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= LESSON PLAN = created by: Geneva's Fabulous First Grade

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Identify characteristics of weather, e.g., types of precipitation, sunny, windy, foggy, cloudy

__Student learning objective__:
Today we are going to learn what the weather is like in each season.

__Materials needed__:
-My Seasons Weather Book -VOCABULARY- data, foggy, globe, identify, map, models, precipitation, record, seasons, weather

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
-Tell the students how you are planning an activity with your family for later in the week or day and you want to know what the weather will be like so you can be prepared. Show the students how you can use a computer or television to find out. (www.weather.com; The Weather Channel, news channels, et cetera). -Point out what the picture icons mean -Discuss that the weather here may be different from weather in other places of the globe

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
-Use the clip art pictures to sort the various weather icons (ex: rainy, windy, cloudy, et cetera) under the appropriate season. Some pictures will be under multiple seasons. -Compare and contrast the weather for the different seasons. -Discuss how how you know it is windy outside (what does it look like, what does it smell like, what does it sound like, what does it feel like) -Take the class outside to use their senses to explore the weather.

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
-Use the "My Season Weather Book" to draw what the weather looks like for each season.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
-Look at the students work in their "My Season Weather Book"