Activity

Equipment

Learning Objectives

After this lesson children will have:

Teaching Tips

Use as much repetition as you like to add to the story/activity.

Before the Lesson

This is a great rainy-day activity as it relates to rain and thunderstorms. Talk to children about how they will act out what a thunderstorm is like.

Activity

How to play

Instruct children to stand in a place where they can’t reach anyone else. Begin the game by instructing children to march slowly in place. Tell the children that they will move like a thunderstorm.

  • It’s started to rain - March slowly.
  • It’s raining hard - March faster.
  • It’s raining harder - Run on the spot, pumping arms back and forth.
  • I see lightening - Clap hands.
  • I hear thunder - Shout “Boom” and jump in the air.
  • It’s raining softer now - March more slowly until the rain stops.

Set Up for Success

Ensure there is enough space for each child to move on the spot without touching another child.

Enrichment

Read Thunder Cake, by Patricia Polacco, or Franklin and the Thunderstorm, by Paulette Bourgeois.

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.

Weekly Log

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.