Weather Calendars

Materials

• poster board
• marker

Preparation

Use poster board to make one large calendar for every month of the school year.

What To Do

1. Talk with the children about the weather. Ask them what the weather has been like for the last several days.

2. Show the children the large calendars for each month. Show the children the current month's calendar. Explain the calendar to the children, and challenge them to identify the current day on the calendar.

3. Review the day's weather with the children, and then mark the calendar to indicate what the weather is like that day: sunny, rainy, windy, hot, cold, snowy?

4. Repeat this throughout each month. At the month's end, add up the number of each type of day, and talk with the children about what kinds of days are most common in the different months. Talk with the children about the general temperature of each season.

Assessment

To assess the children's learning, consider the following:

• Can the children describe what the day's weather is like?
• Can the children review the calendar to say what kind of weather was most prevalent in a given month?

-Cookie Zingarelli, Columbus, OH