I hear thunder
Hark! don't you?
Hark! don't you?
Pitter-patter raindrops
Pitter-patter raindrops
I'm soaked through
So are you!
Some children are afraid of loud noises, and thunder in particular, so this rhyme offers a great opportunity to explore that fear and find ways to deal with it. In fact, chanting the rhyme, very loudly, on wet and potentially stormy days can even make thunder 'fun' rather than scary.
Rhyme time
Introduce the rhyme to the children and encourage them to observe the actions that accompany the words and try them out themselves:
- Start with one hand cupped around one ear 'listening', and then change hands and ears as the words change to 'Hark! Don't you?'
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