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Weather Watchers

Weather Around Us

Day 125of 180
Week 25of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn how to observe and record daily weather

2

Identify different weather elements

3

Practice recording data in a journal

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:14

“God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years."”

— Genesis 1:14 (WEB)

God created the systems of weather and time, and we can learn about His wonderful creation by observing it carefully

📦 Materials Needed

  • Weather journal
  • Pencil
  • Colored pencils/crayons
  • Thermometer
  • Window or outdoor viewing area
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and talk about today's weather. Ask them to look outside and describe what they see.

💭 Review Question: What weather signs can we see today?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introduce weather journaling as a way to track and understand daily weather changes

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Weather changes every day
  • We can record temperature, clouds, wind, and precipitation
  • Tracking weather helps us understand God's amazing world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What weather do you see outside right now?
  • How might weather be different tomorrow?
  • Why do you think God made weather change?
3Activity: Weather Journal Creation (8 min)
hands-on

Students create and begin their first weather journal entry

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a picture of today's sky
  2. Mark the temperature
  3. Circle whether it's sunny, cloudy, rainy, etc.
  4. Add any special weather observations
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-drawn weather journal template

Challenge: Add more detailed descriptions and drawings

4Closing (4 min)

Review what we learned about observing weather

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did you notice about today's weather?
  • What goes in a weather journal?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for creating such a wonderful world with amazing weather. Help us to be good observers of Your creation.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn more about how clouds form!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 104:24

“O Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Create a weather dance showing different weather movements

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First grade students are learning to systematically observe and record natural phenomena

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage daily weather observations
  • Help child be consistent with journal entries
  • Make weather watching fun and interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Remembering to record weather daily and understanding temperature scale

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about weather changes and careful drawing/recording

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a weekly weather poster
  • Make a simple rain gauge
  • Take photos of sky each day to compare

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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