A few weeks ago, I introduced my son Vito to different weather conditions as we had experienced extreme weather in a single day. I shared on my Instagram post that we even had hail during the early weeks of summer! To teach him about weather, I prepared some materials for him, including Weather Cards from my shop, a Weather book from National Geographic, and The Weather from My First Discovery book. The booklet you see in the photo is from our Weather Cards set. These books are excellent, and we usually read them at night, but sometimes Vito would take them out of the basket and look at the pictures or pretend to read them just like me.
The activity was straightforward the first time we talked about the weather, but Vito learned a lot from it. We are still using the weather chart we created from that activity up to now!
During our session, we didn't have a three-lesson period but focused on discussing the weather. I showed him some pictures and asked him to describe what he saw. He could recognize weather types like rain, hail, snow (blizzard), and flood. However, the rest were new to him. Since he cannot read yet, I read the booklet to him. It was helpful since the brochure explained each weather type in detail, so there was no need to search on Google.
He would periodically check if the current weather matched the cards. LOL.
Following our conversation, he engaged in the matching activity that he thoroughly enjoyed.
He works independently, telling me to stay away while he matches the control and picture cards.
I included high-quality images on the Weather Cards so children can better understand the weather conditions.
Extension activities include coloring pages, blackline masters, and spelling strips.
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