Weather

Such a fun unit to do! There is so much literature with a weather theme and there are so many fun and simple science experiments to do relating to weather that I couldn't wait to get to this unit!

Clouds:
The Cloud Book
Little Cloud
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Make a symmetrical cloud painting by placing drops of white paint on a blue paper, then folding the paper in half, pressing down. Open he paper, add glitter to the paint areas, and there's a white puffy cloud.
Observe the clouds and draw what you see.

Rain:
Listen to the Rain
Come On, Rain
Use a rain gauge to measure rainfall.
Make it rain and learn about condensation.

Sun:
Think Cool Thoughts
Learn about evaporation by placing a dish of water in the shade and another in a sunny spot. Put a thermometer alongside the dish to introduce temperature. Observe the dishes and thermometers periodically during the day.

Snow:
The Snowy Day
Snow Pumpkin
Snow (Good easy reader book.)
Not for the faint-of-heart: Practice writing in the "snow" (using shaving cream).

Wind:
The Windy Day
Twister
Harness the power of the wind and make some fall tree pictures.

Rainbows:
All Afloat On Noah's Boat
Rainbow and You
The story of Noah (Genesis 6-9:17)
Turn on the sprinkler and go rainbow hunting.
Make a tissue paper rainbow.

Food as Weather:
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
The Israelites and Manna (Exodus 16)
Discuss the difference between fantasy and reality stories.

Extreme Weather:
The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane
Hail (Extreme Weather)
Make a storm with a tornado tube and some old bottles.
Make "tornado" art with an old salad spinner

Miscellaneous:
Weather Thematic Unit

The the rest of our kindergarten theme units here.