (sunny day, rainy day, cloudy day, and snowy day) in each section. Make an arrow and poke a hole through the center of the plate and arrow. On each day have a child look out the window and then change the weather dial to what the weather is that day.

Weather Theme Crafts

Dressing for the Weather - Cool and Cold - Winter

Version 1

The children color or paint the clothes on the body. The body is cut (this would likely require adult intervention) The child's head shot would be cut and added (this would require cropping to fit the body). The children would color and cut the hat, scarf and assemble it to the body.

Version 2

The children would color the clothes on the body. They would also add facial features (eyes, nose and mouth) to the head. After, the body would be cut. The children color the hat, scarf and cut it out. This would be added to the body.

All the templates to complete these projects are found in the theme unit or member's area

Dressing for the Weather - Hot and Warm - Summer

Version 1

The children color or paint the clothes on the body. The body is cut (this would likely require adult intervention). The child's head shot would be cut and added (this would require cropping to fit the body). The children would color and cut the hat and add it to the head.

Version 2

The children would color or paint the clothes on the body. They would also add facial features (eyes, nose and mouth) to the head. After, the body would be cut. The children color the hat and add it to the head.

Dressing for the Weather - Raining - Spring

Version 1

The children color or paint the clothes on the body. The body is cut (this would likely require adult intervention). The child's head shot would be cut and added (this would require cropping to fit the body). The children would color and cut the umbrella and the rain hat; these would be added to complete the project.

Version 2

The children would color the clothes on the body. They would add facial features (eyes, nose and mouth) to the head. After, the body would be cut. The children would color and cut the umbrella and the rain hat; these would be added to complete the project.

Snacks:
Rainbow jello
Use rice cake as the sun circle. Place pretzel rods around to create rays.

Circle Time:
Weather Listening:
Collect a few items a head of time to make some weather sounds. A cookie sheet is good for thunder, a pie tine and rice is good for rain. After reading the story Rain Song by Lezlie Evans have the children close their eyes while you make some weather sounds. Ask them to describe what type of weather they think it sounds like. There do not have to be any right or wrong answers. Don't forget to do some windy sounds, tornado sounds, and snow sounds (what does snow sound like?)

Fall/Harvest

Printable Leaf Templates

Make a Leaf wreath by cutting the middle out of a paper plate, and gluing leaves to the plate.

Use wax paper and crayons in fall colors to make beautiful fall leaves.

Blow black paint to make trees. Add leaves.

Paint coffee filters to make leaves.

Pumpkin play dough.

Make acorns out of cereal.

A great fall list of things to do. And another.

Press leaves into playdough to make impressions.

Cute owl matching, and squirrel nut counting.

Eggs

Make eggs to break apart
Egg Matching ~ I put numbers on one end of a plastic Easter egg and the same number of dots on the other end. The kids had fun counting the dots and finding the number match {works great if you either mix up the egg colors or use all the same color egg}. They also counted out pieces of elbow macaroni to put inside, depending on what number was on the egg. from here

Egg matching FF game

Cotton ball chick in an egg

Cute felt chicks

Here's a cute 2 1/2 min video about eggs.

Snack: Boiled Egg chicks

Egg carton sorting

Books:
Green Eggs and Ham
Are you my mother?

Humpty Dumpty
Homeschool Share Lapbook
More Humpty Dumpty Printables-- a great book, and flannel board story characters

Worksheets
Trace oval eggs
E is for eggs

The lowercase E is for egg... (a foam chick little "e")


Links to More!
http://www.pre-kpages.com/springanimals/
http://www.angelfire.com/la/kinderthemes/escience.html
http://www.calicocookie.com/eggsunit.html
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/it_started_as_an_egg.html
http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/food/eggs.html
http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3712&Itemid=429
http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/HumptyDumptyPrintables.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/oviparous_animals
http://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/index.php?cat=13&paged=3

"A"

Look at this cute Alligator "A".

All About Me

Books:
Are You My Mother?. P.D. Eastman.

Songs:

Once I was a baby, baby, baby
Once I was a baby, small, small, small
Now I'm getting bigger, bigger, bigger, bigger,
I'm getting bigger, tall, tall, tall
(from here)

My fingers are starting to wiggle,
My fingers are starting to wiggle,
My fingers are starting to wiggle,
Wiggle all around.

(My hands, arms, head, are starting to wiggle, etc.)

My whole body's starting to wiggle,
My whole body's starting to wiggle,
My whole body's starting to wiggle,
I guess I'll just sit down.

from here.

"Tune: The Bear went over the Mountain"

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"

first few days of school song) instructions: one child stands up while song is being sung

(Where is Thumbkin tune)

where is ___name____ where is ____name____
there he/she is there he/she is
how are you today sir
very well I thank you
sit right down , sit right down.

from here

Hokey Pokey!

Fingerplays:
Where is Thumbkin?
Project Time:

Alphabet Cereal- Provide a card with the student's name spelled out. The students will find as many letters as possible in their name to glue in the correct order.
from here

Newspaper Names- Students will use newspapers to locate the letters found in their names. They will cut and paste the letters in the correct order to form their names. from here

Making booklets about "Me"

These may be individual books, one about each student. Pages for the booklets may be prepared ahead of time with captions on each page. The teacher may wish to ask a parent volunteer or some older students to assist with collecting and recording the information. Topics for each page might include the following:

• My self-portrait (self drawn picture)
  
• A baby picture of ___(photograph from home)
• My hands (Draw outlines each hand.)
• My feet
• My thumbprints (To be really authentic, finger printing solution may be available from the local police station.)
• Measurements (I am ___ cm tall. My waist measures __ cm. My left arm is __ cm long. I weigh __ kg. My longest hair is __ cm long. My nose is __ cm long.)
• I am really good at__________. (Have students illustrate the statement.)
• When I grow up I want to be_______.
• from here

Another "about me" book here

When learning "all about Me" I bring in my bathroom scale and some heavy objects, such as a red brick, a cinder block, a feather, etc. We weigh all the items separately. Then each child gets the opportunity to be weighed. We also have each child lay down on the floor and I use a piece of yarn to measure them from head to toe. I place these pieces of year onto a large piece of brown paper with their name on the top of each piece. They can then visually see who is taller or shorter. I place their weight next to their yarn string. from here

During the first weeks of school is great time to do this activity. Have the children work in group of three or four. They will need string small sandwich Ziplocs and scissors. Let the children measure one another. Demonstrate with a small group first. Someone needs to lie on the floor. One child should hold the string at the bottom of the shoe of the person lying down. Another should stretch the string to the top of this person's head. The third (you'll need an adult to supervise) should cut the string at this time. The children can hold up their string and say "Fe fi fo fum, look how tall I have become!" I then place this poem in a Ziploc bag and the children can take home this string and share it with there family. from here

Do finger prints

Shadows

Life Size Portraits on Butcher Paper

Sandpaper Gingerbread Men- Sensory Activity
Cut out "5" gingerbread men (a cookie cutter works great) - trace shapes out of sandpaper for each child. Rub each set with (1) lemon (zest only); (2) peppermint extract; (3) onion; (4) baby powder; and (5) cinnamon. Let the kids use their "nose" to discover what scent is hidden on the sandpaper gingerbread men. from here

Circle Time:

Introduce the “All About Me” Theme. Talk with the preschoolers about how there are things about each of them that are the same and there are things about each of them that are different. Explore some of the things that are the same about the preschoolers in the class. Have all preschoolers with blond hair stand up. Have all preschoolers who are wearing something blue stand up. Have all preschoolers who have brown eyes stand up

Have each preschooler bring an item from home that tells something about themselves. This can be done by adding a note on your monthly calendar or sending a note home with each preschooler at the beginning of the week. Give each preschooler a chance to stand up and tell a little bit about the item that they brought. Allow other preschoolers to ask questions about the item.
from here

Make me boxes and return with 5 items about themselves.

Pirates!!

Love the decor

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/04/its-pirates-life-third-birthday.html

http://vintagejunky.blogspot.com/2009/08/aarghh-we-had-great-time.html

Food Ideas

Dinner

Summer Day Activities

Dirt Pudding Cups
Free Movie Days
Library Reading Program
Sea World
Make Butter
Make life size portraits
Create a new board game
make treasure chests