January: Whatever the Weather

January Theme: Whatever the Weather

Storybooks
What will the weather be like today?
When a storm comes up
Winter lullaby
Bear snores on

Vocabulary
Weather: storm, snow, lightening, tornado
Seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall
Weather forecast: very rainy, cloudy, windy, stormy, sunny, snowy
Clothing (science): pants, jacket, vest, socks, gloves, scarf, boots, hat, shorts, sandals, skirt, dress, sunglasses, helmet

Sight words
want to, like to, have to, should, look, in, go, see, eat, hear, touch, smell

Sentence patterns & questions

I want to run! I have to read a book.
What do you see in Spring? What do you see in Winter?
I see purple in Spring. I see white in Winter.

In summer, I eat ice cream. In spring, I run.

I think tomorrow will be sunny and windy.

What are you wearing today? I am wearing a dress.

What do you have to wear in the fall? In fall, I have to wear a jacket.

Phonics

Review and practice blends (3 and 4 letter blends)

Finish phonics readers
Focus: Bb, Kk, and Oo

Drama
Skit - each student picks a season, creates sentences about the season and acts out.

Music & Songs
Row, row, row your boat
The Weather Song
The weather outside is ___ today.
Youtube: 4 Seasons in a Year

Making rain instruments

Science

Our Sun

What Should I Wear?

Raincloud experiment

Art

Sun painting

Hanging Rainclouds

Four Seasons Trees

Snowstorm

Cooking Class

Hot cocoa

Mixed popcorn

Chocolate cookies

Mixed chocolate bar

Special Events

1/3: birthday party

1/16: Melody’s birthday

1/29 Allen’s birthday

1/30: tentative outing