It's Raining, It's Pouring

There was quite a buzz about the weather today. The kids were so interested in the nonstop rain that has been occurring this afternoon that we took an opportunity to talk about predictions and some other weather we may experience.

Before diving into a deeper discussion about the rain, we first took a poll of the temperature. The question was:

"Was it hot or cold on your way to school today?"

All of the kids agreed that it was cold walking into school today.

"I had to wear a coat!"

"Yeah, I didn't wear a coat and I was cold."

"I'm cold now!"

"It's cold outside and it's so rainy."

After talking about our current weather, the kids were then asked:

"What do you think it will be tomorrow?"

While some friends think it might be sunny, others were not convinced.

"It's going to be cold and rainy!"
"Yeah, so cold."
"It's chilly!"

Lastly, the kids took some time to draw what they think the rain looks like

L used straight and squiggly lines to depict the rain he saw outside.

"The rain comes down like this. It is a lot of rain! Look, this is the lightning in the storm!"

O on the other hand took a different approach and created a big fluffy storm cloud.

"It's a cloud. The rain is here."

Making predictions can be a difficult skill, but with a topic like weather it becomes a little more concrete of a concept. We are all anxious to see who predicted the right kind of weather.

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