Weather | Mini Lesson
Students learn to describe and compare daily weather using simple observations, vocabulary, and a quick class weather chart.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weather | What the air and sky are like each day. |
| sunny | When the sun is bright and shines in the sky. |
| cloudy | When many clouds cover most of the sky. |
| rainy | When rain falls from the clouds. |
| windy | When the air moves strongly. |
| snowy | When snow falls from the sky. |
Show a weather picture and ask, 'What do you notice about the sky today?' Introduce the word weather.
Share observations using simple words or phrases.
Display weather picture cards one at a time. Name each type of weather and model a sentence: 'It is sunny today.'
Repeat the weather words and practice saying the sentences aloud.
Point to a class chart with weather categories. Ask students to help sort each picture card into the correct weather group.
Help place pictures, vote on categories, and explain choices using weather words.
Show one picture card at a time and ask students to hold up fingers, point, or say the weather word.
Respond quickly with the matching weather word.
Review the weather words and ask, 'How can we tell what the weather is like?'
Share one thing they learned and restate a weather word.
End by having the class complete the sentence, 'Today the weather is ___.''
At home, observe the weather and draw or write one sentence about it: 'Today it is ___.''