What is the weather? Topic: Listening/Speaking (kindergarten) Standard: Increases vocabulary to reflect a growing range of . A week long lesson on weather Jennifer Beal
Mar 27, 2015
What is the weather?
Topic: Listening/Speaking (kindergarten)
Standard: Increases vocabulary to reflect a growing
range of interests and knowledge.
A week long lesson on weather
Jennifer Beal
What is weather? What is weather? What is the sun? What is rain? Who has seen snow? What does the wind do?
Objectives
Students will demonstrate difference between sunny, rainy, windy, and snowy
A. By written description in Content Journal using at least 3 words/term
B. By titling pictures shown in PowerPoint correctly 8/10 times
Materials Content journal Heat lamp Sheet Misting bottle Water pitcher White confetti
Access to sprinkler Student swimsuits Access to walk-in freezer Weather website:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Types of weather
S u n ny C lo u d y R a in y W in dy S n o w y
T yp e s o f w e a th er
Day 1: A sunny day How does sunny weather
feel? Hot (sign hot, sweat,
worn-out) Bright (sunglasses, shiny,
shade eyes) Happy (not sad, excited)
A sunny experiment
Discuss sunny weather with signs
Hang heat lamp from ceiling
Have students take turns standing under lamp
How does sunny weather feel?
When have you seen sunny weather?
Day 2: A cloudy day What are clouds? Who has seen clouds? What do clouds do for
people? (sign protect from sun)
Where is the sun on a cloudy day? (sign hide)
A cloudy experiment Using heat lamp, have
students hold sheet above heads, horizontal to floor beneath lamp
Students stand beneath sheet
“Sun” is blocked by sheet Do we still feel the sun? What does a cloudy day
feel like?
Day 3: A rainy day What is rain? (clouds,
water, sky) Does it always rain the
same?(demonstrate differences in intensities)
When have you seen rain?
How does rain make you feel?
Sprinkling. . . Sprinkling means it is
not raining very hard Have students change
into swimsuits Have students spray
each other with misting bottle
How does sprinkling feel?
A down pour. . . “Down pour” means
raining very hard (Show difference in signs)
Fill pitcher with water Have students take turns
pouring water from pitcher on each other
Has anyone seen it rain in a down pour?
Day 4: A windy day What is the wind? (a-i-r,
blow, vary intensity) How does the wind feel?
(warm, cold, strong, breezy)
How do you know it is windy?
What is the wind good for?
Kites, cleaning the air
A windy experiment Turn fan on high
setting in classroom Have students take
turns standing in front of fan
Have students take turns releasing piece of paper in front of fan
What happens when it is windy?
Day 5: A snowy day
What is snow? (cold, white, frozen, sky)
Yes, it is frozen rain Who has seen snow? How do you think
snow feels? Is it cold? Wet?
A snowy experiment Take students to
school’s walk-in freezer
How do you feel? Can you see your breath?
Drop white confetti from above students’ heads to mimic snow
What do you see?
Meeting Objectives Students will demonstrate
difference between sunny, rainy, windy, and snowy
A. By written description in Content Journal using at least 3 words/term
B. By titling pictures shown in PowerPoint correctly 8/10 times
Have students write at least 3 words to describe each type of weather in Content Journals
Show pictures to “quiz” students’ weather forecasting abilities
What is the weather?
What is the weather?
Additional activities
Have students alternate turns in dressing the Weather Bear daily
Discuss clothing selections
Compare clothing to students’ clothing
Additional Activities Have students alternate in
the role of weather reporter for the day, using the web site
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Have students choose a city to monitor and collect weather data in Content journals
References Henson, J. (2001). How’s the weather? Reader’s Digest
Children’s Publishing, Inc. Pleasantville, NY. Keats, E. (1962). The snowy day. The Viking Press.
New York. Maestro, B. & Krupinski, L. (1994). Why do leaves
change color? Scholastic, Inc. New York. Weather Bear: Made by Jennifer Beal, 2002. http://www.nws.noaa.gov
A week’s worth of weather ideas
Jennifer Beal
Valdosta State University