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Weather & What to Wear: Dressing for the Day

Students learn the kinds of weather — sunny, rainy, snowy, windy — and match each one to the right clothes, so they’re ready for whatever the day brings.

KindergartenWeather30 minutes1 class period5E ModelExplicit teaching4 StandardsCommon Core
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name kinds of weather.
  • ✓Match weather to the right clothes.
  • ✓Describe today’s weather.
  • ✓Know weather changes.
Essential Question

You wouldn’t wear a snowsuit on a hot sunny day! How does the weather help us decide what to wear?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Dress for the Weather

Project this and have students match each kind of weather to the clothes that fit it — tap a weather, then tap what to wear.

🌦️ Match the weather to what to wearTry it
Weather
What to Wear
Tap a weather, then what to wear!
The Lesson · 5E Model

30 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Engage — What’s It Like Out?

5 min

What is the weather like today — and what did you wear?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Look outside; name the weather.
  • Ask what they wore.
  • Set the goal: weather and clothes.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name the weather.
  • Say what they wore.
  • Predict the idea.
2

Explore — Match the Weather

8 min

Students investigate.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Dress for the Weather.
  • Match weather to clothes.
  • Name each.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match each pair.
  • Name the weather.
  • Name the clothes.
3

Explain — Kinds of Weather

9 min

Teacher explains.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name sunny, rainy, snowy, windy.
  • Match clothes to each.
  • Note weather changes.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name weather types.
  • Match clothes.
  • Explain change.
4

Elaborate — Weather Reporter

8 min

Apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Have students report today’s weather.
  • Say what to wear.
  • Track weather for a week.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Report the weather.
  • Say what to wear.
  • Track it.
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Evaluate — Exit Ticket

5 min

Three quick checks.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Hand out the exit ticket.
  • Look for weather + clothes.
  • Collect as formative data.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name weather.
  • Match clothes.
  • Describe today.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core literacy. State-standard crosswalks available on request.

NGSS
K-ESS2-1

Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

NGSS
K-ESS3-2

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for severe weather.

NGSS
K-ESS3-1

Represent the relationship between the needs of living things and places they live.

CCSS
RI.K.1

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Weather + clothing picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “When it is ___, I wear ___.”
  • Point out the window daily.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with sunny and rainy.
  • Use real clothing items.
  • Match one pair at a time.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add stormy and foggy weather.
  • Keep a weather chart for a week.
  • Explain why we check the weather.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 📓Science journals
  • 💻Dress for the Weather
  • 👕Clothing items
  • 🗓️A weather chart
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

weatherwhat it is like outsidesunnybright with sunshinerainywet with rainsnowywith falling snowwindywith lots of windtemperaturehow warm or cool it isforecastwhat weather is comingseasona part of the year
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What should you wear on a rainy day?
A raincoat and boots, and bring an umbrella.
QUESTION 2
Name two kinds of weather.
Any two of: sunny, rainy, snowy, windy.
QUESTION 3
Why do we check the weather before we go out?
So we know what to wear and can be ready for the day.

Going deeper? Weather chart.

Have students draw the weather each day for a week and see how it changes. A printable weather chart is in the Science library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Weather & What to WearPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: forecast, rainy, season, snowy, sunny, temperature, weather, windy
  1. what weather is coming
  2. with lots of wind
  3. what it is like outside
  4. with falling snow
  5. how warm or cool it is
  6. a part of the year
  7. bright with sunshine
  8. wet with rain

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What should you wear on a rainy day?
  2. Name two kinds of weather.
  3. Why do we check the weather before we go out?
Answer key — Part A: 1) forecast · 2) windy · 3) weather · 4) snowy · 5) temperature · 6) season · 7) sunny · 8) rainy
Part B: 1) A raincoat and boots, and bring an umbrella. 2) Any two of: sunny, rainy, snowy, windy. 3) So we know what to wear and can be ready for the day.