The Wind Blew Through Lesson Plan

What We Are Learning

wind

wind, moving air, rustle, fluff, drift

gross motor skills

using visuals

Begin your lesson by reading Like a Windy Day by Frank Asch and Devin Asch. While you’re reading, ask children to put a hand on their head if they’ve ever seen the wind do the things from the book. Then read the issue to show what else wind can do. text pairing

STEM: Blowing Clouds

Materials: empty squeeze bottles, cotton balls, blue construction paper

Let children pretend to be the wind while working on their fine-motor skills.
Tell children that they can make their own “wind”! Invite them to put out their hands. Then go around the room and squeeze the empty bottle toward each child’s hands. What do they feel? Wind! That’s because when you squeeze the bottle, the air moves out!
Then let children make wind to move the cotton ball “clouds” across the blue paper “sky”! Put cotton balls on top of construction paper, and have children squeeze bottles at the cotton balls. Ask questions like, “What happens if you squeeze the bottle hard? What if you squeeze the bottle lightly? Which makes the cloud move farther and faster?” fine motor skills

Materials: chart paper, marker

This activity lets children experience what they learned in the issue firsthand.
Remind children what they learned in the issue. How can you tell that the wind is blowing? Where might you look? Record children’s answers on chart paper. If you’d like, you can display the issue to give some hints.
Then go for a walk outside. Ask children to say “Whoosh goes the wind!” when they see something that shows that the wind is blowing. Ask guiding questions if they need help. Do they see leaves moving? Is the wind moving through their hair? Do they see a flag flapping?
When you return from your walk, show them the chart paper with their initial responses. Did they see any of those things on their walk? Did they see anything else that showed that the wind was blowing? observation