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Weather or Not, Seasons Change Unit PlanWeather or Not, Seasons Change Unit Plan
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Core Knowledge Foundation
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K - 2nd
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Science
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2004
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Weather or Not, Seasons Change

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Embark on a year long investigation of the seasons with this 10-lesson earth science unit. After being introduced to different types of weather and the tools used to measure it, young scientists perform fun hands-on activities that teach them about the unique weather and characteristics of each season.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

seasonal change, the four seasons, weather changes, summer, winter, spring, fall, autumn, fall leaves, weather, winter weather, snowflakes, weather instruments

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Split these lessons up, teaching them at the beginning of each new season
  • Develop sentence frames to support children with reporting the weather and comparing the weather of different seasons
  • Create picture cards to display as visual support while teaching children about different kinds of weather

Classroom Considerations

  • Though intended for kindergartners, these lessons can be adapted for use in any primary grade classroom
  • Unit calls for a number of different children's books which may be found in your school or local public library

Pros

  • All worksheets, templates, and other printable materials required for this unit are included
  • A culminating group activity engages children in demonstrating what they have learned about seasons over the course of the year
  • A clear step-by-step procedure is provided for each lesson in the unit

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.K.1 RI.1.1 RI.2.1 SL.K.2 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.1.2 SL.1.4 SL.1.5 SL.2.2 SL.2.4 SL.2.5 L.K.5.a L.K.5.c L.1.5.a L.1.5.c L.2.5.a

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