March just ended--but Monday was the beginning of our new year for Poppins Book Nook! We kicked off the year with the theme of Weather. I found some really great books to read with the boys this past month...some old and some new, but all very full of anything weather related! The boys are big weather fanatics and they are more than happy to work on anything relating to meteorology or weather in general.
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Exploring Weather Books
Written by Judi Barrett
Admit it. This is a total go-to book when studying weather because it's just so much fun! If you haven't not made your acquaintance with the history of the town of Chewandswallow, you definitely need to go to the library and snag this book. The boys loved it--especially Baby Britches as this was his first time hearing it. The pictures are awesome and open up a lot of discussion. When we were done, I had the boys draw a photo of what they would want for their ideal "weather" meal. Little Britches wanted soda rain, hotdog hail, and ketchup and mustard clouds. With french fry lightning. Baby Britches wanted mashed potatoes and gravy clouds and macaroni rain. You can definitely dive deep into the imagination with this book!
by Gail Gibbons
This is a lovely book we found at the library that teaches all about how weather forecasting works. The pictures take us behind the seasons through the seasons and show the process that goes on when the men and women of the weather teams work to bring us the latest information. With straightforward text and colorful pictures, this behind-the-scenes look at a modern (well, as of the 90's anyway) weather station answers basic questions kids ask most, and makes weather forecasting more fun and accessible than ever. The boys really liked learning about all of this and found the book very informative, but fun. I think it would be a good one to actually have in your personal science library because it was very well done.
Written by Sandra Markle
This is a very sweet book that explores what happens when it rains by following a child as they play in the rain. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is sweet, but informative. The boys loved the photos and they liked the little tidbits of information the story gave--especially about worms. They love learning about worms.
A Walk in the Rain
Written by Ursel Scheffler
This is a hard to find book, but our library had it. It is a super sweet book about a little boy who visits his grandma's house. They buy him new rain gear in bright colors and he's eager for the first rain so he can wear it and walk in the rain. One day it does rain, and the book explores the rainy world with him as he adventures out in it with his grandma.
By Bruce McMillan
This book is a great and beautiful study of weather patterns and and clouds that appear in the earth's atmosphere. The photos are all real-life and very well done. We like reviewing the different types of clouds in the sky and the levels of atmosphere. I will remember this book for any future weather studies because it was very informative.
Written by Marion Dane Bauer
I really loved this sweet book. I have always used this old saying to describe March and it was fun to read a book that follows it. "March comes in with a roar. He rattles your windows and scratches at your door..." In this adjective rich story, March, personified as a lion, enters a boy's cozy home and leaves a trail of snow flurries and muddy footprints. The boy observes the pouncing, howling, growling lion until in comes the lamb on the crest of a huge sneeze. Escorted by grass, flowers, sunshine, showers, and animal babies, the lamb brings forth spring. It was a great book that really showcased the kind of March that we have had here in Kentucky this year! It would be easy to take this book and turn it into a fun craft, but we didn't.
Written by Franklyn M. Branley
This is a great book for your child to read on his or her own about weather, but we chose to read it aloud together. The boys loved the name of this book because they guessed that it was going to be all about storms--their favorite kind of weather. They were right of course. It was a science book which goes through creation of a storm following it as it arrives on an island. There are charts and informative illustrations to teach about things like air pressure and lightning. The pictures are very kid friendly and cute. It is a great one to add to your weather book collection.
Here are few more books that are weather related:
Exploring Weather Activities
Regardless, I loved that there were more than one level of packs, so that I could use one for my 4 1/2 year old and a different one for my 9 year old. The boys really enjoyed doing the activities from this set--especially Baby Britches as it was full of his favorite things: cutting, pasting, and playing games!
Here are some photos of the activities we used in the packs:
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| Reviewing odds and evens |
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Exploring with a Weather Craft
I actually did a craft for this month! I was inspired by a darling little cloud man that Falling Into First created as part of her weather packet. I couldn't get the directions without buying the activity pack (which I didn't need), so I decided to make my own version.
Here are some photos of the making of Cotton Cloud Man by the boys...
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| The supplies needed |
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| Goofy boy...always a ham for the camera |
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| Hard at work on his cloud feet |
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| Tearing up the cotton for the cloud base |
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| These boys would NOT take a good photo. Baby Britches wanted his cloud man to dance... |
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| Little Britches chose to forgo the cotton covered base and decided he needed a cotton beard instead. |
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Ready to Explore More Weather Books and Activities?
Here are many more great posts from my fellow PBN collaborators that you can check out:
Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots
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Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope that we've given you some new books to check out and that you will try my cloud man craft! If you do, make sure you let me know! I'd love to see it! Join us next month when we explore the Poppins Book Nook theme that we know best...On the Farm!!
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