The Wind Blew Extension Activities

Wind Walk

Select a gusty day and look for signs of the wind.

Materials

• "Who Has Seen the Wind?"
• jar of bubbles, bubble wand
• balloons
• crepe-paper streamers or scarves
• trash bags

Teaching the Lesson

Who Has Seen the Wind
By Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

1. Begin by reading aloud the poem “Who Has Seen the Wind?” by Christina Rossetti. Ask: What happened when the wind was passing through?
2. Look out a window or sit in a sheltered area outside. Ask: Can you see the wind? Encourage children to explain how they know the wind is there.
3. Ask: Which direction is the wind blowing? Is it difficult to tell?
4. Once outside, lead the class in these activities.
   • Run with the wind.
   • Run into the wind. Which is easier?
   • Run faster than the wind. Slower.
   • Skip with the wind. Jump. Hop.
   • Stand still and move your arms like the wind.
   • Twirl and whirl like the wind.
   • Wet a finger and hold it up in the air. What do you feel? (The wind will cool one side as it passes by.)
5. Provide streamers to run with and balloons to chase. Blow bubbles. Which way do they go? (Use the bags to collect balloons before going back inside.)