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Weather Unit

Weather
Essential Question: Hows the weather today?

Concepts:

Weather changes from day to day and week to week

Features of weather include cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and temperature
Tools used to measure different features of weather include wind scales,
thermometers, and rain gauges
Meteorologists are scientists who study, observe, and record information about the
weather and who use that information to forecast the weather
Weather affects the decisions people make about the clothing they will wear and about
their outside activities

Objectives:

Observing the weather by using the senses

Discussing and recording information about weather features
Using simple tools to estimate wind speed and measure temperature and rainfall
Observing differences in cloud types
Conducting experiments and drawing conclusions about appropriate clothing for
different types of weather
Organizing weather data on graphs and long-term data collection charts
Interpreting and summarizing long-term weather data

Established Goals:

MATH

MAFS.1.MD.3.4 Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three

categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points,
how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category
than in another.

MAFS.K12.MP.5.1 Use appropriate tools strategically. (thermometer)

Students will understand.

You can use thermometer to

tell temperature.

Essential Question:
How can I interpret temperature and
data?

You can use a graph to

organize data.
Students will know..
Students will know how to tell
temperature using degrees
Fahrenheit.

Students will be able to.

Students should be able to use a
thermometer to read temperature.
Students should be to use a graph to
organize and analyze data.

Students will interpret data

using a graph.
Performance Tasks:
Create a Thermometer

Other Evidence:
Season Match
Weather Around the World
What your favorite Season
Learning about Temperature

Learning Activities
Monday Lesson Temperature
**Introduction
Watch Brain Pop: Temperature Video
*Teach: Create personal thermometers and practice telling temperature
using Fahrenheit
*Students will begin to tell the temperature in the morning and afternoon.
(Learning about temperature worksheet)

Tuesday Temperature Cont.

**Record todays Temperature**
Weather, Different Seasons, Learn About Autumn, Winter, Spring,
Summer, :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UckUHeWXD0
*Students will display the temperatures using their hand-made
thermometers.
*Complete weather around the world worksheet.
Wednesday
**Record todays Temperature**
Types of thermometers:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2CH1cUkMgs
Math Notebook Activity: Students will color the thermometer to show

temperature ( very cold, cold, cool, warm, hot, and very hot)
* Complete Season Match Worksheet
Thursday Graphing
**Record todays Temperature**
Chart/Graph song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1dN6CMAlQ&list=PL9518573F5ADF58BB
** Complete my Favorite Season Chart Activity
Friday
**Record todays Temperature**
Review the daily temperature data
Complete Our Favorite weather graph

Language
Arts

Established Goals:
LAFS.1.SL.1.1.a, LAFS.1.SL.1.1
Comprehension:
LAFS.1.RL.1.3
Vocabulary Strategy:
LAFS.4.L.3.5.a
Phonics/Structural Analysis/High-Frequency Words:
LAFS.1.RF.3.3, LAFS.1.RF.3.3.e, LAFS.1.RF.3.3.g
Writing:
LAFS.1.RL.1.3
Students will understand that..
Essential Question:
~Realistic Fiction is a made up story about
How can weather affect us?
characters and events that could happen in
real life.
~ as they read or listen to a story, they can
use the words and illustrations to create
pictures in their minds
Students will know..
Students will be able to.
~how to blend phonemes
~identify high-frequency words
~high frequency words in written print
~decode with silent letters wr, kn, gn
~how to visualize
~read words compound words
Performance Task:
Other Evidence:
Write a Description of a Place
On-Level Practice Book p.295-306
Selection Test
Weekly Assessment
Spelling Test

Learning Activities
Monday- Day 1
Build Background, Weather Together, T164-T165 (5mins)
Oral Vocabulary Words, creative, cycle, frigid, predict, scorching, T164,T166
Listening Comprehension- Paul Bunyan and the Popcorn Blizzard, T167 (10mins)
Strategy: Visualize, T167

Word Work, T168-T171 (30 mins)

Fluency: Sound-Spellings
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Categorization
Phonics/ Spelling: Introduce Silent Letters
High-Frequency Words: been, children, month, question, their, year
Vocabulary: country, gathers
Shared Reading, Wrapped in Ice, T172-T173(10mins)
o Genre: Fantasy
o Skill: Plot/Cause and Effect
Readers to Writers, T174 (10mins)
Writing Trait: Voice
Shared Writing Entry: Write a Letter to a family member about a weather-related event.
Grammar, T175 (5mins)
o Special Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters
*Practice: Your Turn Pg. 295
Tuesday-Day 2
Oral Language, Weather Together, T176(5mins)
Oral Vocabulary Words, creative, cycle, frigid, predict, scorching,T176
Listening Comprehension- Paul Bunyan and the Popcorn Blizzard, T177 (10mins)
Strategy: Visualize, T177
Word Work, T178-T181 (30 mins)
Fluency: Sound-Spellings
Phonemic Awareness: Phonemic Segmentation
Phonics/ Spelling: Review Silent Letters
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
High-Frequency Words: been, children, month, question, their, year
Reinforce Vocabulary: country, gathers
Shared Reading, Wrapped in Ice, T182-T183(10mins)
o Genre: Realistic Fiction
o Skill: Plot/Cause and Effect
Readers to Writers, T184 (10mins)
Writing Trait: Voice
Interactive Writing Entry: Write a Letter to a family member about a weather-related
event.
Grammar, T185 (5mins)
o Special Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters
*Practice: Your Turn Pg. 296-298
Wednesday-Day 3
Oral Language, Weather Together, T186 (5mins)
Review Oral Vocabulary: creative, cycle, frigid, predict, scorching, T108
Comprehension, T109 (10mins)
Maintain Skill: Plot: Theme
Word Work, T188-T191 (30mins)
Fluency: Sound-Spelling
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Substitution

Phonics/Spelling: Blend Words with Silent Letters

Structural Analysis: Compound Words
High-Frequency Words: been, children, month, question, their, year
Vocabulary Strategy: Similes
Close Reading, Rain School, T191A-T191R
Readers to Writers, T192 (10mins)
Writing Trait: Voice
Independent Writing Entry: Write a Letter to a family member about a weather-related
event.
Grammar, T193 (5mins)
o Special Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters
*Practice Your Turn: Pg. 299-302
Thursday- Day 4
Extend the Concept, T194 (5mins)
Oral Language: Weather Together
Comprehension,T194-T195B (10 mins)
Close Reading: Rainy Weather
Text Feature: Headings
Word Work, T196-T197(25mins)
Fluency: Sound-Spellings
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Categorization
Phonics/Spelling: Build Words with Silent Letters
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
High-Frequency Words: been, children, month, question, their, year
Expand Vocabulary: country, gathers
Integrate Ideas: Research and Inquiry, T200-T201
Readers to Writers, T198 (10mins)
Writing Trait: Voice
Shared Writing Entry: Write a Letter to a family member about a weather-related event.
Grammar, T199 (5mins)
o Special Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters
*Practice: Your Turn, pp303-304
*Selection Test
Friday- Day 5
Text Connections, T202 (10 min)
Word Work, T204-T205 (25 min)
Fluency: Word Automaticity
Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Segmentation/ Substitution
Phonics/Spelling: Blend and Build Words with Silent Letters
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
High-Frequency Words: been, children, month, question, their, year
Review Vocabulary: country, gathers
Readers to Writers, T206 (10mins)

Writing Trait: Voice

Independent Writing Entry: Write a Letter to a family member about a weather-related
event.
Grammar, T207 (5mins)
o Special Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters
*Practice: Your Turn, p.305-306
*Unit 6 Week 3 Assessment*

Small Group Instruction

Monday
Day 1
Tuesday
Day 2

Wednesd
ay
Day 3
Thursday
Day 4
Friday
Day 5
Monday
Day 1
Tuesday
Day 2
Wednesd
ay
Day 3
Thursday
Day 4
Friday
Day 5

Approaching Level: Snow Day, T208-T209

Paired Read: A Mountain of Snow, T209
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization, T209
Phonics: Connect Silent Letters: wr, kn, gn, T212
High-Frequency Words: Review, T215
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Segmentation, T210
Phonics: Blend Words with Silent Letters, T212
Vocabulary Words: Review, T215
Comprehension: Identify Plot, T216
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Substitution, T211
Phonics: Build words with Silent Letters, T213
Structure Analysis: Review Compound Words,T214
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Substitution, T211
Phonics: Blend Words with Silent Letters: wr, kn, gn /, T213
Structural Analysis: Reteach Compound Words, T214
High-Frequency Words: Cumulative Review, T215
Phonics: Build Fluency with Phonics, T213
On Level: Level Reader, Heat Wave T218-T219
Paired Read: Stay Safe When Its Hot, T219
Phonics: Build Words with Silent Letters: wr, kn, gn , T220
High-Frequency Words and Vocabulary Words: Review Words, T220

Comprehension: Review Skill: Plot/ Cause and Effect, T143

Beyond Level: Level Reader, Rainy Day Fun, T226-T227

Paired Read: Lets Stay Dry,T227
Monday
Day 1
Tuesday
Day 2
Wednesd
ay
Day 3

Oral Vocabulary: Multiple-Meaning, T224

Thursday
Day 4
Friday
Day 5

Comprehension: Review Skill: Plot/ Cause and Effect, T225

Social Studies,
Science, & Art
Day 1 Clouds (Art, Science)
Introduce: Students will go outside and identify what type of clouds are
in the sky. (Fill in Graph)
Teach: Create clouds using cotton balls and label the clouds. (cloud art)
Assess: The cloud art activity will be used assess
Day 2 Water Cycle (Science)
Introduce: Water Cycle song (YouTube video)
Teach: Brain Pop Video Water Cycle
Create Water Cycle
Assess: Evaporation Worksheet

Day 3 Weather Disaster Safety (Social Studies)

Introduce: Watch weather disaster video
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_bqZDTBfFE)
Teach: Create a disaster kit
Assess: Complete Severe weather safety worksheet
Day 4 My Favorite Weather (Writing)
Introduce: Youtube.com video: A Year on Planet Earth
Teach: Teacher will Discuss with students the different Seasons and types
of weather.
Assess: My Favorite weather writing activity.
Seasons Book
Day 5
Introduce:
Teach:
Assess: