The Wind: Part 1
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Resources/Assessment
ACELT1585 English / Year 1 / Literature / Examining
literature
Listen to, recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and
songs, imitating and inventing sound patterns including
alliteration and rhyme:
ACSIS025 Science / Year 1 / Science Inquiry Skills /
Participate in different types of guided investigations to
explore and answer questions, such as manipulating
materials, testing ideas, and accessing information sources
exploring different ways of solving science questions
Col 1 Listens attentively and considers the contributions and
viewpoints of others when sharing own ideas and opinions.
Books about Wind: “When the
Wind Changed” by Ruth Park and
Deborah Niland (Illutstrator), “Bag
in the Wind” by Ted Kooser, Barry
Root (Illustrator), “If the Wind
Changes” Steve Smallman
Talk about weather...
1. How do you feel when it is windy?
2. What activities do you like to do in the wind?
3. Where do you think wind comes from?
Prepare a presentation on information
gathered in appropriate forms
Write, draw, paint and display
information on weather
Kite Activities and Wind Theme Circle Time Ideas
Introduction to the Lesson:
Read “The Wind Blew” by Pat Hutchins. Discuss the
wind, how you cannot see it. Talk about/show blowing
a balloon up and letting the air out of the balloon. What
are things that can be blown around in the wind such
as leaves, trees, paper, hair, kites, balloons etc.?
Record them on chart. “What the wind can blow……..”
Have the children draw a picture of something being
blown by the wind. As each child completes his/her
picture, ask him/her to tell you about it. Label them to
be put on the chart.
Some of the sheets which are repeats, connect them
into a book, design a cover and write the authors and
illustrators names. Read it to the class and keep it in
the classroom library.
Experiment:
Which Objects Will the Wind Move?
Set up the box fan in a safe position.
Have the children select classroom items to
investigate, including the ones already. (In the
resources column)
Choose a student to take an item to put in from of the
fan. Show hands, will the item be blown, will it move or
blow away etc. Allow the children to set the objects
down in the wind or in front of the fan. Have them
observe whether or not the wind moves the objects.
Things which blow and those which do not blow- or roll.
Record the results on a chart. How could the fan move
the items in the moving part of the chart (they are light
items) Why did the others roll or not move (they are
heavy).
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Box safety fan
Pencil, Styrofoam cups, plates,
tissues, heavy ball e.g. soccer ball,
paper, pen, pencil sharpener.
Discuss activities usually carried
out in the wind, flying kites.
Choose books about weather and
glean information from each
source.
Books about Wind:
“When the Wind Changed” by Ruth
Park and Deborah Niland
(Illutstrator)
“Bag in the Wind” by Ted Kooser,
Discuss this with relation to the wind. Why can the wind
move some objects and not others? Emphasize this
idea by asking the children why they think the wind
could move some objects, but not others. The children
should conclude that the wind moves lighter objects.
Paper Bag Kites
Materials Needed: lunch paper bags, markers, crayons
and stickers to decorate.
The children decorate their bags. Put a hole in the bag
with a hole punch, strengthen with sticky tape or circle
tabs (so bag does not tear) Put string or wool in the
hole. Add streamers to the bottom of the bag. Take the
paper-bag kites outside and try to fly- try running with
the bags to catch the wind.
Closing: Sing/learn the song Wind, Wind. Display on
the interactive whiteboard with pictures of windy
weather.
Barry Root (Illustrator)
“If the Wind Changes” Steve
Smallman
Brown lunch bags, coloured
textas, crayons, strands of crepe
paper for a tail.
WIND, WIND
Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Songs Written for interactive
Wind, wind, blow the clouds
Fast across the sky.
Blow the branches back and forth
In the trees so high.
Elizabeth Scofield
WINDY
Tune: “Bingo”
There’s a weather
That I like
And Windy
Is it’s name-o.
W-I-N-D-Y,
W-I-N-D-Y,
W-I-N-D-Y,
And Windy
Is it’s name-o!
Adapted Traditional
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Whiteboard.
The Wind (Second Lesson)
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ACELA1447 English Text structure and organisation
Understand that the purposes texts serve shape their structure
in predictable ways: using different types of texts, for example
procedures (making a windmill)
ACELT1585 English Examining literature
Listen to, recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and
songs, imitating and inventing sound patterns including
alliteration and rhyme: listening to and performing simple haiku
poems about familiar topics such as nature and the seasons
ACSIS029 Science Communicating
Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a
variety of ways such as oral and written language, drawing
engaging in whole class or guided small group discussions to
share observations and ideas
Con2: Uses and justifies a variety of methods to plan, organise
and complete tasks, and continually reflects when evaluating
the quality of their work.
Introduction/Discussion: Review the lessons from The
previous lesson – recall what is already known about the
wind. Have a general talk about cyclones and windy
storms (try to keep to the facts and not create fear) show
some photos showing what high winds can cause.
Sing yesterday’s songs. Introduce today’s poem with the
movements.
Books about Wind:
“When the Wind Changed” by
Ruth Park and Deborah Niland
(Illutstrator), “Bag in the Wind”
by Ted Kooser, Barry Root
(Illustrator), “If the Wind
Changes” Steve Smallman.
Interactive Poem: The Wind is
full of tricks today.
Pictures of blowing wind
including cyclones to display on
the interactive whiteboard.
The Wind is Full of Tricks Today.
The wind is full of tricks today (make sweeping
motion with one hand).
It blew my Daddy’s hat away (pretend to sweep hat
off head).
It chased our paper down the street (one hand
chases other around).
It almost blew us off our feet (jump up and down)!
It makes the trees and bushes dance (raise arms and
dance).
Just listen to it howl and prance (cup hand to ear)!
Traditional
Activity:
Make a Windmill –
Cut around the square on the lines.
Give each child a windmill pattern and some textas.
Encourage the children to be creative and decorate both
sides of the pinwheel.
Then give each child a pair of scissors and direct them to
cut along the dotted lines to the center.
Explain that they should not cut the circle in the middle.
Use a pencil (or pen) to poke holes in the four small
circles of each pattern.
Poke a hole through a straw (near the top).
Fold the four points of the square towards the middle so
Class set of:
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Print the windmill
pattern for each child
on cardboard.
Split pin for each
windmill.
Large straws
Class set of scissors.
that the small holes meet and line up. Push a paper
fastener through all of the holes.
Put the straw on the paper fastener.
Flatten out the ends of the paper fastener in opposite
directions.
Give each child their own decorated windmill and take
them outside to try them out.
Lesson Close: Class, shared procedural text. How to
make a windmill.
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Shared Procedural Text:
How to make a windmill