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Weather and the seasons
Can do: Describes today's weather and picks clothing that matches it.
Why it matters
It is the first cause-and-effect chain a child can run all by themselves: cold outside, so I need a coat.
What it looks like when it's wobbly
They report yesterday's weather, or the weather they wish it was, without looking.
⏱️ Two-minute check
"Look out of the window. What's the weather doing? What should we wear?"
Solid looks like: An accurate word — sunny, rainy, windy, cold — and a sensible clothing choice.
The full activity for this topic · 5 minutes
Weather Window
- 1Same time every day, look out and say the weather in one word.
- 2Draw a tiny symbol on a piece of paper stuck to the fridge — sun, cloud, raindrop.
- 3Let them choose one thing to wear because of it. Let a wrong choice play out if it's harmless.
- 4At the end of a week, count the sunny days versus the rainy days. That is a graph.
- 5Talk about what the trees are doing this season while you're at it.
If it's too hard
Two choices only: "Is it sunny or rainy?"
If it's too easy
Ask them to predict tomorrow, then check whether they were right.
Say this
"It's raining, so what do we need? You decide."