Today, my colleague, Ed, and I visited Wing Lake Developmental Center to do a multi-sensory lesson on the changes in the water cycle during winter for children and young adults with multiple impairments. Be sure to check out my page Adapted and Inclusive Programs for general sensory program plans. Here's what we did today:
We talked about what we like in the winter time (snow, sledding, hot chocolate!) and what changes we might see in the weather.
ASL sign song: "Weather Song" (tune: "London Bridge is Falling Down")
Signs learned: RAIN, SNOW, and WIND
See the rain come falling down, falling down, falling down
See the rain come falling down on this rainy day.
See the snow come floating down, floating down, floating down
See the snow come floating down on a snowy day.
Feel the way the wind does blow, wind does blow, wind does blow
Feel the way the wind does blow on this windy day.
(Source: Storytime Stuff)
Story: This is the Rain by Lola Schaefer (a nice rhythmic informational story to introduce the water cycle) Since some of these students had low vision, we were very descriptive of the story's illustrations.
Now what happens when the air gets colder and the rain turns to snow? We asked the students to help us put together our flannel snowman!
Flannel rhyme: "Chubby Little Snowman" (Don't forget your bunny puppet to nibble the carrot nose!)
Chubby little snowman
Had a carrot nose
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny
Looking for some lunch
Ate the little snowman's nose
Nibble, nibble, crunch!
Story: Best in Snow by April Pulley Sayre
One of us brought around multi-sensory experiences to the students while the other one read the story. These were especially enjoyed by the students with low vision and those craving extra sensory input. This simple story is beautifully illustrated with photographs that depict the changes in precipitation during the winter. We added these elements to those pictures:
Cooling breeze: a portable fan blowing over the audience
Clouds: bin of cotton balls
Snow: bin of artificial snow (non-toxic mixture purchased on Amazon)
Squirrel with snow on his nose: squirrel puppet with a few sprinkles of our "snow"
Duck with snow on his wings: large green and yellow feathers to touch
Snow shapes: indoor snowballs ("crunchy" fabric snowballs also purchased on Amazon)
Ice on the trees: bin of ice
Sun: portable daylight lamp
Ice melting and dripping: rain stick
Mushy, gushy soil: bin of dirt, leaves and sticks
Song: "Winter Pokey"
You put your mittens in,
You put your mittens out.
You put your mittens in,
And you shake them all about.
You do the winter pokey (shiver)
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
You put your boots in...
You put your warm hat in...
You put your snowsuit in...
(Source: Perpetual Preschool)
We used pieces of bubble wrap to apply our white "snow" paint in addition to cotton swabs. Some liked using their fingers, too! A fun, simple craft for those with varying fine motor abilities.
(Inspiration: http://gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2016/01/bubble-wrap-snowy-tree-kid-craft.html)
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