Let's Learn About Weather! - Grades: 1–2 - Unit Plan: - Observe
weather. - Listen to weather stories. - Recognize different
kinds of weather. - Write about weather. - Large paper cloud for
brainstorming words - Observation notebook for each students -
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, available in
the Teacher Store - What Will the Weather Be Like Today? by Paul
Rogers, available in the Teacher Store - Weather Words and What
They Mean by Gail Gibbons, available in the Teacher Store - Who
Cares About the Weather? by Melvin Berger, Natalie Lunis Set Up
and Prepare - Cut out and post a large paper cloud. - Make
observation notebooks for each student. I use several sheets of
paper that have a few lines for writing on the bottom and space
for drawing a picture on the top. Add a cover sheet with a
cloud. The students can write "Weather" in the cloud. Step 1:
Read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett. Step 2:
Brainstorm words students may want to use when writing about
weather. These can