Windy Day Watch
What you need
- a light scarf to hold up in the wind
How to do it
- Step outside on a windy day, stand still and feel where the wind is coming from: on your faces, on your backs?
- Hold the scarf up high by one end and watch which way it flies, then turn round and try again.
- Look around together for other things the wind is moving: trees, washing, clouds, leaves.
- Run with the wind behind you, then turn and run into it. Which is harder?
Why it matters
Nobody can see the wind, but a scarf that tugs and trees that bend let them find out about it anyway.
What they're learning
- Feeling the wind
- On cheeks, in hair, at their back.
- Watching for clues
- The scarf shows which way it blows.
- Running into it
- Pushing against something they can't see.
What to look for
Notice them turning to face the wind to make the scarf fly higher.
A tip
Hold the scarf by one end, never round anyone's neck, and keep away from roads and from trees with loose branches when the wind is strong.
Make it easier or harder
Easier: stand still together, holding the scarf, and watch it dance
Harder: count the things you can see moving in the wind, then the things staying still
