It's almost spring! Woo hoo!!! {Well...almost....I'm trying to block out the fact that I still had to scrape ice off of my windshield this m...
My students did an outstanding job on their Wild and Wacky Weather Lap Book Projects. They had to choose one type of wild weather to ...
Have your students fill in the gaps to complete an entertaining and wacky weather report that they can then share with their classmates. This writing activity would be a great addition to a weather unit, a standalone fun activity requiring no planning, or as a way of reinforcing grammar and parts of...
How wacky is this? This is what our mini weather station said today. When we woke up early this morning, it was 36 degrees fahrenheit. AND THEN, this afternoon it got all the way up to 102! CRAZY…
It's almost spring! Woo hoo!!! {Well...almost....I'm trying to block out the fact that I still had to scrape ice off of my windshield this m...
The kids learned all about weather a few weeks ago so I wanted to show you all of the fun activities we did! To start, we brainstormed all the different kinds of weather we knew of after watching a weather video and reading a weather book. We read many different weather books including Weather and Seasons, Four Seasons for Little People and The Wind Blew. For the whole week, we tracked the weather in our science journals by writing the date and drawing a picture of the weather outside. The whole week consisted of a bunch of suns! :) The next day we made our own weather book where each child illustrated the different kinds of weather. The next day we talked about what kind of clothing we would need to wear in each type of weather. The kids drew what they would wear in their science journals in each type of weather. Next we talked about the four seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) and what the weather USUALLY is like in each season. Of course, living in Texas, we talked about how summer seems to be the longest season! :) It took me almost the whole Science time to draw these four pictures. My kids were just amazed at my drawings. They told me I should draw for "a living!" HAH! So Sweet. On the last day of our unit, we reviewed the types of weather and seasons and we made a class book of our favorite seasons. I was amazed that at least 3 or 4 kids chose each of the seasons. Their illustrations turned out wonderful! Unfortunately we ran out of time and couldn't make my cute weather crafts! Fortunately I get my kids for 2 years so I'll save these for next year! Today we had a meterologist come talk to the kids about weather and how she uses maps and technology to help her predict the weather. The kids absolutely loved it! She filmed some of it and they will be on the news tomorrow morning! I can't wait to see them! Please click on the picture below to check out my weather unit! :)
Here’s another chance to catch this rare phenomenon.
In advance of our upcoming Crash Bang Wallop! family concert all about the weather and featuring Vivaldi’s glorious Four Seasons, we created a quick go-to guide to use to introduce your littl…
Use our challenging 7th grade worksheets to boost your students' spelling & vocabulary skills. This one features cryptograms on a page called "Wacky Weather."
The kids learned all about weather a few weeks ago so I wanted to show you all of the fun activities we did! To start, we brainstormed all the different kinds of weather we knew of after watching a weather video and reading a weather book. We read many different weather books including Weather and Seasons, Four Seasons for Little People and The Wind Blew. For the whole week, we tracked the weather in our science journals by writing the date and drawing a picture of the weather outside. The whole week consisted of a bunch of suns! :) The next day we made our own weather book where each child illustrated the different kinds of weather. The next day we talked about what kind of clothing we would need to wear in each type of weather. The kids drew what they would wear in their science journals in each type of weather. Next we talked about the four seasons (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter) and what the weather USUALLY is like in each season. Of course, living in Texas, we talked about how summer seems to be the longest season! :) It took me almost the whole Science time to draw these four pictures. My kids were just amazed at my drawings. They told me I should draw for "a living!" HAH! So Sweet. On the last day of our unit, we reviewed the types of weather and seasons and we made a class book of our favorite seasons. I was amazed that at least 3 or 4 kids chose each of the seasons. Their illustrations turned out wonderful! Unfortunately we ran out of time and couldn't make my cute weather crafts! Fortunately I get my kids for 2 years so I'll save these for next year! Today we had a meterologist come talk to the kids about weather and how she uses maps and technology to help her predict the weather. The kids absolutely loved it! She filmed some of it and they will be on the news tomorrow morning! I can't wait to see them! Please click on the picture below to check out my weather unit! :)
Thanks to: BChsMamaof3 What you will need: 2 packages of Berry Blue Jello 2 cups of whipping cream 1/4 cup sugar 2 cups of ice parfait glas...
Hello friends! I love finding new books for K-2. I especially love it when kids connect with the book! This book is a great find from Dr. Suess. You can incorporate it in your weather unit. Click the picture to take you to the post where you could read all about it and download the freebie to accompany it. Here's an interactive mini handout to ac company the book. Have a great week! :)
Looking for a great weather or natural disaster activity? In this STEM Challenge, students will create a custom shelter to defend against three or more
A round-up of our favourite photographs of the week.
Kids can learn about extreme weather conditions by making a tornado in a bottle. This kitchen science activity is perfect for the home or classroom!
Did you know that ears are self-cleaning, or that itching is contagious? It's all weird ... but true! The world can be a pretty wacky place! Kids will have a blast exploring just HOW wacky in the 10th book in the wildly popular Weird But True series, full of 350 surprising and amazing facts. Topics include science, space, weather, geography, food, pop culture, and just about everything else under the sun, presented with fascinating photos and illustrations. This quirky little reference book is so much fun, kids forget they're learning.
This puddle jumping alphabet activity is a great way to move and learn letter sounds! Bring the rainy fun inside with this playful preschool literacy activity!
Oh my the weeks have flown by! But, we had lots of fun with our weather unit a few weeks ago! The kids had a great time learning about many different types of weather. I don’t have many pictures to share with you, but here are some of our centers! Practicing with blends: Medial vowel sounds: Digraphs! Writing sentences with our sight words. Beginning sounds Number combinations to 5. The kids had little sunshine and cloud coins that they dumped out of a cup. They had lots of fun with this center! Time Counting backwards Naming and writing the value of coins Still practicing counting up to 30! I had a few kiddos that are still inconsistent with this! We made symmetrical kites after reading: I love the Stuart J. Murphy math books! We made our own cloud creations after reading these books: and looked at this website. This site also has lots of fun cloud pictures. (I was amazed at how many kids never actually looked up at the clouds and saw different shapes!) We also used the Pebble Go site to learn about the different types of clouds. This really is an amazing site! You need a user id and login to use it – our district is trying it out. It is fantastic! Lots of great information for our young learners. We read this book: and learned about wind. We used straws to blow different items across the tables. I also love this books for teaching about weather: These are all from Captone/Pebble books. I got these as a bundle from Scholastic. I love the Pebble books! Scholastic has been having more and more in their catalog too. Everytime I see a bundle, I scoop it up. Good non-fiction for Kindergarten is so hard to find! To wrap up all of our weather learning, we watched parts of this fun video: We love Sid the Science Kid!! We are working on our farm unit this week and having SO much fun!! We will also have our Wedding of Q and U on Friday! We are SOOO excited! This is one of my most favorite days in Kindergarten. The kids love it and they talk about it for many years after Kindergarten! If you are interested in any of these weather centers you can check them out here.
Still getting mostly rainy days? I know we are, so here’s another edition of our Science Club Series on weather. Each post will provide the scientific background, supply list and directions. So let’s get started – time to create thunder and lightning. I have created a simple downloadable print out of The Scientific Method that can be used for any of the Science Saturday Experiments on our blog. This can be especially great for older kids who can fill out their own Scientific Methods. QUESTION What causes thunder and lightning and which happens first? (my simplified explanation) Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Lightning is a huge discharge of electricity, and this electricity shoots through the air, causing vibrations to be formed. You see lightning when a spark of moving electrons races up or down between a cloud and the ground. Thunder is the sudden increase in pressure and heat from lightning that produces rapid expansion of the air causing a collision with the cold air surrounding it. HYPOTHESIS Thunder: Ask your child what will happen with increase pressure and a rapid expansion of air collides? Lightning: Ask your child what will happen when a large amount of electricity is collected? EXPERIMENT Here are the supplies needed to create thunder and lightning Thunder: • Brown paper bag for each …
