Weather
Have the children draw a picture of their favorite types of weather. Use these pictures to make a graph.

Predictable sentences:
* I like it when it _________. (rains, snows, is sunny, etc.)
* When it rains I like to ________.
* When it snows I like to ________.
* Cloudy with a chance of ________.

Weather Song (to the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine)
What's the weather, what's the weather?
What's the weather everyone?
Is it windy? Is it cloudy?
Is there rain or is there sun?

This is a terrific book about color as well as weather.
Lesson plans about weather
Word families:
-ain: rain, main, plain, brain, stain
-un: sun, fun, gun, bun


* Allow the students the chance to explore thermometer.
* Put a thermometer outside and check the temperature several times throughout the day.
* For a quicker look at thermometers, put one in a cup of tap water and another in a cup of ice water. After a few minutes show the children the difference.
