EL Education Resources - Kindergarten
Dear Family,
During Module 2, your student will study weather. They will learn about the components that make weather, weather in stories, and write a story about an imaginary character experiencing weather.
Learning Focus:
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Sun, wind, and clouds create weather.
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Weather patterns can be measured and predicted.
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Weather affects clothing, plans, and feelings.
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Writers use words and pictures to tell stories.
Reading Foundation Skills:
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Identifying letters, rhyming words, and syllables.
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Naming the onset and rhyme of words.
Activities:
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Listening to read-alouds about weather and identifying characters, settings, and events.
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Singing weather songs and performing “weather cheers.”
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Observing weather outside, in pictures, and videos.
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Writing and drawing about weather and preparation.
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Sharing daily weather reports.
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Listening to “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats.
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Creating puppets and using oral storytelling.
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Making high-quality illustrations.
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Writing words, phrases, and sentences for their story.
Supporting Learning at Home:
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Discuss daily weather: “What makes weather? What is today’s weather? What to wear? What activities are good for today’s weather?”
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Read books and sing songs about weather.
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Observe and record daily weather with pictures and words.
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Practice identifying letters and their sounds.
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Look for high-frequency words: “he,” “on,” “and,” “up,” “a,” “you,” “see.”
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Contact family in different locations to compare weather.
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Share weather-related memories as stories.
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Discuss your student’s weather narrative: What’s the weather? Who’s the character? What do they wear and do?
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Identify weather types and choose appropriate clothing and activities.
Sincerely,
Kindergarten Teachers