Rainfall Tracking Worksheet

Playing in the rain is always a fun summer activity, but why not add an educational twist to the playtime with a fun printable rainfall tracking worksheet. Gather a few simple supplies from around the house, place the worksheet in a clear protector sheet to help keep it dry and send the kids out into the backyard to learn about the rain where they will practice on a few educational skills such as observation, data collecting, graphing, recording, and prediction. Include a simple lesson on the importance of rain, like rain gives the grass and plants a drink which helps them grow, and a lesson on the water cycle to make it a full easy lesson, and a lesson on time, so they understand how often they need to take their rain measurements. Older children can watch the local weather forecast and see how their measurements relate to those reported on the weather or the child can be the weatherperson and give an account of the day's weather and the amount of rainfall that was measured in the backyard. Learning is better when it is fun, and there is no better time to go out and learn about the environment around us than on a rainy day.