Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter is one of the best Rainy Day Songs for children to explore the sounds and rhythms made by the rain because it’s use of repetition is excellent for practicing tapping the ‘pitter patter, pitter patter’ quaver (1/4 note) beats, and the alliteration and repeated consonants are excellent for speech development.
If you experiment trying to make soft pitter patter sounds on a variety of percussion instruments you can make quite an impressive accompaniment to the song, which children can easily join in. It is really good for teaching them to listen carefully to the sounds and rhythms that they are making. See below for the rainy day rhythm pack, or print a copy off in our free resources section.
Pitter Patter Pitter Patter : Rain Day Songs
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Listen to the rain!
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
On the window pane.
Dropping, dropping, dropping, dropping,
Dropping on the ground.
Dripping, dripping, dripping, dripping,
Listen to the sound!
For younger children who find these activities a bit too difficult, a simple action of opening and closing the fingers against the thumb for the pitter patters and rain drops falling down (incy-wincy style) enables them to join in too.
For inspiration as to how to use Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter in the context of a music lesson, check out my rain themed music lesson plan.
Pitter Patter, Pitter Patter Rainy Day Songs Sheet Music
Oh wonderfull. They are the most favourites of my two kiddos. They just love these rhymes. Thanx.
Awesome Resources!
Thanks! Glad you found them helpful, singing about the rain is great for teaching rhythm! 🙂