Happy Wednesday!

I enjoyed the sunshine yesterday afternoon.  I went outside for a little bit to get some fresh air and exercise.   Today, we are supposed to be back to cloudy skies and perhaps some for tomorrow.  In March, we usually receive a lot of rain.  We need the rain for the green grass to grow.  The rain will help the spring flowers grow.  My activities for you for today and tomorrow are about rain.

Story:  The story that I had planned to read to you today is The Rain Came Down by David Shannon.  You can see the story here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV8snbVhXKU  How do the people in the story feel when the rain is coming down?  Do they act differently when the sun shines?  How?

Science Activity:  You can use items that you have in your house to make rain in a jar.  You will need a jar or clear glass, a plate, ice cubes and hot water.  Have your grown-up put some hot water in the jar about half full.  You can put the ice cubes on the plate and carefully put the plate on top of the jar.  Now watch as the warm air in the jar mixes with the cool air from the ice cubes on the plate.  It will take a little while.  Do you see rain drops on the glass?  You might be able to see a little cloud in the jar as well.

Art Activity:  If it is raining outside today or tomorrow, you can let the rain help you make a pretty picture.  You will need paper and markers.  Draw a picture or scribble (yes, I said scribble) using markers.  When you are finished, put the paper on a tray or cookie sheet.   Place the tray outside in the rain.  Check on it in a few minutes.  What happened to the colors? Here's my picture.  I'll put it in the rain and show you what happens.

Name Printing:  Don't forget to keep printing your name.  Start with an uppercase letter and make the rest with lower case letters.  

Counting Challenge:  Find 20 of something in your house.  Lay them out and count them.  Ask your grown-up to take a picture of it and send it to my email or post it in the comment section.  Let's see how many different things we can find to count.

I will have more stories and activities next week.  Check in on Monday.  April is book month at Redeemer.  I will be sharing my favorite books and authors.  Have a great day!