Children explore weather forecasting, learn about weather tools and instruments, create weather reports, and understand how meteorologists predict weather patterns to help people prepare for different conditions.
Daily themes for Week 4
How do we know about the weather?
Ask children the weekly question: "How do we know about the weather?" Record their responses for future reference. Discuss different ways people find out about weather - looking outside, weather reports, asking others.
Teacher Tip: Encourage children to think about how their families know what weather to expect each day.
Children create their own Weather Watch Journals using blank paper, hard covers, and art supplies. Show examples of completed weather journals and explain they will act as weather watchers to observe and record daily weather patterns.
Take children outside to observe current weather conditions. Look at the sky, feel the temperature, notice wind or lack of wind. Return inside and make first journal entry with drawings and weather words.
Extension: Begin daily weather tracking routine that will continue throughout the week.
Sit outside in shade and discuss how families know how to dress for weather. Look at sky, trees, and land. Feel grass and air temperature. Discuss what these observations tell us about weather.
Share weather journals and discuss first observations. Create a class chart about "How do we know what the weather is going to be?" using shared writing experience.
Reflection Questions:
Create a classroom weather station with simple tools for daily observations and weather tracking.
Children take turns being meteorologists, creating and presenting weather reports to the class.
Explore real weather instruments and create simple versions to understand how meteorologists work.
Use weather journal data to create simple graphs and identify patterns in local weather conditions.
Send home a family weather watching guide with simple activities for observing and discussing weather at home. Include tips for watching weather forecasts together.
