What is Weather?

• In this lesson, students will learn different words to describe weather, see these words in context, and use them to describe the current weather.
• Students will experience the weather outside with their senses, create a chart of weather words, watch videos about the different types of weather, and identify clues that show what kind of weather is happening.

Positives

• The interactive lesson is ideal for emerging readers who can read along with the read-aloud function.
• The videos include the option for descriptive video, which is a useful tool for students with visual impairments.
• The lesson plan includes strategies to teach English language learners and kinesthetic learners.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students and teachers will need an account on the PBS website to access the interactive lesson.
• Some students may need to review the five senses before starting this lesson.

Differentiation

• Extend this to writing by giving the students the sentence stem, "My favorite weather is..." and have students refer to the chart of weather words to finish the sentence.
• During reading periods, students can read books about the weather and continue to look for clues that show what kind of weather is occurring.
• In groups of older students, teachers can lead a discussion about more extreme weather events and their relation to climate change.

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