Rain Rain Go Away
This rainy weather ESL lesson reviews rain, umbrellas, coats and boots through the Rain Rain Go Away song. Children count characters, match rainy-day clothing and dress a paper doll for wet weather. They design an umbrella and join an indoor hunt to find and count hidden umbrella shapes.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children sing Rain Rain Go Away and discuss rainy-day clothing, then number people in the song's windows and match umbrellas, coats and boots on a worksheet. The second lesson has children design and decorate their own umbrella, dress a paper doll for rainy weather, and go on an Umbrella Hunt counting how many they find, finishing with a discussion about what they do on rainy days.
Target language
- • What do you wear when it rains?
- • Counting
- • Rainy-day vocabulary
- • 'I found...'
Key vocabulary
- rain
- umbrella
- puddle
- wet
- cloud
- grey
- splash
- rainbow
- shower
- drizzle
Speaking questions students answer
- • Do you like rainy days?
- • What do you wear when it rains?
- • How many umbrellas did you find?
- • What do you do when it rains?
- • What colour is your umbrella?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Sing Rain Rain Go Away and count along, match rainy-day clothing items, design an umbrella and go on an umbrella hunt. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.