Types of Weather
Identify and describe different types of weather — sunny, rainy, windy, snowy, cloudy, foggy, stormy — and describe what the weather is like today using simple vocabulary
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“When your child looks out the window in the morning, can they describe the weather using words like sunny, cloudy, rainy, or windy, and say whether it's a nice day or a wet day?”
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- Activity. Identify and describe different types of weather — sunny, rainy, windy, snowy, cloudy, foggy, stormy — and describe what the weather is like today using simple vocabulary
What to notice. Name at least five types of weather • Describe today's weather accurately using appropriate vocabulary • Match weather types to simple pictures or symbols
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When your child looks out the window in the morning, can they describe the weather using words like sunny, cloudy, rainy, or windy, and say whether it's a nice day or a wet day?
Identify and describe different types of weather — sunny, rainy, windy, snowy, cloudy, foggy, stormy — and describe what the weather is like today using simple vocabulary
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- Name at least five types of weather
- Describe today's weather accurately using appropriate vocabulary
- Match weather types to simple pictures or symbols
“When your child looks out the window in the morning, can they describe the weather using words like sunny, cloudy, rainy, or windy, and say whether it's a nice day or a wet day?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Weather & Climate
- Age range
- Ages 5–7