Seasons and Weather: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 5
read-alouds to draw their pictures. Students should be encouraged to
draw themselves into their pictures. Students will present their coloring
page to their partner, small group, and/or home-language peers.
- The Seasons Comparison Chart is a whole-class and individual
activity. Students will represent unique characteristics of each season:
the weather, clothing worn, holidays and activities, on a chart. Each
season has its own chart page and image sheet. Teachers may wish
to create a large Seasons Comparison Chart for the class to complete
together.
- The Class Weather Diary is a class research project. At a set time
each day, the class will make observations about the weather: the
temperature, cloud cover, precipitation, and wind, for five days.
Observations will be added to a large chart for students to track the
daily weather patterns. Teachers may wish to have students continue
tracking the weather using their own weather diary.
- This domain presents a wonderful opportunity to learn about the
holidays of different cultures, particularly the holidays celebrated by
the students in your class. As you present the holidays for specific
seasons, be sure to highlight holidays that your students celebrate
during that season. Holding a cultural holiday celebration might be an
interesting and informative culminating activity for your class.
