What’s the Weather Like?What’s the Weather Like?

Created for a Life Skills ClassCreated for a Life Skills Class

Grades 2-4Grades 2-4

Based on 1Based on 1stst Grade Standards Grade Standards

Community BuilderCommunity Builder

Divide into 2 groups with a teacher/assistant Divide into 2 groups with a teacher/assistant with each groupwith each group

On chart paper, brainstorm words that On chart paper, brainstorm words that describe weather with adult writing the describe weather with adult writing the words on the chartwords on the chart

Bring groups together and compare list Bring groups together and compare list weather wordsweather words

Finding weather informationFinding weather information

Identify resources that will give weather informationIdentify resources that will give weather information

Newspaper Newspaper

Local TV newsLocal TV news The Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel

Ask students how they find out about the weather at homeAsk students how they find out about the weather at home

We can….We can….

collect daily weather information through collect daily weather information through observationsobservations

use the newspaper to locate weather conditions use the newspaper to locate weather conditions and predictionsand predictions

chart the weather conditions for one monthchart the weather conditions for one month

predict what conditions might occurpredict what conditions might occur

Draw 4 kinds of weather

1. 2.

3. 4.

Observing the weatherObserving the weather

make make weather station weather station http://www.fi.edu/weather/todo/todo.htmlhttp://www.fi.edu/weather/todo/todo.html

– Rain gaugeRain gauge– Weather vaneWeather vane– CompassCompass– Weather journal Weather journal

Weather Journal

date

time

temperature

precipitation

Wind direction

Extreme Weather Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

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Graphing Weather

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2

1

0

sunny cloudy rain snow

Graphing temperature

• Divide into 2 groups.

• Graph temperature using a line graph format with assistance from teacher/assistant.

ForecastingForecasting

• Using the information from the maps you have, forecast where the clouds will be in three days.

• Draw them in their new positions on the map of the United States.

• Three days from the time you complete this activity watch the news. Look to see where the clouds actually are to check your answer.

Weather vocabulary word Weather vocabulary word sortsort

• Activity 1Activity 1

Make a set of cards with weather words; Make a set of cards with weather words; match words by opposites (hot/cold, match words by opposites (hot/cold, dry/wet, etc.)dry/wet, etc.)

• Activity 2Activity 2

Mix in cards with familiar words (colors, Mix in cards with familiar words (colors, number words, etc). Sort cards into 2 number words, etc). Sort cards into 2 categories: weather and othercategories: weather and other