see also: Colors of the World

Friendship is Like a Rainbow

 

To Make Rain:                                                                

Slide palms back & forth,                                          

Tap fingers together,                                                        

Snap fingers,                                                               

Clap hands,

Slap thighs,                                                                     

Stomp feet,                                                                           

Slap thighs,                                                                   

Clap hands,                                                                

Snap fingers,                                                                   

Tap fingers together,                                                       

Slide your palms back & forth                                     

 

My umbrella is my friend.

It keeps me nice and dry.                                                

When rain clouds fly by overhead,                           

And raindrops fill the sky.                                              

                --YOUR BIG BACKYARD,                               

                April 1990                                                                             

 

Rain on the green grass,

And rain on the tree,

Rain on the house top,

But not on me.

 

When the rain is over, 

And the sun begins to glow,

Little flowers start to bud,

And grow, and grow, and grow!

 

One Spring day, the sun shone bright,

But clouds came along, it was dark as night.

The wind blew hard, the rain came down.

The flowers stretched up from the soft, wet ground.

Then the wind, and rain, and clouds passed by,

And a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.

 

Pitter-pat, pitter-pat,

The rain goes on for hours.

And 'though it keeps me in the house,

It's very (make 2 fists) good for (slowly open them) FLOWERS!

 

Three little raindrops sitting on a cloud.

The 1st one said, "The thunder sure is loud!"

The 2nd one said, "The lightning's very bright!"

The 3rd one said, "A rainbow is in sight!"

Then, SPLASH went the raindrops, down from the sky.

To water all the plants, and help them grow up high.

 

Red and yellow and pink and green
Purple and orange and blue
Oh, I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,

Sing a rainbow too
Listen with your eyes, listen with your eyes
And sing everything you see
Oh, I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,
Sing along with me
Red and yellow and pink and green
Purple and orange and blue
Oh, I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow,
Sing a rainbow too.

 

The big, round sun,               (make circle with both hands)

In an April sky,                       (raise arms over head)

Winked at a cloud                 (wink)

That was passing by.

The gray cloud laughed,       (laugh)

As it scattered rain,                (finger raindrops)     

Then, out came                       (make circle with both hands)

The big, round sun again.     (raise arms over head)

Two little clouds one summer day

Went floating through the sky

They went so fast they bumped their heads,

And both began to cry.

Old Father Sun looked down and said:

"Oh, never mind, my dears,

"I'll send my little fairy folks

"To dry your falling tears!"

One fairy came in red so fine,

And one in orange-bright,

Then, yellow, green, blue, and violet,

Were all at once in sight.

They wiped the cloud tears all away,

And then, from out the sky,

Upon a line the sunbeams made,

They hung their gowns to dry.          

           --Lizzie M. Hadley

 

It drizzles, it rains,

It pours, it hails.

It lightnings, it thunders,

All the children run home. 

 

The rain is falling down, SPLASH,             (pretend to jump in puddle)

The rain is falling down, SPLASH,

Pitter-patter, Pitter-patter,

The rain is falling down, SPLASH!

...The thunder starts to roll, CRASH!...       (roll hands, and then stop abruptly)

...The lightning starts to strike, FLASH!...   (finger a lightning strike)    

...The sun begins to shine...                       (hold up arms to make the sun)

 

Gilly's galoshes make splishes and sploshes      (stamp feet)
As Gilly skips home in the rain.                          (skip)
She'll stamp and she'll stamp,                           (stamp feet)
But her feet don’t get damp.                            (shake head)
So she splashes again and again!                     (jump up and down)
When they stick in the mud,                             (struggle)
She falls down with a thud!                              (pretend fall)
Then, gets up and starts over again!                (pop up)

          --King County Library System

 

Rainbow Over the Waterfalls

Rainstorm Rap

 

Songs:

Barnball Farm

If All the Raindrops

It's Raining, It's Pouring

I Can Sing a Rainbow (see: Art)

The Rainbow Connection

Wheel of the Water

 

Flannel Board:

Hello Goodbye                              Hello, Goodbye, David Lloyd

Little Young Leprechaun

Mouse and Thunder

Story of Ryan Raindrop

 

 

Dramatic Play:

Explore rain with your senses!

How does rain feel on your skin? How does the rain make the outdoors smell? What does the rain sound like? What does the rain look like? In the sky? On the ground? What does rain taste like on your tongue?

 

Extras:  umbrella toothpicks; Skittles

 

Books:

Storms Coming, Dave Saunders, c.1994

Mushroom In the Rain, Mirra Ginsburg, c.1974

A Color of His Own, Leo Lionni
A Rainbow of My Own, Don Freeman
Color Dance, Ann Jonas
Draw Me a Star, Eric Carle
Duckie's Rainbow, Frances Barry
Hawaii is a Rainbow, Stephanie Feeney
How the Sky's Housekeeper Wore Her Scarves, Patricia Hooper
If You're Afraid of the Dark, Remember the Night Rainbow, Cooper Edens
Lunch, Denise Fleming
Moonbear's Skyfire, Frank Asch
My Crayons Talk, Patricia Hubbard
Ned's Rainbow, Melanie Walsh
Pig William, Arlene Dubanevich
Planting a Rainbow, Lois Ehlert
Rainbow Fish, Marcus Pfister
Rainbow Goblins, Ul De Rico
Rainbow Rhino, Peter Sis
Scary Fright! Are You All Right?, Scott Gibala-Broxholm
The Big Storm, Nancy Tafuri
The Boy Who Swallowed a Rainbow, Trevor Romain
The Deep Blue Sea, Audrey Wood
The Gift of Driscoll Lipscomb, Sara Yamaka
The Mixed-Up Chameleon, Eric Carle
The Napping House, Audrey Wood
The Night Rainbow, Barbara Juster Ebenson
Warthogs Paint, Pamela Duncan Edwards
We Are a Rainbow, Nancy Tabor (w/ People Shapes Paper Chain using different flesh colors)
Weaving the Rainbow, George Ella Lyon
What Makes a Rainbow?, Betty Ann Schwartz
Wow! Said the Owl, Tim Hopgood

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