Children's Books
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. By Judi Barrett. Illus. by Ronald Barrett. (1978). 32p. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (978-0689306471). Grades K and up.
This unforgettable classic book is an engaging way to begin a lesson on weather as well as introducing the different meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) to students. In the town Chewandswallow it rained different types of foods and the times of the different meals. As the food falling from the sky got bigger, the people in the town has to come up with a solution quick.
This unforgettable classic book is an engaging way to begin a lesson on weather as well as introducing the different meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) to students. In the town Chewandswallow it rained different types of foods and the times of the different meals. As the food falling from the sky got bigger, the people in the town has to come up with a solution quick.
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree. By Gail Gibbons. (1988). 32p. Sandpiper, (978-0152712457). Grades K and up.
This book is a story about a boy named Arnold and his tree that introduces the changes that occur during each season.
This book is a story about a boy named Arnold and his tree that introduces the changes that occur during each season.
Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today? By Tish Rabe. Illus. by Aristides Ruiz. (2004). 48p. Random House Books for Young Readers, (978-0375822766). Grades P and up.
The cat travels by air balloon into various weather conditions, including rain, snow, thunder, tornadoes, and hurricanes. During the air balloon ride the cat and company learn about thermometers, anemometers, wind vanes, cloud formations, humidity, fog, smog, weather folklore, and how to stay safe in lightening.
The cat travels by air balloon into various weather conditions, including rain, snow, thunder, tornadoes, and hurricanes. During the air balloon ride the cat and company learn about thermometers, anemometers, wind vanes, cloud formations, humidity, fog, smog, weather folklore, and how to stay safe in lightening.
Web Sites for Kids
Seasons
This website offers a variety of scenarios in each season for students to paint online. This website allows students to become familiar with technology, while learning about what types of things you will see during each season.
Riding The Winds With Kalani: A Weather Adventure
This game allows students to understand why seasons happen and what occurs during each season as they go on a weather adventure with Kalani.
Interactive Weather Maker
This game allows students to become familiar with the changes in temperature between the fours seasons. It also allows that to become comfortable with using a thermometer.
This website offers a variety of scenarios in each season for students to paint online. This website allows students to become familiar with technology, while learning about what types of things you will see during each season.
Riding The Winds With Kalani: A Weather Adventure
This game allows students to understand why seasons happen and what occurs during each season as they go on a weather adventure with Kalani.
Interactive Weather Maker
This game allows students to become familiar with the changes in temperature between the fours seasons. It also allows that to become comfortable with using a thermometer.
Teacher Resources - Lessons/Activities
The Magic School Bus: Kicks Up A Storm
Ms. Frizzle takes her class explore the different characteristics of the seasons and the variety of weather conditions on their field trip.
Weather Patterns and Seasonal Changes
The students will investigate and understand weather and seasonal changes. They will also demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations through this lesson. The students will collect the weather daily and record what they observe through their five senses. Throughout the lesson, the students will closely study their favorite season by collecting items and gathering information that relates to their favorite season.
Seasonal Changes
In this lesson, the student will investigate and understand weather and seasonal changes. They will also demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations. The students will construct a foldable in which they will illustrate and write what's happening to a tree during each season.
Mrs. Attaya's First Grade Weather Report
This lesson allows students to become familiar with using a thermometer and certain vocabulary words that describe temperature. The students brainstorm and predict different items that are hot and cold and then will complete a handout.
Ms. Frizzle takes her class explore the different characteristics of the seasons and the variety of weather conditions on their field trip.
Weather Patterns and Seasonal Changes
The students will investigate and understand weather and seasonal changes. They will also demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations through this lesson. The students will collect the weather daily and record what they observe through their five senses. Throughout the lesson, the students will closely study their favorite season by collecting items and gathering information that relates to their favorite season.
Seasonal Changes
In this lesson, the student will investigate and understand weather and seasonal changes. They will also demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations. The students will construct a foldable in which they will illustrate and write what's happening to a tree during each season.
Mrs. Attaya's First Grade Weather Report
This lesson allows students to become familiar with using a thermometer and certain vocabulary words that describe temperature. The students brainstorm and predict different items that are hot and cold and then will complete a handout.
Teacher Resources - Assessment
An Apple Tree Through The Seasons of the Year
This worksheet can be used to asses a students understanding of what happens to a tree during each season. This can be expanded to discuss the weather in the different seasons and why in some seasons flowers grow and in others leaves fall off.
Weather Word and Picture Matching
This worksheet can be used to asses a students ability to match the vocabulary word to the picture, showing their understanding weather.
Weather Cut and Paste
Students wil cut the pictures along the dotted lines and then glue the picture that corresponds to child dressed for a particular weather. The students understanding of temperature and season can be assessed through this website.
This worksheet can be used to asses a students understanding of what happens to a tree during each season. This can be expanded to discuss the weather in the different seasons and why in some seasons flowers grow and in others leaves fall off.
Weather Word and Picture Matching
This worksheet can be used to asses a students ability to match the vocabulary word to the picture, showing their understanding weather.
Weather Cut and Paste
Students wil cut the pictures along the dotted lines and then glue the picture that corresponds to child dressed for a particular weather. The students understanding of temperature and season can be assessed through this website.