Weather and Clothes

Grade Level

Preschool (Ages 4-5)

Duration

20 minutes

Class Size

12 students

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Learning Objectives

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.PK.3: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story or visual sequence.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.PK.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through pictures.
• Social-Emotional Development: Recognize and verbalize feelings about weather changes and appropriate responses.
• Health & Safety Competency: Understand basic concepts of dressing appropriately for different weather conditions to stay healthy.

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Materials Needed

• Weather and clothing picture cards (sunny → sunglasses, rainy → raincoat, cold → mittens, snow → boots)
• Large colorful poster with a simple weather chart
• Puppet or stuffed animal (to present story/song)
• Music player or ability to sing aloud
• Flashcards to hold up during the song
• Whiteboard and markers or magnetic board with clothing/weather images

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Lesson Procedure

1. Introduction (3 minutes)

• Gather students in a circle.
• Show a bright, colorful picture of a sunny day and ask: "What do you see here?"
• Prompt: "What do you wear when it’s sunny outside?" Hold up sunglasses card.
• Repeat for rainy, cold, and snowy weather pictures.

2. Sing-Along «Weather Clothes Song» (5 minutes)

• Introduce puppets and explain: "Our friend Sunny the Sun wants to sing about what clothes we wear in different weather!"
• Sing a silly, repetitive song with motions, e.g.:

🎵 When it’s sunny, wear a hat, (touch hat)
When it’s rainy, wear your boots, (stomp feet)
When it’s cold, wear mittens too, (wiggle fingers)
When it snows, wear your coat! (hug self) 🎵

• Show picture cards matching each clothing item during the song.

3. Interactive Sorting Game (7 minutes)

• Spread out weather and clothing cards on the floor.
• Invite each child to pick one weather card and find the matching clothing card to go with it.
• Use prompting questions: "Is it hot? What do we wear?"
• Celebrate correct matches with enthusiastic praise and silly sounds to keep engagement.

4. Story Time Visual Sequence (3 minutes)

• Use puppet or stuffed animal to tell a quick story about getting dressed for a day in different weather.
• E.g., "Oh no! Sunny the Scene wants to go outside when it’s snowing! What should they wear? Yes, a coat and boots!"
• Use the weather poster to visually connect the story with clothing choices.

5. Wrap-Up and Reflection (2 minutes)

• Ask students to share their favorite weather and what they like to wear. Encourage them to mimic their clothing motions.
• Recap with key phrase: "Dress smart, play smart!" emphasizing the importance of matching clothes to weather for health.

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Assessment

• Informal Observation: Teacher notes student participation during the sorting game and song.
• Question and Answer: Ability of students to choose correct clothing for weather verbally or through gestures during activities.
• Reinforcement: Students can recall the song or repeat clothing motions at the end.

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Teacher Tips

• Use expressive voices and exaggerated motions for puppets to maintain attention.
• Repeat the song on different days to reinforce concepts.
• Display weather and clothing cards in the classroom for ongoing visual reminders.
• Engage families by sending home a simple copy of the song with pictures, encouraging practice.

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By focusing on visual cues, song, and active participation, this lesson aligns with preschool developmental stages while meeting early literacy and social-emotional learning foundations under Common Core standards. This multisensory approach ensures accessibility for non-readers, supporting foundational understanding of weather-related health habits.