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Is It Spilled Milk?

3/18/2014

Supplies:

Blue construction paper
White paint

Directions: Fold paper in half. Place small splotches of paint on one side of the paper. Fold paper over and press down. Open up paper and see what kind of cloud you created.

Read:
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
by Charles G. Shaw

*We saw a bear, a cat, a skull, and an alligator! What did you see?

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Cotton Clouds

3/18/2014

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Supplies:

Blue construction paper
Cotton balls
Glue

Directions: Gently pull and stretch the cotton balls into desired cloud shape and glue onto paper.

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Rainy Day

3/18/2014

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Supplies:

Blue construction paper
Cupcake liners
Chenille stems
Blue paint
Glue

Directions: Fold cupcake liners in half and glue onto paper. Cut a chenille stem in half and form into an umbrella handle and glue inside cupcake liner. Use fingers dipped into blue paint to create raindrops on and around umbrellas.

*Alternative: instead of paint use blue pompoms for raindrops. Great alternative for children that don't like the feel of paint on their hands.

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Rainbow Blocks

3/18/2014

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Supplies: Blocks in multiple colors
Directions: Create a rainbow with blocks

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Rain Stick

3/18/2014

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Supplies:

Plastic bottle with lid: skinny and tall
Lots of toothpicks and/or wooden skewers
Small grains: quinoa, barley, rice
Funnel

Directions: Fill bottle with toothpicks and skewers. Leave about an inch of space near the top of bottle. Using funnel pour in about an inch or so of grains. Twist lid on. Shake or turn bottom upside and listen to the sound the grains make as they fall. Through trial and error add more grains or sticks to reach the desired rain sound. Once desired rain sound is reached hot glue the lid onto the bottle.

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Wind Painting

3/18/2014

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Directions:
If paint is thick thin it out with a little bit of water or it will be very difficult to blow the paint around. Place several splotches of paint onto the paper. Use the straw to create wind that blows the paint around.

Supplies:

Construction paper
Paint
Straws

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Painting Clouds with Cotton Balls

3/18/2014

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Supplies:

Cotton balls
Clothes pins
Blue construction paper
White paint

Directions: Grip cotton ball in clothes pin. Dip cotton ball into paint. Paint clouds using the cotton ball.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Lesson Plan

3/18/2014

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Read "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett

Make your own Plate of Meatballs

Supplies Needed; Paper plate, scraps of paper, pompoms, glue, and scissors

Directions;
Give children scraps of paper, scissors and pompoms and ask them to use their creativity to create their own plate of meatballs.

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Umbrella Craft

3/18/2014

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Supplies Needed; Baking cups, pipe cleaners, glue, blue construction paper, blue paint, and scissors

Directions;
Cut pipe cleaners in half. Stick pipe cleaner through the center of the baking cup. Fold the baking cup at the center to create a half circle, and glue it to your paper. Repeat as many times as desired. Finally paint rain drops on you paper and allow to dry.

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