TEKS:

Possible Lesson #1:

Grade Level:
Kindergarten

Subject:
Science

Prepared By:
Ramzi Simon and Rachael Gray

Overview & Purpose (what will be learned and why is it useful):

Learn winter weather vocabulary and use new vocabulary to describe winter experiences.

Education Standards Addressed (What TEKS standards that this lesson satisfies. You must list
them here:

112.11. Science, Kindergarten, Adopted 2017: Observe and describe weather changes from day to day
and over the seasons.

Objectives (Specify skills/information that will be learned.):

- In Kindergarten, students observe and describe the natural world using their senses. Students do
science as inquiry in order to develop and enrich their abilities to understand scientific concepts
and processes. Students develop vocabulary through their experiences investigating properties of
common objects, earth materials, and organisms. Weather is recorded and discussed on a daily
basis so students may begin to recognize patterns in the weather. Other patterns are observed in
the appearance of objects in the sky.

Winter Vocabulary: Puddle

Sun Snowy

Sunny Fog

Cloud Foggy

Wind Humid

Windy Meteorologist

Thermometer Cold
 Temperature Cold

Rain Cool

Rainy Warm

Snow Umbrella

Materials Needed:
Pen/Pencil
Paper

Information (Give and/or demonstrate necessary information):

Facts and vocabulary about the weather through a visually stimulating powerpoint, vocal discussion of
the vocabulary, hands on writing assignment and picture drawing, discussion of the students writings and
drawings to make sure students comprehend the material.
Verification (Steps to check for student understanding):
- Group assessment will take place by asking students to respond orally to questions about
their winter weather experiences.
- Students' writing should be reviewed and discussed

Other Resources (e.g. Web, books, etc.):

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/winter-weather-week-day-1-weather-
words/
Activity (Describe the independent activity to reinforce this lesson):

- Ask students to talk about what winter weather is like. How does it feel when they go outside?
What does the sky look like? Make a list on the whiteboard or chart paper of students' responses.
- Ask students which words have to do with winter.
- One at a time, have students circle a winter words in the list. Ask each student to explain their
reason for choosing the winter word.
- Have students share their experiences with winter weather. Ask them to talk about their favorite
things to do in winter weather or describe a time they were in a winter storm. Encourage students
to use the winter weather vocabulary when appropriate.
- Tell students to imagine that they have to describe a kind of weather to someone who has never
experienced it before, like a snowstorm to someone who lives someplace very warm.
- Encourage students to "paint a picture" with words so that someone reading their description
could picture the kind of weather they are describing. Also have students draw a picture of them
 in the winter to give them a visual aide as well. If you wish, have students brainstorm a list of
phrase-starters such as the following:
-
- It looks like…
- It sounds like…
- It makes you think of…
- It makes you feel...
- Have student volunteers share their writing.

Summary:
Students will be engaged through visual stimulus containing the words and pictures. The students will
also be able to hear the words several times so the auditory learners are engaged and can learn about the
topic as well. The kinesthetic learners will also be able to learn through the hands on writing assignment
as well as remembering through the picture that they drew after their descriptive writing assignment.
After the students have had time to write and draw call on students to read what they wrote to make sure
that the students understand the topic and if need be explain the topic and address corrections.