Don't Rain on My Parade / Olive Hiccups It Up
From Elinor Wonders Why · 2025
23 minPre-KK1stScience
Summary
Parade day is coming, and so are clouds — the kids learn how weather forecasts help people prepare and make a rain plan just in case. Then Olive gets the hiccups on stage and the friends investigate what hiccups actually are.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
You can't stop the rain — but you can be ready for it.
- How did the forecast help the kids plan the parade?
- What clues in the sky hint that rain is coming?
- What is a hiccup? What did the kids try to stop Olive's?
- How has a weather report changed your family's plans?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: forecast, weather, prepare, clouds, hiccup.
Try it: Check today's forecast and vote: will it be right? Verify tomorrow.
Try it: Make a backup plan for an outdoor class activity — what's your rain plan?