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Rubric (Out of 5 points): Cross-Curricular
Extensions Science Extension Art Extension English Extension Kindergarten
Math extension by SCA Master teacher, Beth Blaskowitz, Blaney Elementary
School
Have students tell
or write a story about what they think might happen if it stopped raining in South
Carolina.
Music Extension
Have the students develop movements to act out The
Raindrops Journey Song while they are singing it. Words &
Music by Karey Santos.
Have students examine a drop of pond water under a microscope and then pose
the question “What is living and nonliving in the drop of water?” Water is nonliving,
but each drop contains living things.
Create rainmakers using toilet paper or paper towel rolls, tape or fabric
and rubber bands (to cap the ends of rolls), and materials to place inside the
rolls (rice, dried beans, paper clips, etc.). Let students experiment with different
materials to produce the most realistic sounding rainmaker. Introduce the art
activity by reading Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault; ISBN number 0-8050-0682-
Read the book Water Dance by Thomas Locker. Before turning to the
last page, ask the students “What am I?” (Answer: water). Read the book Rain
by Manya Stojic. Discuss which body parts enabled each animal to sense the
arrival of a rainstorm. Which sense did each animal use? Which sense can the
students use when it is raining?