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CURRICULUM & LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 1 HOURS * LEVEL 1​

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in the Classroom

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Listen to the Rain Lesson Plan Example
Listen to the Rain Rainstick
Age Group: Infant/Mobile Infant
Objectives:
  • Students will react to new sounds
CDA Competency Standard II.4.3a
  • Activities and materials encourage children to develop their senses
a)      Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch experiences are encouraged through a variety of developmentally appropriate materials and activities
Picture
Listen to the Rain Rainstick
Materials:  
  • Listen to the Rain book by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by James Endicott
  • Empty water bottle
  • Toothpicks
  • Cornmeal, lentils, beans, or beads
Procedure: 
  1. Create a rain stick by putting toothpicks and cornmeal into an empty water bottle. Cover the outside of the bottle with colored duct tape (optional). Read Listen to the Rain to students.
  2. Upon finishing the book, tip the rain stick upside down slowly, letting students listen to the noise that it makes. Do this several times, watching for their reaction and excitement to the new noise.
Assessment:  
Assess student’s reactions to the noise. Did you notice a change in eye movement, kicking of the feet, or cooing? Record the reactions and make detailed note of them to send home with parents. For example, you may write “Johnny was so delighted by the sound of the rainstick at story time that he kicked his feet and cooed loudly each time that he heard it!” Perhaps give the parents instructions to make their own rainstick if they are interested.

    Listen to the Rain Worksheet (3/5)

    Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in the Classroom