Use this quick and fun energizer to grab attention and bring energy up and down.
This can also be considered a music experience as youth create rhythm and sound.
Step 1
- Say, “There is so much music that takes place in nature. We’re going to all replicate the sounds of a rainstorm.”
- Ask, “What are all the different sounds you hear during a rainstorm?”
- Examples: slow drips, heavy rain, thunder, etc.
Step 2
- Ask youth to form a circle.
- Say, “We’re going to create our rainstorm using just our hands and feet. Let’s start with slow drips. Use your hands and feet to make soft dripping sounds like rain drops.”
- Model this by rubbing your hands together, making little snaps with your fingers and/or light taps from your feet.
- Allow youth to make their own sounds with their hands and feet.
- Say, “Now it’s turned into a steady rain! Let’s hear what that sounds like.”
- Model this by making steady pats with your hands on your knees or legs or taps from your feet.
- Allow youth to make their own sounds.
- Say, “Now the rain is heavy and there is some thunder! Let’s hear what that sounds like.”
- Model this by making heavier pats, claps or stomps with your hands together and on your knees or legs or stomps from your feet.
- Allow youth to make their own sounds.
- Say, “Now the rain is starting to get lighter. Let’s hear what that sounds like.”
- Model this by making slower and softer pats with your hands on your knees or legs, or taps from your feet.
- Allow youth to make their own sounds.
- Say, “Now only little drops are left. Let’s hear what that sounds like.”
- Model this by rubbing your hands together, going back to snaps and gentle pats.
- Allow youth to make their own sounds.
- Say, “Now the rain has stopped. Let’s hear what that sounds like.”
- Wait for all sounds to stop.
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