Weather Around Us
Learn what temperature means
Understand how to read a simple thermometer
Recognize how temperature changes throughout the day
“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 consistent weather patterns that we can observe and understand
Gather students in a circle and ask them to describe how they feel today - warm or cold? Discuss what makes them feel that way.
Explain temperature as a way to measure how hot or cold something is. Show the large paper thermometer and demonstrate how numbers represent different temperatures.
Students practice reading a thermometer and matching clothing to temperatures
Simpler: Use fewer temperature ranges
Challenge: Introduce Celsius and Fahrenheit differences
Review what we learned about temperature today
Dear God, thank you for creating amazing weather that helps us understand Your wonderful world.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about different types of clouds!
“He casts forth his ice like morsel: who can stand before his cold?”
— Psalm 147:17 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Thermometer Temperature Motions
First grade students are learning basic weather concepts and observation skills
Understanding numerical representation on thermometers
Child's ability to connect temperature to clothing choices