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This text set is created to grow students' basic conceptual knowledge on weather. Students will learn how to observe and make decisions based on the current weather.

Rationale:

It is important that Students gain an understanding of weather because they need to make decisions on what to wear and what activities they will do depending on the weather. Knowing basic knowledge about the weather is necessary on a daily basis. Students need to be able to make observations about the weather in order to plan out their day.

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1. Weather can change.

2. Weather includes; Sun, rain, wind, and snow.

3. Weather can affect what we wear and do.

4. Weather can be predicted.

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1. Weather: The different settings that happen outside; Sun, wind, rain, and snow.

(Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book; p. 1 and 7, National Geographic Kids: Weather; p. 1, 2, 12, All About Weather: A first weather book for kids; p. 1, 2, 9)

2. Sunny: When the weather is bright from the sun.

(Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book; p. 2, Come on, Rain!; p. 3 and 14, National Geographic Kids: Weather; p. 1, 2, 3, 4, All About Weather: A first weather book for kids; p. 6 and 8)

3. Windy: When the air outside is blowing or is breezy.

(Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book; p. 5, Come on, Rain!; p. 11, National Geographic Kids: Weather; p. 1, 2, 11, All About Weather: A first weather book for kids; p. 10, 11, 12)

4. Rain: When droplets of water fall from clouds in the sky.

(Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book; p. 4, Come on, Rain!; p. 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, National Geographic Kids: Weather; p.1, 2, 6, 8, All About Weather: A first weather book for kids; p. 4, 7, 13, 14)

5. Snow: When water droplets freeze and fall from clouds in the sky.

(Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book; p. 3, National Geographic Kids: Weather; p. 9, All About Weather: A first weather book for kids; p. 15 and 16)

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First Text (Predictable): "Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book" by Lucy Cousins

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First Text (Predictable): "Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book" by Lucy Cousins

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This predictable text allows children to engage in a simple storyline that can relate to each of the students’ daily routine. Maisy, the main character, wakes up each day observing the different types of weather each day brings. This book includes a rhyme throughout the text, making it easy for the students to follow along. This text teaches the students how the weather affects the clothes we wear and the activities we do.

Discussion Prompts:

What other clothes would you want to wear on a snowy day?

What other activities can you do on a rainy day?

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Second Text (Informational): “National Geographic Kids: Weather" by Kristin Baird Rattini

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Second Text (Informational): “National Geographic Kids: Weather" by Kristin Baird Rattini

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This informational text teaches young readers what weather is, how weather is observed, and the different types of weather. This book is informative for young readers because it introduces the basic knowledge of weather by teaching students how to observe the weather and how each type of weather affects the earth.

Discussion Prompts:

Have you ever checked the weather by looking outside your window?

What do you think will happen if you see dark clouds?

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Third Text (Informational): "All About The Weather" by Huda Harajli

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Third Text (Informational): "All About The Weather" by Huda Harajli

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This informational text also teaches students how to routinely check the weather by observing the sky. The text asks readers questions about what they observe by looking up at the sky. This teaches students to make observations of what they see and how they can make further predictions about the weather. The text goes further into detail by informing readers how the different types of weather patterns occur.

Discussion Prompts:

Have you ever checked the weather and picked out an outfit based on the weather? What was the weather and what clothes did you decide to wear?

Have you ever had to change plans because of the weather changing? Give me an example.

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Fourth Text (Narrative): "Come on, Rain!" by  Karen Hesse

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Fourth Text (Narrative): "Come on, Rain!" by  Karen Hesse

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This narrative tells a story about a young girl, Tessie, who hopes for a rain storm during a scorching hot summer. The text teaches the students that they can predict weather by observing the sky. The students will also learn that different areas lack certain types of weather. Tessie is able to predict that a rain storm is coming by noticing dark clouds in the sky and the wind starting to pick up.

Discussion Prompts:

Do you think the weather changes a lot where the characters are living? How do you know?

Is Tessie checking the weather by looking at the sky? What do you think is going to happen?

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Weather: Students need to understand what weather is in order to observe and make decisions based on what the weather is like. Throughout the text set, the predictable text is an engaging book that introduces the big ideas in an interactive way. Then, the informational texts will help the students grasp the concept of weather and how it can affect our daily lives. After learning from the informational texts, the students can engage in the narrative story where the students can apply the information they just learned about weather to a storyline.

Sunny, Windy, Rain, and Snow: Each of these vocabulary terms are crucial for the students to learn the differences between them and how they can make decisions based on each weather pattern. The predictable text will introduce the students to each of the vocabulary words and provide examples of activities they can do for each type of weather. The informational texts will then provide further information and facts about the weather patterns. Lastly, the narrative text will allow students to immerse themselves in the main character’s point of view who is desperate for a rain storm during a scorching hot summer.

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Cousins, L. (2011). Maisy's wonderful weather book: A maisy first science book. Walker Books.

Harajli, H., & Sanders, J. (2020). All about weather: A first weather book for kids. Rockridge Press.

Hesse, K., & Muth, J. J. (1999). Come on, rain! Scholastic Press.

K-ESS2-1 earth's systems. K-ESS2-1 Earth's Systems | Next Generation Science Standards. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.nextgenscience.org/pe/k-ess2-1-earths-systems.

Neuman, S.B., & Wright, T.S. (2013).  Supporting content-rich vocabulary through book reading.  All About Words.  Teachers College Press, NY, NY.  pp. 62-82

Rattini, K. B. (2013). National Geographic Kids: Weather. National Geographic Society.

Welsh, K.M., Brock, C.H., Robertson, L.T.  (2020). Disciplinary literacy in a second-grade classroom: A science inquiry unit.  The Reading Teacher, 73(6), 723-734.