Language Focus: Rain, family members (daddy, mommy, brother, sister, baby)


Classroom Benefits: Rain Rain Go Away is a classic tune children sing on rainy days. This Super Simple Songs version is a great fingerplay song that also helps children learn family member terms.


Lyrics and actions:

Rain, Rain. (Move your fingers down like falling rain.)
Go away. (Push your hands out, as if you were pushing the rain away.)
Come again another day. (Make a "come here" motion with your hands.)
DADDY wants to play. (Hold up your hand showing all five fingers and point to your thumb.)
Rain, rain, go away. (Move your fingers down and then push away the rain.)

Rain, Rain.
Go away.
Come again another day.
MOMMY wants to play. (Hold up your hand showing all five fingers and point to your index finger.)
Rain, rain, go away.

Rain, Rain.
Go away.
Come again another day.
BROTHER wants to play. (Hold up your hand showing all five fingers and point to your middle finger.)
Rain, rain, go away.

Rain, Rain.
Go away.
Come again another day.
SISTER wants to play. (Hold up your hand showing all five fingers and point to your ring finger.)
Rain, rain, go away.

Rain, Rain.
Go away.
Come again another day.
BABY wants to play. (Hold up your hand showing all five fingers and point to your pinky finger.)
Rain, rain, go away.

Rain, Rain.
Go away.
Come again another day.
ALL THE FAMILY wants to play. (Hold up your hand and wiggle all five fingers.)
Rain, rain, go away.

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