Whether the Weather- 1st Grade

Whether the Weather- 1st Grade
An Internet Hotlist on Clouds

created by SusanCMonday
Council Traditional School

Introduction
Have you ever been curious about the weather? How does the weather affect everyday life? Gather all the information you can from books, magazines,and newspapers. Try these Internet sites too:

The Internet Resources

Clouds

Cloud Overview -Enchanted Learning - See how clouds are formed. Compare the altitude, composition and appearance of clouds.
Cloud in a Jar - Lesson plan to create a cloud. Great to create one model to generate student inquiry.
Dan's Wild Wild Weather - Pictures of various types of clouds. Also there are teacher activities (links) at the bottom of the page.
Look -alike Clouds - Have you ever found a cloud that is shaped like something you've seen? There a many pictures organized into categories: animals, birds, insects, people and many more!
Luke Howard- Cloud Namer - National Weather Service How are the clouds named? Who named them?
NOAA Photo Library - Severe weather sky photos

Types of weather

BBC Schools Online - What is Weather? - Bright graphics and tailored for kids age 4-11. Explore precipitation,wind direction, wind force, sunshine, visibility, and clouds.
FEMA for Kids - Lots of links and very kid friendly!
Kidzone- Water Cycle - Easy to read, kid-friendly website explaining the water cycle. Nice photos too!
Weather Gone Wild! - Explore the wonders of weather. Very kid friendly with simple graphics and easy to read text. Also has safety do's and don'ts for different kinds of weather.
Web Weather For Kids - Awesome site for adults and kids!Explores weather safety, weather games, experiments, and forecasting.

Media

Brain Pop-Water Cycle Video - Need a subscription because it isn't free!
Dress for the Weather E-book - Contains sight words, easy text and audio too!
Little Black Rain Cloud - Lyrics and music (.wav clip)I'm pretty sure this was the original recording from Winnie the Pooh!
NASA's KSNN -How Do You Measure the Weather? - Short, animated QuickTime video introducing instruments used to measure the weather.
Que Llueva! - Spanish song about rain. Includes notes so an instrument can accompany the tune.
Shoes for the Weather E-book - Contains sight words, easy text and audio too!
Up in the Sky E-book - Easy to read E-book containing plenty of sight words!
Weather Sound Effects (*free) - Rain, wind, & lightning are available in .wav format

Lesson Plans & Art Integration

'Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain' Reader's Theater Script - From ALEX website: lesson plan s urrounding the book plus downloadable Reader's Theater script.
Art Integration with Science/Weather Lesson Plans - Movement/Dance activities suggested for 3rd and 4th grade but could easily be modified for early childhood.
Eric Carle Little Cloud Lesson Plans - 1st grade suitable plans to accompany Eric Carle's Little Cloud
Falling Rain Dance Lesson Plan - Use scarfs to do this early childhood dance.
Lesson Plans- Clouds, Rain, & Rainbows - A ton of easy early childhood activities to do surrounding this theme!
Make Your Own Weather Station - Barometer, hygrometer, weather vane, rain gauge and compass building instructions
Preschool Weather Songs - A great way to integrate the arts into a weather unit!
Scholastic Weather Watch - Lesson plans for student inquiry & recording of data. Observe, gather data, investigate & analyze the weather. Contains useful graphic organizers.
Water Cycle Reader's Theater Script - Enchanted Learning script suitable for 1st and 2nd grade.
Weather Reader's Theater Script - Suitable for 1st & 2nd grade.

Games

FossWeb -Dress the Bear - Read the thermometer, analyze the weather & dress the bear.
Lemelson Center- Invention Playhouse - Make your own cloud and watch the finished product float across the sky!
Match the snowflakes game - Fun snowflakes game using authentic snowflake photos.
Sadlier Oxford Clothing Sort - Sort and drag clothing suited for 3 kinds of weather: cold, wet, and hot.
Weather Patterning Game - Fun! Integrating weather and math through repeating patterns.

Content by SusanCMonday, suzruns2@gmail.com
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Last revised Sun Nov 16 18:18:31 US/Pacific 2008