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Severe Weather- Kindergarten and Third Grade

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Severe Weather- Kindergarten and Third Grade

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K-ESS3-2. Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.

3-ESS2-2. Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.

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Kindergarten: The topic should follow an introductory lesson specifying the difference between weather and climate and how there are specific weather patterns in a given area. The activity can be implemented as a closure to apply their new understanding of weather in their area.

Third Grade:  The topic should follow a lesson on weather and climate patterns around the world. Students will have a previous understanding of weather patterns which set the foundation for an in depth lesson. The activity will be implemented as a closure so the students can demonstrate what they learned about weather and climate patters and precautions.

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Students can not visualize weather in other places besides their own, so the focus is on local weather and climate.

The topics covered for kindergarten would include: Severe snow and extremely cold temperatures of the local area, and how to protect yourself from the weather.

E.g: What to wear in the extreme cold. What protects your house?

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Students are able to consider perspectives of other(s) places so they are able to understand weather and climates that are not their own.

The topics covered for third grade would include: Learning the climates of different regions of the world. As well as being able to prepare for severe weather using physical barriers that will help foreign areas defend themselves against their severe weather.

E.g: Tornado shelters, hurricane proofing, sandbags on the shore for flooding.

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Kindergarten: Since students can not consider others perspectives, the instruction is based on what the student has observed themselves or has had experience with. The instruction simply builds on personal experience rather than phenomena in other places. This a more hands on activity based lesson.

Third Grade: Students can now understand that the world around them is vast and will be different from their local area. So this lesson will take the skills they learned from their personal experiences and apply them to phenomena from other places. So the instruction grows to learning about geography and climate of different regions, also this will include how different storms function. Then we start the discussion of protection and precautions. Therefore, this is a more minds or brainstorming activity.

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Students can dress up a "weather bear" to show what they would wear with the weather outside for that day. The students will also be given a weather scenario and be asked to dress the bear for the given scenario. This way students can demonstrate their understanding of weather in their area.

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Weather Bear Felt Board | Cullen's Abc's

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Students will be given pictures of different weather and climate scenarios (Hurricane, tornado, tsunamis, etc.) and attach them to a world map to demonstrate where the weather phenomenon occur. Students will also be given pictures of severe weather precautionary tools and match them to the different weather and climate scenarios. This way, students will have a visual representation of where certain weather phenomena occur and how to prepare for and respond to that severe weather.

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In Kindergarten: Motor control is developed and they are able to do things themselves. Time, patience, and attention are some necessities needed to thrive. This is a time of growth and questioning.

In Third Grade: Independence is forming even more. They are bound to make mistakes and eventually learn from them. Their friends and social life have became very important. Social skills and expectations are some of the larger developments they make at this time.

Due to the developmental differences above instruction will need to be adaptable to fit both grades. For a kindergartener maybe the lesson should be hands on to work on the newly acquired motor control. For a 3rd grader even though they are more independent try giving a group activity to work on teamwork and social skills.

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It is important to know and understand what students have learned in previous grades so when the student comes to a later grade, they will have a foundation.

This also exemplifies the importance of having good communication amongst the colleagues you currently work with and the colleagues that your students have already had. This makes a more fluid learning and teaching experience.