Weather patterns and staying safe (kindergarten) · lesson

Kinds of weather

💡 Weather can be sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, or snowy. We dress for it.

Look up at the sky. Is it sunny? Is there rain? Is there snow?

Wind is air that moves. It blows leaves and lifts kites.

On a snowy day, wear a warm coat. On a rainy day, use an umbrella.

🧠 How to think about it

Look for clues. Rain drops? It is rainy. Leaves blow? It is windy.

🏡 Try it at home

Look out the window each morning this week. Say the weather. Pick what to wear for it.

Our weather

Sunny

Rainy

💡 A weather chart helps us count each kind of weather.

Each day, add a picture to the chart. Put a sun for a sunny day.

At the end, count each row. The long row had the most days.

🧠 How to think about it

Count the suns: 1, 2, 3, 4. Count the rain: 1, 2. There were more sunny days.

🏡 Try it at home

Make a weather chart on paper. Draw the weather each day for a week. Which kind won?

💡 Most days are cool in the morning and warm in the afternoon.

In the morning the sun is just up. The air is still cool.

The sun shines all day. By the afternoon, the air is warm.

🧠 How to think about it

When has the sun been up longer? After lunch. So after lunch is warmer.

🏡 Try it at home

Step outside in the morning. How does the air feel? Step out again after lunch. Is it warmer?

💡 A forecast tells what weather is coming. Then we can get ready.

A forecast says what the weather will be. It can't change it.

If you hear thunder, go in. Stay in till the storm ends.

If a big snow storm is on the way, stay home. Stay warm.

🧠 How to think about it

It says rain. So I get my rain coat. I get set before the rain comes.

🏡 Try it at home

Check the weather for tomorrow with a grown-up. Pick what to wear and bring.