Art Tissue-paper rain art* Sponge painting Water coloring* Frozen-water art* Games and Puzzles Rain-, weather-, and water-activity puzzles Sink or float? Wash-a-car sequence cards Sort photographs and drawings of water in different forms and places* Math Sort seashells by size, color, or shape Rain-drop race* Measure water with measuring spoons and cups Estimate the number of drops* Dramatic Play Make a beach party: Umbrella Floaties Swimming ring Flippers Swim mask Plastic raft Beach chairs Beach towels Sunglasses Pictures of beach scenes Empty sunscreen bottles Sun hats Binoculars Science Wash and dry clothes* Freeze, thaw, and boil water Sink or float? Make lemonade or sun tea Library Books and tapes on rain, water, and weather Raindrop-shaped blank books Music Song: A Sailor Went to Sea; Row, Row, Row your Boat; Insy Weensy Spider; and Rain, Rain Go Away Bottle-with-water music* Rain stick with music Block Center Use blue cloth for adding lakes in the block center Use posters of parks and ponds as a backdrop Add plastic boats Build a pretend dam Interactive Charts Water poem* Creative Writing Read Swimmy. Have the children write a similar story with different characters. Read Who Sank the Boat. Have the children write a similar story with different characters. Return to Teaching Web Index
Tissue-paper rain art* Sponge painting Water coloring* Frozen-water art*
Rain-, weather-, and water-activity puzzles Sink or float? Wash-a-car sequence cards Sort photographs and drawings of water in different forms and places*
Sort seashells by size, color, or shape Rain-drop race* Measure water with measuring spoons and cups Estimate the number of drops*
Make a beach party: Umbrella Floaties Swimming ring Flippers Swim mask Plastic raft Beach chairs Beach towels Sunglasses Pictures of beach scenes Empty sunscreen bottles Sun hats Binoculars
Wash and dry clothes* Freeze, thaw, and boil water Sink or float? Make lemonade or sun tea
Books and tapes on rain, water, and weather Raindrop-shaped blank books
Song: A Sailor Went to Sea; Row, Row, Row your Boat; Insy Weensy Spider; and Rain, Rain Go Away Bottle-with-water music* Rain stick with music
Use blue cloth for adding lakes in the block center Use posters of parks and ponds as a backdrop Add plastic boats Build a pretend dam
Water poem*
Read Swimmy. Have the children write a similar story with different characters. Read Who Sank the Boat. Have the children write a similar story with different characters.
