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Learning TOGETHER in all kinds of WEATHER
What does a thermometer look like when it is cold? What does it look like when it is hot? We experimented using cups of cold and warm water.
We drew our results and then brainstormed things that are hot or cold.
work
sample by Dylan We took our thermometers home in bubble wrap packages and observed them in different locations in our homes. We recorded our results on our homework sheet. We shared our results in class.
Can air be strong? How powerful is the wind? We used wind to move a variety of objects in our classroom. We measured how far we could move objects by blowing on them. Do you think the paper or the rock can be blown farther? Ou favorite wind stories? The Three Little Pigs! We read as many different versions as we could find!
We made clothes out of paper towels and hung them on the clothesline to dry.
What happened? An hour ago these clothes were wet, and now they are dry!
Do puddles last forever? What happens to them? We made puddles of water and observed them on a sunny day.
Yummy! Edible water cycle - this water cycle was good enough to eat! Water Cycle in a baggie
Student illustration of the water cycle work sample by Tyronette
It Looked Like Spilt Milk flannel board story
Tornado Bottles
Duck and cover drill Listening tape - Little Thinkers listen and draw
Rainbow light Rainbow stories
It
Looked Like Spilt Milk flannel
board story The
child will trace and cut a paper umbrella. The
child will write a number (6,7,8 or 9) on the
umbrella. The child will use yarn to attach
raindrops on which they have written facts that
equal the number on their umbrella. Assess:
number combinations for designated
number Students
read word cards on which an sh or ch word is
written. Sort words onto mini pocket chart. Copy
words using thin markers sorted onto a piece of
manilla paper which has been folded in half. Circle
the digraph sh or ch in each word
written. Teacher
quick check for accuracy. Materials: spinner
on which the color words are written, copy of a
rainbow with spaces labeled with color words,
clipboard and crayons The
child will spin the spinner and color in the
appropriate space on the gameboard. The child
"misses" a turn if s/he spins a color that s/he
already has colored in. Draw
a rainbow picture on the back. cooperative
learning game Preparation:
brainstorm a list of weather words with the class.
Write each of the words on blank index card. Give
one card to each child to
illustrate. Children
select a card from the collection and write it
under the appropriate letter in a blank
ABC weather book. The child can use colored
pencils to illustrate each word entered in their
dictionary. Share
with class - put in writing notebook for reference
during weather unit Weather
Graph Preparation: The
child will sort favorite weather pictures drawn by
classmates. The child will create and record a
graph of results Turn
in for Science assessment. Weather
Pictures Children
will use permanent markers to
draw a weather related picture. They
will use water colors to paint
picture. Children
can write a weather report to accompany paintings
during writing workshop or present picture to the
class for an oral language assessment Children
listen to story on tape. Respond:
windy day pictures Share
with class Shadow
Writing Children
will work in pairs, one child at the overhead and
the other on the white board. Shine the overhead on
the white board. One child writes a high frequency
word from the word ring on the overhead using a
colored marker. The other child reads it and traces
over it on the white board with a black marker.
Assess:
read words on word ring
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