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Austin ISD Kindergarten 2015

Kindergarten Pretend and Learn Lesson

Unit: Weather Pretend and Learn Theme: News and/or Weather Station

Implementing the Pretend and Learn Lesson in the Kindergarten Classroom Create a weather station and model how to use it. Show students how reporters/meteorologists predict and report the weather. Utilizing self-made instruments, hands-on experiments, and plenty of literacy, the weather station inspires the young meteorologists. Invite a local meteorologist or show clips of local newscaster reporting the news and the weather.

Content Area Science/LA/Math/Writing

Vocabulary English and Spanish vocabulary cards are located below

Materials Weather pictures: tornadoes, rain, snow, clouds, etc. Science weather tools such as thermometers, barometer, sun clocks, etc. Camera, microphones, pretend computers, maps, dress up clothes (ties, suits), etc.

Connections Literature: The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola; What is Today’s Weather by Jennifer Boothroyd; What Will the Weather Be Like Today? By Paul Rogers; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett; The Snowy Day by Ezra Keats; Weather Forecasting by Mark Breen and Kathleen Friestad; Weather Words and What the Mean by Gail Gibbons Writing: Students predict and write about the weather or news of the day, write about their favorite type of weather, interview a classmate, cause and effect foldable Technology: Ss record daily weather, check Weather Channel daily and record the temperature and create graphs, Ss video record each other reporting the news/weather using IPods or IPads,

Pictures


Additional Resources and Links

Weather Map Pictures: • http://www.wunderground.com/ • http://www.weather.com/

Make a Sun Clock: • http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/sunclock.html

Weather Station http://pdf.mrprintables.com/mrprintables-my-weather-station-ltr.pdf


cloudy windy rainy sunny weather snowy observe thermometer


temperature seasons


nublado ventoso lluvioso soleado el clima nevoso observar termómetro


temperatura las estaciones a


Reporter’s/Meteorologist’s Notebook

I am reporting the news of the

day night

It is about weather people the world

My news is


Libreta de reporteros/meteorólogos

La noticia del

día la

noche Es acerca de

el cl ima personas el mundo

Mi noticia es


The weather is

You should wear

You can


El cl ima es

Debes de vestirte

Puedes

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