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What Is Weather?

Weather Around Us

Day 121of 180
Week 25of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Define what weather is

2

Identify basic weather conditions

3

Observe and describe current weather

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 8:22

“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”

— Genesis 8:22 (WEB)

God created weather patterns that continue consistently

📦 Materials Needed

  • Weather chart
  • Weather journal
  • Colored pencils
  • Window or outdoor viewing area
  • Weather pictures
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students near window. Ask them to look outside and describe what they see.

💭 Review Question: What do you notice about the sky today?
2Teaching (10 min)

Weather is how the air and sky look and feel outside. It can change every day!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Weather includes temperature, clouds, wind, and precipitation
  • We can observe weather using our senses
  • God created weather to help plants and animals live
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What clothes might you wear today based on the weather?
  • Have you ever seen different types of clouds?
  • How does weather help plants grow?
3Activity: Weather Detective (7 min)
hands-on

Students create weather observation page in journal

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a picture of today's sky
  2. Color clouds if present
  3. Use thermometer to check temperature
  4. Note if it's sunny, cloudy, rainy
  5. Draw what you're wearing
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps draw and mark observations

Challenge: Add wind direction and speed observations

4Closing (3 min)

Discuss observations and share journal pages

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you see in the sky?
  • Was it warm or cool today?
  • Did you see any clouds?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for creating beautiful weather that helps Your world grow and change.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about temperature!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 147:16

“He gives snow like wool, and scatters frost like ashes.”

— Psalm 147:16 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Snow motion game: When saying 'snow', children wave hands like falling snowflakes

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First grade students are learning to observe and categorize weather conditions

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage outdoor observations
  • Make weather tracking fun and interactive
  • Help child understand basic weather vocabulary
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might confuse weather terms or have difficulty making precise observations

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to describe sky, temperature, and basic weather conditions

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a weekly weather tracking poster
  • Take family walks to observe weather changes
  • Read children's books about weather

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