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Weathering the Weather

How many ways can we describe the weather? Children will come up with words that apply and then illustrate their effects.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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Steps

  • Step 1

    Ask children to think about rainy, windy days. What words might describe them? Have them come up with several words that might apply, such as gusty, damp, cloudy, muggy, breezy, drizzly, etc. Then explain that we might not be able to see the air, but we can see its effect on leaves that move in the breeze and feel its effect as it blows on us.

  • Step 2

    Have children create a crayon drawing that shows a weather event. They might show leaves falling through the air, a person with their scarf or hair going out to the side, raindrops in the sky, etc. Ask them to press firmly with the crayons and then paint over the drawing with watercolors to give a watery windswept effect.

  • Step 3

    Ask children to present their art and talk about how they feel during various kinds of weather and the activities they enjoy in each.

Standards

LA: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

SCI: Design pictorial or graphic representations/models that are useful in communicating ideas.

Adaptations

Talk about the five senses and ask children how each can be affected by the weather. For example, you can feel the cold and the rain, you can hear the wind, you can see the snow, etc.

Read a book such as "Wally Takes a Weather Walk" by Bree Sunshine Smith and Floss Pottage or "The Wonder of Thunder" by Sharon Purtill and Tamara Piper. Talk about some of the interesting facts the book explains about causes of weather events.