Forms of Weather

1. Students will begin the lesson on the carpet. The teacher will explain to students that they will be learning about different types of weather.
2. The teacher will place students in groups of 2-4, depending on the class size. Each group will be given a weather card. This card will only have one picture on it of a form of weather. Students will be given 3 minutes to observe and discuss what they see on the picture card given.
3. One group will begin by placing their weather card on the chart paper while sharing their findings. Another group will come up and decide where to place their weather card. They might choose to place their card with the existing card or place it in its own group. The students must give reasoning as to why they are placing their cards in groups they choose. This will continue until all groups have had a chance to come up and place their weather card on the chart paper. The teacher should never tell students where to place the weather cards. The teacher should only scaffold and ask questions based on the student’s responses and actions.
4. After each group has gone, the teacher will have students say how the weather cards alike that were placed together in a group. They will then determine a name for the group such as sunny, rainy, cloudy, etc.
5. The teacher should lead students into a discussion on how all of the weather cards are alike. Making it known to students that these are all forms of weather.
6. Students will then choose one of the groups that we discussed and go back to their tables to draw an image on their own of it. Students should be given about 10 minutes to do this. Once the time is up, students will have a chance to share which group they choose and why they decided to draw that particular one.

Students will be assessed through the questioning that is done throughout the lesson. They will also be assessed through how they sort the weather cards.