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Children will explore the properties of wind.

Science Focus: types of weather

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

• In this classic book, the wind grabs various things as it blows around a town.
• Rhyming text and funny illustrations make this story a favorite.

• Read the book aloud, having kids follow along with a finger to touch each word.
• After reading each spread, repeat the rhyming word pair, having children find and point to the rhyming words (go/blow, fly/by, sway/today).

Skill: predict and observe

Materials: precut strips of construction paper (about 3" X 12"), tape, small fan, variety of small objects

• Why does the wind move some things more than others? What is the diff erence between a breeze and a gust? Find out with this simple experiment.
• Tape several strips of paper to a low table so that they hang over the side. Then tape small objects of various weights to the end of the strips, for example, a feather, a crayon, a cotton swab, and a penny. Leave one strip plain.
• Place a small fan on the fl oor in front of the strips and turn it on. Which strips move the most? Which strips don’t move as much?
• Then try turning the fan to a higher speed. What happens? Kids will see that wind moves lighter items the most, and the stronger the wind, the more it moves things.