Help young patrons discover this invisible reality that they need to live.
- Take out a large balloon.
- What do we do with a balloon like this? [Blow it up. Demonstrate blowing up the balloon.]
- What did I
Help young patrons discover this invisible reality that they need to live.
- Take out a large balloon.
- What do we do with a balloon like this? [Blow it up. Demonstrate blowing up the balloon.]
- What did I blow into the balloon?
- Where did the air in the balloon come from?
- We have air inside us. We breathe it into our lungs. Then we breathe it out again.
- Have the children take a deep breath, then slowly exhale. Have them put their hands in front of their faces as they breathe out, so they can feel the air.
- Animals and plants need air too. Air is a mixture of many things we cannot see. One of these is oxygen. We need oxygen to live.
- Why can't we see air? [It is invisible.]
- Talk about what it feels like to be outside on a breezy day.
- Air and wind are mysterious. We can hear the wind. [You can let air out of the balloon.] We can feel the wind blow against us. We can see what the wind can do. But, we cannot see the wind itself. It is mysterious.
The Wind Blew, by Pat Hutchins
The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White's umbrella, Priscilla's balloon, the twins' scarves, even the wig on the judge's head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed its mind! With rhyming verse and colorful illustrations, Pat Hutchins takes us on a merry chase that 