Names and patterns for local and regional weather
THEME: A Sense of Place: Sustainable Living Is Rooted in a Deep Knowledge of Place and Self
STRAND: Weather and Seasons
GRADE LEVEL: K-2
Key Concepts
Observe and describe types and names of weather and understand how weather affects us.
Measure, record and graph rainfall and temperature.
Lesson
Create a daily weather journal. Observe and record weather observations, explore prior knowledge, develop a word bank. K2.1.1
Learn to read a thermometer and rain gauge. Collect, record and graph temperature and rainfall.
Learn Hawaiian names for rain or wind in your area.
K2.1.2
Activity
Discuss the dayʻs weather; record on class calendar and student calendar using weather symbols. Use data at the end of the month for analysis and comparison.
Calendar Math
Read Sun and Rain — Exploring Seasons in Hawai’i by S. Feeney