Five minutes together
Look. Wonder. Talk.
Our discovery: Use observed clues to describe weather, including overlapping conditions.
Remember: We found clouds and falling water in the cycle. Which weather clues can we actually notice here today?
Revisit that discoveryRead the weather words and ask your child to point to a matching clue. Then compare the poster with what you can safely observe from indoors. Weather describes the air and sky here and now, and it can change. Welcome more than one answer when conditions overlap, such as wind and rain.
Which weather clues can you find in the picture? Which can we notice from our window?
Start here
Choose one weather word that matches a safe window view.
Explore further
Give evidence for two weather words that can fit the same observation.
Three questions to share
1What clues show rainy weather?
Answer cue: Water drops falling from clouds.
2Can two weather words fit the same day?
Answer cue: Yes—for example, windy and rainy.
3What weather clues can you notice from the window?
Answer cue: Accept what is visible now; it may differ from the poster.
If your child is unsure: Let’s use one clue together. Choose one weather word that matches a safe window view.
Something to try together
Make a three-visit weather record
You’ll need: The poster and an adult; optional paper and drawing materials. Describing or pointing is enough.
- Choose a safe indoor window or an adult’s description of the local weather.
- Record the date, time and one sky or plant-movement clue. More than one weather word may fit.
- Repeat on two later days and compare actual observations rather than predicting from the poster.
What this can show
A record might show change or similarity. The five examples are not a forecast or an exhaustive list of weather.
Return to it: Which condition changed across your visits, and which appeared more than once?
Get the guide and discovery recordFor teachers · About 20 minutes
A small lesson with room to explore.
Learning aim: Use observed clues to describe weather, including overlapping conditions.
Prepare: Read the poster, answer cues and misconception note. Prepare only the materials named in the activity; keep a picture-only or described option available.
- 3 min
Reconnect and wonder
What is the weather like here, now? Invite an initial idea; record it without marking it right or wrong.
- 4 min
Look together
Choose one weather word that matches a safe window view. Introduce weather using the poster.
- 8 min
Investigate or represent
Use “Make a three-visit weather record.” Let pairs take turns noticing and recording, with adult help and the activity’s stated boundaries.
- 5 min
Explain and return
Ask the core check: What is the weather like here, now? Accept pointing, words, signing or a drawing. If the learner is ready, offer this optional extension: Give evidence for two weather words that can fit the same observation.
Check the idea together
What is the weather like here, now?
What to listen for
Accept the child’s actual evidence, such as raindrops or moving leaves, matched to an appropriate weather word. More than one condition can occur together. A record might show change or similarity. The five examples are not a forecast or an exhaustive list of weather.
Accept pointing, speech, signing, a drawing or adult dictation. Describe the illustration and use labels/position as well as color. Offer one contrast first, and use the extension when the learner is ready.
