Changing Weather… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.6.9.1.5 - Identify, observe and talk about art in the immediate environment.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Point to and name pictures of weather conditions (sun, rain, cloud, wind) displayed in the classroom or around the school.
Observe and describe the beauty they see in weather pictures using simple words such as “bright”, “colourful”, “soft” and “pretty”.
Use weather vocabulary to make simple sentences about pictures, with teacher support, for example “The sun is bright” or “Rain makes the ground wet”.
Create their own simple weather picture and talk about it to a friend or the whole class.
Compare two groups of objects using the words “more than”, “less than” and “same as” when looking at things in the classroom.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Changing Weather Conditions (6.9)
Content standard: K1.6.9.1 - Demonstrate understanding of changing weather conditions and seasons.
Indicator: K1.6.9.1.5 - Identify, observe and talk about art in the immediate
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 95
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Using the pictures of the weather, let learners talk about the beauty of each of them. Assist them use the weather vocabulary to make simple sentences (You can make some of these sentences on strips). Have Learners make their own pictures and talk about them. Give out some numeral cards, let learners compare the numbers by using the comparative language "more than", "less than", "same as. Let learners compare the number of objects in the class room. E.g. the pencils are more than the erazors.