Weather Lesson Plan Preschool

BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan
PHASE #3
Lesson Plan #23
Lab1
Weather
Date: Friday November 18, 2016

Supervisor: Stephanie Rightmier
Lead Teacher: Kelsey Buhler
Assignments:
___________________ Self-Selected _______________ Floater/Runner/Snack
___________________ Small/Focus Groups _________ /_________ Booth/ Photographer
___________________ Outdoor play _______________ Greeter/Walkie (Lead Teacher)
_________ /_________ Snack _______________ Data Collector
Special instructions for the day:

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 8:20 - 9:50 a.m.

Literacy Activities/ Books:
The Big Snow by Berta & Elmer Hader (WR B35)
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky (WR M2)
The First Day of Winter by Denise Flemming (WR D4)
First Snow by Kim Lewis (WR F8)
Hurray for Spring by Patricia Hubbell(WR T7)
In the Snow by Sharon Phillips Denslow (WR S8)
In the Snow by Huy Voun Lee (WR D6)
Activity Description: I will embed literacy into my math center and outside center with charts that have
weather on them and the children get to sort the seasons and weather in to groups.
Activity Name Description/Activity Objective Materials, Special Set-up
Creative Art: Activity Description: The children will be able to Paper to cover the table.
Stormy or puffy explore art with puffy paint of various colors. (RR1)
paint (6) Child Objective: D1G14CI7 Uses art materials to Paper (Art Cart)
explore attributes of the Puffy Paint (need to make)
materials and how the materials can Paint brushes (RR1 C6 7)
communicate an Smocks (K)
idea or action Put the materials out so that
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will help the they look appealing.
children to see what they are exploring as they
pain with different colors and see that the texture
is like the clouds in the sky.
Manipulatives: Activity Description: There will be a melting plate Melting Plate (RR1 90)
Crayon Melting available with tracing paper so they can see the Melting Crayons (RR1 12)
(2)@ crayons melting.
Child Objective: D1G3CI5: Finds and uses Plug in the melting plate,
materials to follow through on an idea place paper on top and
(e.g. blocks for building a tower, blank paper and once it is warm start rubbing
crayons for drawing about a story or experience). the crayons on the plate,
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will talk to the they will make awesome
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children about how things melt, and why crayons colors and mixtures.
melt when they are hot.
*Math: Sorting Activity Description: the children will be able to Weather Chart (IWP)
Weather Charts (4) sort different pictures of weather on a chart that Weather pictures (IWP)
will be on the art Easel.
Child Objective: D1G14CI1: Matches, sorts, and Place the chart on the art
groups like objects. Easel, and put the different
Intentional Teaching: teachers will help the weather pictures around the
children understand the difference in the types of room and around the easel.
weather. So they can sort them properly. suggest that they look for the
weather and place it on the
chart.
*Science: Activity Description: Children will be able to see a Containers with lids (6) (BJ)
Tornadoes in a tornado in a jar by shaking and spinning the jar. Water
bottle (6) Child Objective: D1G1CI7 Actively engages in Soap (RR1 under the sink)
play and putting materials
together to test end results. Fill the containers with water,
Intentional Teaching: teachers will help the add a few drops of soap.
children see how they can make the tornado in Shake the bottles and then
the bottle. It is because of the soap that they can twist the bottle around. You
see it. will see a tornado in the
bubbles from the soap. Show
the children how to do this so
they can try it themselves.

*Sensory Table: Activity Description: The children will be able to Cloud Sand (need to make)
Cloud Sandcastles explore the different texture of cloud sand and Buckets and shovels (Small
(5) build their own castles with the materials shed)
provided.
Child Objective: D1G1CI7 Actively engages in Fill the sensory table with
play and putting materials cloud sand. Place the
together to test end results. buckets in the table and set
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will help children it up so that want to make a
have a good experience playing with the cloud castle.
dough. It is soft like clouds but it forms like sand.
Help them build castles or other things with it.
*Blocks: Sorting Activity Description: Children will be able to Blocks (Lab)
Seasons (4) identify and sort blocks with pictures of the 4 Pictures of Seasons (IWP)
seasons in different sections of the block area. Colored Dots (green, yellow,
The pictures on the blocks will all together make orange, and blue) made of
a big picture of the full season. paper (to put on the floor)
Child Objective: D1G14CI1: Matches, sorts, and (WR)
groups like objects. Place the big colored dots in
Intentional Teaching: different sections of the
Teachers will help children know the difference block area, put pictures of
between the 4 seasons so they can sort them into the seasons on each block
the different piles. and show them how to sort
the blocks onto the different
colors (Yellow=summer,
Orange=fall, Green=spring,
Blue=winter)
*Dramatic Play: Activity Description: The children will be able to Green paper (Green
Weather Station (6) pretend to be meteorologists for a news station. Screen) (RR1)
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Child Objective: D1G1CI7 Actively engages in Weather symbols (Rain
play and putting materials clouds, sunshine, snow, wind,
together to test end results. lightning, ) (I will make)
Intentional Teaching: teachers will help children Camera (RR2 222)
engage in dramatic play with the script of a Laptop ( RR2 222)
weather station. Notebook and pencils (to
write down predictions)
Weather charts (IWP)
Map (IWP)
Dress up clothes ( RR2 218)
Phone ( RR2 223)

Set up the dramatic play
area so it look like a weather
news station. Set up the
green screen near the back,
and place the camera on
the opposite side so that the
children can use the camera
to record their weather
predictions.

Alternatives:
Creative Art: Loose Description: The children will be able to create Paper (Art cart)
Part Creations works of art with different materials not usually Feathers, Q-tips, foam
thought of as art supplies. pieces, tissue paper, etc (Art
Cart)
Glue sticks (Art Cart)
Crayons (Art cart)

Set out the materials out so
they look appealing to do
an art project with.
2nd: Puzzels Description: The children will be able to put Various puzzles (RR1 41)
puzzles together, making different pictures as
they complete the puzzles.
ROTATING SNACK 9:00-9:50 a.m.

Carrots, dip, crackers, and water
OUTDOOR PLAY 9:10-9:50 a.m. Location: North
*Gross Motor: Rain Description: the children will be able to move Rain sticks (RR2 191)
Sticks around and make a rain dance with the rain
sticks as they make the sounds of rain from tilting Place the rain sticks outside
the stick up and down. on the playground.
Objective: D1G10CI2: Observes and replicates
use of common everyday
tools in a functional way (e.g. sweeps up spilled
sand
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with a small broom and dust pan, sets a table
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will help model
how to use the rain sticks and help the children
know why they sound the way they do.
*2nd:Rain Weather Description: The children will be able to see how Outdoor sensory table (GG)
Center rain works by exploring with water in the sensory Water
table. Cups with holes in the
Objective: D1G14CI7 Uses art materials to explore bottom (IWP)
attributes of the Frogs on a log frogs (RR2 145)
materials and how the materials can
communicate an Fill the sensory table with
idea or action water. Place the cups in the
Intentional Teaching: the teachers will help the table as well as the frogs.
children to understand that rain falls from the sky.
*3rd: Whats the Description: the children will be able to identify Pictures of weather (IWP)
Weather Like what the weather is like outside and write it down Weather Chart (IWP)
Chart. on a chart.
Objective: D1G14CI1: Matches, sorts, and groups Place the weather chard out
like objects. on the small shed and the
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will help children pictures of different types of
observe he weather outside and put it in its weather under the chart so
proper place on the weather chart. the children can put the
pictures on the chart.
CLEAN UP 9:50-9:55 a.m.

Sing its clean up time at preschool once and then play The Clean up song (Youtube) Lyrics at the
Bottom
GATHERING TIME 9:55-10:10 a.m

Transition: Bop till you Drop by Greg and Steve (Youtube)
Activity Name Description Materials
1. Shaving Cream Boys and girls today we are going to talk about Clear Container (K)
Rain Clouds the weather and clouds. What are the white fluffy Shaving Cream (RR1 C6 14)
things in the sky? Why are they so fluffy? Its Liquid water color (RR1 C6)
because the water in the air condenses, which
means that it gets smaller and turns to water (Put shaving cream on top of
vapor. Thats how clouds form, and thats why it a container of water, then
rains. When there is too much water in a cloud put liquid water color into
the water falls from the sky. Boys and girls now we the shaving cream. Soon the
are going to watch a cloud rain. (Put shaving color will soak through and
cream on top of a container of water, then put get into the water.)
liquid water color into the shaving cream. Soon
the color will soak through and get into the
water.) The color is like the water in the cloud
when there gets to be too much it rains.
2. Seasons Action Boys and girls do you know that there are four
Dance seasons? What are they? Spring, summer, fall,
and winter. We are going to listen to a song
about the four seasons. (Play four seasons in a
year song) The children will do the actions for the
seasons (Spring=bring hands over head and back
to sides, summer=hands over head like the sun,
fall=bring hands down in falling motion, Winter:
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Rub arms like they are cold.)
3. Storm Dance Boys and girls now we are going to make a storm
with sound. What do we hear during a storm?
Thunder, lightning, wind, rain. What does each of
them sounds like? (wind=blow with your mouth,
rain=pat your legs clap hands, snap fingers,
thunder=stomp your feet) when I point to you you
will start and keep going until I point to you
again. Start with blowing, then go to snapping,
then tap legs, then clap, then stomp. Go in
reverse order until you get back to blowing. \
SMALL FOCUS GROUP

10:10-10:25 a.m.

Group #1 Group #2 Group #3 Group #4
Lilyana, Spencer, Aliza, Knox, Molly, Carlie, Riese, Makayla, Zayleigh, Daniel, Tanner,
Ashton, Sariah, Ashlyn Levi, Abree Ryan, June, Luke Esther, Annie,
Boston
Your Activity Description & Objective Materials
Transition to Small Focus Blow the clouds away: I need each of you to look at
Groups your nametag, when I say your color I will blow you
out of your groups to your color place. When I blow
you out follow your color path to your table.
Make your own Rain Description: The children will be able to make their 1) Toilet Paper
Stick own rain sticks so that they can make it sound like Tubes (BJ)
rain. Paper (RR2)
Objective: D1G14CI7 D1G14CI1: Matches, sorts, and Tape (RR1)
groups like objects. Beads, and
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will help children beans and other
create their own rain stick so they can make the things to make
sound of rain. noise in the
tubes (RR2 RR1)
Art Materials (Art
Cart)
2) The Big Snow by
Berta & Elmer
Hader (WR B35)
Every Autumn
Comes the Bear by
Jim Arnosky (WR M2)
The First Day of
Winter by Denise
Flemming (WR D4)
First Snow by Kim
Lewis (WR F8)
Hurray for Spring by
Patricia Hubbell(WR
T7)
In the Snow by
Sharon Phillips
Denslow (WR S8)
In the Snow by Huy
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Voun Lee (WR D6)
CLOSING CIRCLE 10:25-10:40 a.m.

Transition: Elephants have wrinkles song
Activity Name Description Materials
Whats the Weather Boys and girls do you remember we talked about weather, we are going to sing a song
about it now.
song The song is sung to the tune of Clementine and use the following actions as you sing:

Whats the weather?

( Arms out like you are asking a question)

Whats the weather?


Whats the weather everyone?


Is it windy?

( Sway arms back and forth)

Is it cloudy?

( Wiggle palms making clouds in the air)

Is there rain?

( Make rain with fingers)

Or is there sun?

( Make a circle with two hands and raise it above your head)

Clouds in a jar Boys and girls we are going to make a cloud in a jar today. I am going to put Jar (BJ)
some hot water in this jar, and put the cap on, then we are going to put Warm Water
some ice on the top to cool it down. Now we are going to spray a little Ice (K)
hairspray so the cloud has something to hold on to. Then we will wach the Hairspray
cloud form. (IWP)

Phonemic Have you ever seen a _______ a _____ a _____ have you ever
Awareness: Have seen a _________ sitting on a __________? ___________
you ever seen ____________ have you ever seen a __________ sitting on a
a______ song ______? (Pick two words that rhyme) (Do it several times and
allow children to come up with their own rhymes)
Click Clack Moo, Read the book as animated as possible Click, Clack,
Cows that Type Moo, Cows
That Type (2)
by Doreen
Cronin (WR B
C29)
Chicka Chicka Tell the story with the felt board pieces Felt Pieces to
Boom Boom felt the story
story (IWP)
This Old Man Song This old man he played one
He played nick nack on my drum
With a nick nack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone
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This old man came rolling home
This old man he played two
He played nick nack on my shoe
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played three
He played nick nack on my tree
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played four
He played nick nack on my door
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played five
He played nick nack on my hive
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played six
He played nick nack on my stick
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played seven
He played nick nack up in heaven
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played eight
He played nick nack on my gate
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played nine
He played nick nack on my vine
Give a dog a bone
This old man he played ten
He played nick nack on my hen
Give a dog a bone
Herman the Worm Play the Herman the Worm Song
song
5 litle Speckled frogs Five Little Speckled Frogs (Hold five fingers (frogs) on top of your
finger play other arm (log)
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool (jump a finger off the log into the
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pool)
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are Four green speckled frogs (Hold up four fingers)

Four Little Speckled Frogs
One jumped into the pool
Now there are Three green speckled frogs

Three little speckled frogs
Now there are Two green speckled frogs

Two little speckled frogs
Now there is one green speckled frog

One little speckled frog
It jumped into the pool
Now there is no more speckled frogs
WORDS TO SONGS & FINGERPLAYS (must Is it cloudy?

provide):
The song is sung to the tune of Clementine ( Wiggle palms making clouds in the air)
and use the following actions as you sing:
Is there rain?
Whats the weather?
( Make rain with fingers)
Or is there sun?
Whats the weather?
( Make a circle with two hands and raise it
( Arms out like you are asking a question) above your head)

Whats the weather everyone? Clean up Song:
When Im playing with my friends we play
( Arms out like you are asking a question) with toys we play pretend oh yeah!
Were gonna make a mess
Is it windy? When were finished playing you can clean
with us
( Sway arms back and forth) Chorus
This is a clean up song
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Were putting things away along came Herman the Worm and he was
Back where they belong this big. (Hold hands up to show about 12
For another day inches)
I love to paint and color too
Id love to make some art with you oh I asked, Herman, what happened? and
yeah! he said, I swallowed three grapefruits.
Were gonna make a mess
When were finished painting you can clean I was sittin on a fencepost slapping on my
with us left knee, chewing on my bubble gum,
**Repeat Chorus** chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, playing
Some kids like to play but dont want to with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op,
clean up when theyre done and watching the birds fly by. And then
But if you sing this song with me the clean up along came Herman the Worm and he was
will be twice as fun this big. (Hold hands up to show about 3
When Im playing with my friends we play feet)
with toys we play pretend oh yeah!
Were gonna make a mess I asked, Herman, what happened? and
When were finished playing you can clean he said, I swallowed four cantaloupes.
with us
**Repeat Chorus** I was sittin on a fencepost slapping on my
left knee, chewing on my bubble gum,
HERMAN THE WORM Copyright chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, playing
Monopoli/The Learning Station with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op,
and watching the birds fly by. And then
(Sing along and follow the movements.) along came Herman the Worm and he was
this big. (Hold arms out as wide up to as you
I was sittin on a fencepost slapping on my can.)
chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, playing I asked, Herman, what happened? and
with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op, he said, I swallowed five watermelons.
along came Herman the Worm and he was I was sittin on a fencepost slapping on my
this big. (Hold fingers up to show about an left knee, chewing on my bubble gum,
inch) chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, playing
with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op,
I asked, Herman, what happened? and and watching the birds fly by. And then
he said, I swallowed one grape. along came Herman the Worm and he was
this big. (Hold fingers up to show about an
I was sittin on a fencepost slapping on my inch)
chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, playing I asked, Herman, what happened? and
with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op, he said, I burped!
and watching the birds fly by. And then RESOURCES (must provide):
along came Herman the Worm and he was http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2016/0
this big. (Hold hands up to show about 5 7/preschool-weather-song-free-printable-lyri
inches)
I asked, Herman, what happened? and
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he said, I swallowed two apples.
Pinterest
I was sittin on a fencepost slapping on my
left knee, chewing on my bubble gum, http://www.giftofcuriosity.com/weather-scie
chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, playing
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with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op,
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Date: Friday November 18, 2016

Special instructions for the day:

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 8:20 - 9:50 a.m.

ROTATING SNACK 9:00-9:50 a.m.

OUTDOOR PLAY 9:10-9:50 a.m. Location: North

CLEAN UP 9:50-9:55 a.m.

GATHERING TIME 9:55-10:10 a.m

SMALL FOCUS GROUP

CLOSING CIRCLE 10:25-10:40 a.m.

WORDS TO SONGS & FINGERPLAYS (must Is it cloudy?

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