Seasons and Weather: Supplemental Guide 2A | Winter 41- When I am sick, the nurse uses a thermometer to see if I have a fever.
- Tell your partner something we use a thermometer for. Use the word
thermometer when you tell about it.
Frigid
- In today’s letter from Annie about winter, you will hear the word frigid
to describe winter weather. - Say the word frigid with me three times.
- Frigid means very, very cold.
- When it’s frigid outside, many animals stay in their homes to keep
warm. - Tell your partner something that happens when the weather is frigid.
Use the word frigid when you tell about it. [You may wish to ask: “Can
we use a thermometer to see how cold it is outside? Can we use a
thermometer to see if we have a fever? Can we use a thermometer to
see how warm the water is?”]
[Suggestions: there is cold wind, it might snow, people wear hats,
mittens, and scarves, pets stay indoors, breath can be seen in the air,
people shiver.]
Purpose for Listening
Tell students that today they will listen to a new letter from their pen pal,
Annie. The main topic—or the main idea—of Annie’s letter is winter. Tell
them that their job is to listen carefully for the characteristics of—or different
ways to describe—winter and some things that people do in the winter.
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Describe any unique seasonal differences during winter that are
characteristic of their own locality (snow or ice, colder temperatures)
Identify a blizzard as a strong snowstorm with lots of snow and wind
Identify a thermometer as an instrument used to measure temperature
Describe how a thermometer works: when it is hotter outside, the
liquid in the thermometer rises; when it is cooler, the liquid descends