Umbrella Facts
We are on letter Uu of the gratitude alphabet.
U is for Umbrella!
What are you thankful for that begins with
the letter U?
I'm thankful for umbrellas! I use an umbrella to keep me dry in the rain!! Some children like to jump and play in the mud puddles while holding an umbrella in the rain!!
Did you know that the basic
umbrella also known as the parasol was invented by the ancient Egyptians sometime
around 1000 B.C.? The parasol/umbrella was made with colored feathers attached
to a long pole. The Egyptians would use the umbrellas/parasols to keep the sun
off of them. Sometime in the 11th century the Chinese invented the
first waterproof umbrella. Sometime in the 16th or 17th
century the rain umbrella made its way to some European countries. In the early
1750’s an English man named Jonas Hanway made the umbrella we know today popular.
He was the first male to carry an umbrella in London!
Facts about the umbrella and parasol:
1. Other names for an umbrella include a brolly, parapluie, canopy,
rainshade, and a gamp. Parasols are sometimes called sunshades. When an
umbrella is used for the snow, it is called a paraneige.
2. There are two main categories of umbrellas the straight
type and the folding type. There are many different types and styles of
umbrellas. Here is a list of some of those types:
Automatic umbrella- you can open and close with one hand.
Bubble umbrella- umbrella is more rounded.
Classic umbrella- the most common type of umbrella!
Patio umbrella- used to give you shade from the sun
3. There are over 30 million umbrellas made each year! That
is a lot of umbrellas!
4. A sombrero is a hat that is used to give you shade from
the hot sun. Sombra means shade.
5. There are over 1800 umbrella factories in China.
6. In 1851 Samuel Fox and his Fox Umbrella Frames company
made the paragon umbrella frame. The frame he made was sold on umbrellas
worldwide.
Share a fact about umbrellas with us?
Get your printable umbrella worksheet here:
Books about umbrellas and parasols:
1. Ella's Umbrellas by Jennifer Lloyd
2. Jonas Hanway's Umbrella Josh Crute
3. The Umbrella Unfurled: Its Remarkable Life and Times by
Nigel Rodgers
4. U is for umbrella Preschool Coloring Book by suuper
coolor
Parents/caretakers please make sure books are child friendly
before reading them to your child/children.
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