RAINSTICKS

This rainstick lesson plan isn't just about making art; it's about understanding Native American symbols and culture. Kids read about the use of rainsticks and why specific symbols were used to decorate them. They then make their own...

Second graders read a book together as a class about the rainstick and then use their creativity to design their own. They then will be able to see the connection between the sounds of the rainforest and their own rainstick.

Learners explore their family traditions through interview, art, and creative writing. They take home the included interview sheet to learn more about their ancestral celebrations and use a map to identify where their ancestors came...

Learners research the history of the rainstick and learn how it was originally made. They comprehend the use of the rainstick in various cultures. Students create a replica rainstick and decorate it in authentic Native American designs.

Students construct a rainstick. In this music lesson, students investigate the history of the rainstick by reading the book Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema. Students express their feelings about the rain and create...

Second graders listen to a read aloud of Sandra Robinson's, The Rainstick, a Fable. They make a rainstick of their own. They compare the sounds of the rainstick with those of the rainforest.

Young scholars create a rainstick decorated with repeated patterns of shape and color, out of paper towel tubes.

Students create their own set of rainsticks. Using a pattern they designed, they make the sticks out of tubing and toothpicks. They place a combination of dried beans and rice inside and then decorate the outside of the stick. They...

Students create rainsticks. In this rainstick lesson, students use rainsticks as instruments to create the soothing sounds of rain. This lesson contains the directions to creating large and small rainsticks. 

Second graders read about how rice grows in water and make a rainstick when they are done. In this rice lesson plan, 2nd graders make a rain stick out of rice, posterboard, scissors, glue, and a cardboard tube.