Baby, it’s cold outside!A week of winter weather

Objectives:

Lesson 1: Winter weather day 1: Winter weather words.

Lesson 2: Winter weather day 2: Today’s temperature.

Lesson 3: Winter weather day 3: Different types of Winter weather; pros and cons.

Lesson4: Winter weather day 4: Winter clothing.

Lesson 5: Winter weather day 5: Follow up.

Lesson 1

Weather vocabulary (snow, blizzard, sleet, rain, windy drizzling, flurry, fog, frost, forecast, hail, icy, slush, etc.)

Use this day of Winter weather to learn the vocabulary used during the winter months and what all the words mean.

TEKS- (8) Reading/vocabulary development. The student develops an extensive vocabulary. The student is expected to: (A) discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary through meaningful/concrete experiences (K-2)

Lesson 2Today’s temperature

In groups the class will observe the classroom thermometer and use the thermometer worksheet to record what they concluded.

With their groups they will discuss what different temperatures mean and how the cold makes them feel.

TEKS-(12) Reading inquiry/research. (E) interpret and use graphic sources of information (2-3); (H) draw conclusions from information gathered (K-3). (2) Scientific processes. (C) Compare results of investigations with what students and scientists know about the world; (D) Gather information (E) Construct reasonable explanations and draw conclusions (F) Communicate explanations about investigations.

Lesson 3

As a class we will discuss the different types of winter weather and all the pros and cons that come along with the cooler months of the year.

We will write all of these examples on the board and discuss them thoroughly.

Essential Questions include “How do we know that it’s winter?”, “What do we wear?”, “What do we do for fun?”, and “What do we like/dislike about winter weather?”

Lesson 4As a class we will discuss the winter weather clothing necessary to stay warm.

We will use our descriptive words to do the mittens worksheet.

Each student will write 3-5 sentences about their descriptions of winter weather. Although the sentences do not have to rhyme, this will be considered their winter poem!

TEKS- (14) Writing/purposes. The student writes for a variety of audiences and purposes, and in various forms. The student is expected to: (A) write to record ideas and reflections (K-3); (15) Writing/penmanship/capitalization/punctuation. (A) gain increasing control of aspects of penmanship such as pencil grip, paper position, stroke, and posture, and using correct letter formation, appropriate size, and spacing (2)

Lesson 5

As a class we will discuss everything we have learned about this week about winter weather.

All of the students’ thermometer worksheets that were done during the week will be posted on the classroom project wall.

All of the mittens worksheets along with the students’ winter poems will be sent home so they can show their parents.

Mitten Worksheet

Thermometer Worksheet

References

Scholastic.com

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Meteorology/MET0023.html

www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/Second_grade.pdf