Tornadoes & Hurricanes

Tuesday and Wednesday we studied tornadoes and hurricanes. We read books about them, wrote research reports about them, and watched some video about them. We even acted out the parts of a hurricane--the eye, eye wall, and spiral bands-- as a class. The children were very fascinated by the storm chaser segment of one video we watched so we set-up a dramatic play storm chaser center the next day. Other centers included wind painting, building hurricane- proof houses, tornadoes in a jar, and wild weather collages.