Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Bear Sees Blue by AshleyWolff (includes a rainbow)
Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri
Boom Boom by Sarvinder Naberhaus
Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry
Ducks Like to Swim by Agnes Verboven
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer (2016)
Here Comes the Rain by Mary Murphy
Maisy's Rainbow Dream by Lucy Cousins
Ned's Rainbow by Melanie Walsh
One Rainy Day by Tammi Salzano
Rain by Robert Kalan
Raindrops: A Shower of Colors by Chieu Anh Urban
Taste the Raindrops by Anna Grossnickle Hines
What Can You Do in the Rain? by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood (includes a rainbow)
Preschool Read Alouds
Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates (2018)
Boom Snot Twitty by Doreen Cronin (2014)
Drop of Rain by Wong Herbert Yee
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer (2016)
In the Rain With Baby Duck by Amy Hest
Little Brown Hen's Shower by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont
Puddle Jumpers by Anne Margaret Lewis (2016)
Rain by Manya Stojic
Rain Dance by Kathi Appelt
Raindrop Plop! by Wendy Lewison
Rain Fish by Lois Ehlert (2016)
Rainy Day by Patricia Lakin
Red Rubber Boot Day by Mary Lyn Ray
Stormy Night by Salina Yoon (2015)
Thingamabob by Il Sung Na
Thirsty Thursday by Phyllis Root
The Way the Storm Stops by Michelle Meadows
School Age Read Alouds
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema
I Love the Rain by Margaret ParkBridges
Lila and the Secret of the Rain by David Conway
Rainbow Of My Own by Don Freeman
Rain Came Down by David Shannon
Rain Romp by Jane Kurtz
Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root
This is the Rain by Lola Schaeffer
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions
Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
James and the Rain by Karla Kuskin
Molly and the Storm by Christine Leeson
Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root
Books That Translate Into Puppet Stories
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg
Rainy Day Puddle by Ei Nakaeayashi
Dress the bear: raincoat, rainhat, boots, umbrella
Props to use: boots & umbrella, raincoat
Song: “Leaky Umbrella” from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song… or Mr. Sun by Raffi
Five Little Raindrops (v.1)
Five little raindrops
Up in the sky
One fell down and waved, "Bye-bye"
(repeat until none are left)
Five Little Raindrops (v.2)
Five little raindrops dancing on the walk
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, that's the way they talk
Out comes the sun, shining in the sky
There goes a raindrop! Swishhhhhhhh --- bye, bye!
(repeat until none are left)
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Rain rain, go away
_____ (puppet) wants to go and play!
Raindrop, Raindrop, What Do You See?
Raindrop, raindrop, what do you see?
I see a gray cloud looking at me.
Gray cloud, gray cloud, what do you see?
I see an umbrella looking at me.
Umbrella, umbrella, what do you see?
I see a white cloud looking at me.
White cloud, white cloud, what do you see?
I see a yellow sun looking at me.
Yellow sun, yellow sun, what do you see?
I see a rainbow looking at me.
We're Stomping in the Rain
(Tune of "Farmer in the Dell")
We’re stomping in the rain
We’re stomping in the rain
We can’t go yet
We must get wet!
We’re stomping in the rain
Repeat with hopping, splashing, twirling, etc.
Who Likes Rain?
(Tune of "Three Blind Mice")
Who likes rain, who likes rain.
Ducks like rain, ducks like rain. Quack, quack, quack…
Ducks like rain, ducks like rain.
Walking in the Rain
(Tune of "London Bridgei is Falling Down")
Let's go walking in the rain,
In the rain, in the rain.
Let's go walking in the rain,
Early in the morning.
(Alternate verses)
Feel the raindrops; splash, splash, splash...
Hide under the umbrella; umbrella, umbrella...
Jump in puddles with our boots...
See the rainbow, shining bright...
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
James and the Rain by Karla Kuskin
Molly and the Storm by Christine Leeson
Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root
Books That Translate Into Puppet Stories
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg
Rainy Day Puddle by Ei Nakaeayashi
Dress the bear: raincoat, rainhat, boots, umbrella
Props to use: boots & umbrella, raincoat
Song: “Leaky Umbrella” from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song… or Mr. Sun by Raffi
Five Little Raindrops (v.1)
Five little raindrops
Up in the sky
One fell down and waved, "Bye-bye"
(repeat until none are left)
Five Little Raindrops (v.2)
Five little raindrops dancing on the walk
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, that's the way they talk
Out comes the sun, shining in the sky
There goes a raindrop! Swishhhhhhhh --- bye, bye!
(repeat until none are left)
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Rain rain, go away
_____ (puppet) wants to go and play!
Raindrop, Raindrop, What Do You See?
Raindrop, raindrop, what do you see?
I see a gray cloud looking at me.
Gray cloud, gray cloud, what do you see?
I see an umbrella looking at me.
Umbrella, umbrella, what do you see?
I see a white cloud looking at me.
White cloud, white cloud, what do you see?
I see a yellow sun looking at me.
Yellow sun, yellow sun, what do you see?
I see a rainbow looking at me.
Red Umbrella Keeps Me Dry
(Tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down")
Red umbrella keeps me dry
Keeps me dry, keeps me dry
Red umbrella keeps me dry
On a rainy day
(repeat with umbrellas of different colors)
(Tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down")
Red umbrella keeps me dry
Keeps me dry, keeps me dry
Red umbrella keeps me dry
On a rainy day
(repeat with umbrellas of different colors)
We're Stomping in the Rain
(Tune of "Farmer in the Dell")
We’re stomping in the rain
We’re stomping in the rain
We can’t go yet
We must get wet!
We’re stomping in the rain
Repeat with hopping, splashing, twirling, etc.
Who Likes Rain?
(Tune of "Three Blind Mice")
Who likes rain, who likes rain.
Ducks like rain, ducks like rain. Quack, quack, quack…
Ducks like rain, ducks like rain.
Walking in the Rain
(Tune of "London Bridgei is Falling Down")
Let's go walking in the rain,
In the rain, in the rain.
Let's go walking in the rain,
Early in the morning.
(Alternate verses)
Feel the raindrops; splash, splash, splash...
Hide under the umbrella; umbrella, umbrella...
Jump in puddles with our boots...
See the rainbow, shining bright...
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