Back to the rain and rainbows weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: Where does rain come from? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Rain on the Hat | Pit, Pat | Rain on the Hat again | Kate and the Puddle | Ruby and the Rainy Picnic |
| Craft | Show the materials | Paper-plate rainbow: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Doctor Foster (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Fruit Kabobs | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace R r | Find R in the room | Color: R is for rain | ||
| Outside | Puddle jump | Free play | Puddle jump | Free play | Puddle jump |
| Notes |
Craft: Paper-plate rainbow (half a paper plate, crayons in rainbow colors, cotton balls, glue stick), with a grown-up. Snack: Fruit Kabobs, recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/fruit-kabobs. Outside: Chalk puddles (or use real ones in boots). Jump in, jump over, walk around.
This week: rain and rainbows
A rain week for twos to fours: clouds, puddles, umbrellas and the colors of a rainbow in order.
Our letter is R: R is for rain.
Our song is “Doctor Foster”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Rain on the Hat, Pit, Pat, Kate and the Puddle, Ruby and the Rainy Picnic. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Doctor Foster
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester In a shower of rain; He stepped in a puddle, Right up to his middle, And never went there again.
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child the colors of a rainbow.
- Ask your child where rain comes from.