Thursday, March 29, 2012

1, 2, 3 Go! Rain, Rain, Go Away!

At 1, 2, 3 Go!  this week, we are discovering all the wonderful aspects of rain!  The rhymes and books below are great to share with your child on a rainy day when you stay indoors.    The motions made while singing the Rain in Spring below helps kids learn the sounds of rain and wind, and how rain makes things such as flowers grow. The Five Umbrellas rhyme helps children learn colors and rhyming.   

Five Umbrellas Rhyme
The First umbrella is RED-It keeps rain off my head
The second umbrella is YELLOW –For a very lucky fellow
The third umbrella is Blue-It looks like the one I drew
The fourth umbrella is BROWN-I will carry it to town
The Fifth umbrella is green-I am glad that it is Spring!

The Rain in Spring (sung to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)
The rain in the spring goes
drip, drip, drop, drip, drip, drop, drip, drip, drop.
The rain in the spring goes
drip, drip, drop, all day long!

The flowers in the spring all
grow, grow, grow, grow, grow, grow, grow, grow, grow
the flowers in the spring all
grow, grow, grow, all day long!

The wind in the spring goes
swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish,
the wind in the spring goes
swish, swish, swish, all day long!

For storytime fun on a rainy day, try these rain-themed books:

Who Is Tapping at my Window? by A. G. Deming
A poem in which a child tries to discover who is tapping at the window.
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Rain Song by Lezlie Evans
Poem expresses the excitement of a summer thunderstorm. 
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The Rainy Day by Anna Milbourne
Join the search for the source of rainfall. 
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Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root
After a hard rain, the animals on Bonnie Bumble's farm all turn blue.
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When Rain Falls by Melissa Stewart
Offers a variety of habitats, providing young readers with a glimpse of animals as they weather a rainstorm. 
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