April showers bring May flowers! Wouldn't it be fun to make our own rain sounds and get to do some fun counting!
What is our theme? Rain Sticks
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
The overall purpose of this lesson is to expand your child's counting abilities through artistic expression.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PK.CC.4 Count many kinds of concrete objects and actions up to ten, recognizing the “one more”, “one less” patterns, using one-to-one correspondence, and accurately count as many as seven things in a scattered configuration.
K.CC.4. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
Learning Outcomes:
To have a better understanding of one to one correspondence where they count multiple objects.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/tbFGojJxqoo - Signing in the Rain Song and dance
Materials:
Paper towel tube
Rice, beads, beans, (anything small you have around the house to put inside).
Two elastics
Plastic wrap or fabric (anything to keep the ends closed.
Markers, craysons, paint (something to decorate the outside of your rain stick)
Activity (Procedure):
-Decorate the outside of the paper towel tube. This can be done with markers, crayons, paint or you can glue things to the outside. (If you glue or paint you will have to wait for it to dry before moving onto step 2
-Wrap the plastic wrap or whatever you choose around one of the openings of the paper towel tube.
-Wrap the elastic around to hold it in place.
-Fill the tube less than half way with the rice.
-Seal up the other end of the tube with the plastic wrap and elastic.
-Gently shake or turn over slowly to make the rain sound!
Activity Wrap Up:
Listen to the signing in the rain song and see if you can do the dance while shaking your rain stick.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
While picking out what to put in the rain stick have your child count each bean or rock or whatever you choose to put in it.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can make more than one and put different things in each to compare the sounds each one makes.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you are afraid the contents inside the rain stick will spill out you can use glue and glue a circle piece of cardboard to each end before you wrap
What is our theme? Rain Sticks
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
The overall purpose of this lesson is to expand your child's counting abilities through artistic expression.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
PK.CC.4 Count many kinds of concrete objects and actions up to ten, recognizing the “one more”, “one less” patterns, using one-to-one correspondence, and accurately count as many as seven things in a scattered configuration.
K.CC.4. Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.
a. When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.
b. Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
c. Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.
Learning Outcomes:
To have a better understanding of one to one correspondence where they count multiple objects.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/tbFGojJxqoo - Signing in the Rain Song and dance
Materials:
Paper towel tube
Rice, beads, beans, (anything small you have around the house to put inside).
Two elastics
Plastic wrap or fabric (anything to keep the ends closed.
Markers, craysons, paint (something to decorate the outside of your rain stick)
Activity (Procedure):
-Decorate the outside of the paper towel tube. This can be done with markers, crayons, paint or you can glue things to the outside. (If you glue or paint you will have to wait for it to dry before moving onto step 2
-Wrap the plastic wrap or whatever you choose around one of the openings of the paper towel tube.
-Wrap the elastic around to hold it in place.
-Fill the tube less than half way with the rice.
-Seal up the other end of the tube with the plastic wrap and elastic.
-Gently shake or turn over slowly to make the rain sound!
Activity Wrap Up:
Listen to the signing in the rain song and see if you can do the dance while shaking your rain stick.
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
While picking out what to put in the rain stick have your child count each bean or rock or whatever you choose to put in it.
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can make more than one and put different things in each to compare the sounds each one makes.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you are afraid the contents inside the rain stick will spill out you can use glue and glue a circle piece of cardboard to each end before you wrap
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