Science- Exploring Weather Lesson Plan for Early Childhood Learners
Designed with busy educators in mind, this lesson plan offers everything you need to create a week/fortnight/month full of fun and educational engagement.
Bring the wonders of weather to life with this engaging and comprehensive lesson plan, perfect for Family Daycare educators and home school settings. Designed for young learners, this resource includes a detailed mind map and an editable version to add photos to. It’s packed with links to the EYLF Version 2 outcomes, clear learning goals, and a variety of hands-on activities that explore the fascinating world of weather. Plus, enjoy additional extensions to deepen the learning experience. Help young minds discover and understand the world around them with this fun and interactive weather exploration kit!
- From sensory play to creative crafts, this plan makes it easy to bring the excitement of learning about weather into your classroom while fostering meaningful learning experiences.
- Our Lesson plan, provides 8 engaging activities within the Canva-editable template.
- Each activity is linked to the Australian Early Years Learning Framework version 2.
- Each activity offers step-by-step instructions.
- Learning outcomes fostering repetition-based learning experiences that young minds love and benefit from.
- Each of the 8 activities has extensions listed.
- There are also 8 printable activities.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
-Canva-editable template for weekly, fortnightly, or monthly learning with room for showcasing 8 photos of creativity.
-Mind map to add to wall planning display.
Activities:
• Water Cycle Bag - To provide a visual and hands on representation of the water cycle, making abstract concepts more understandable for young children
• Creamy Rain Clouds - To visually show how clouds hold water and release it as rain when they become saturated.
• Balloon Lightening - To encourage exploration of natural phenomena through a simple interactive experiment.
• Glass Rainbow - To provide a hands on experience that demonstrates how light can be bent and separated into different colours.
• Windy Bottle - To introduce the concept of air pressure in a simple way.
• Snow Storm - To introduce children to basic science concepts, such as cause and effect, weather patterns and sensory exploration through a fun and engaging hands on experiment.
• Rain Painting - To engage children in a creative art project while exploring the concept of rain and its effects on the environment.
• Foggy Jar - To introduce the concept of fog by visually demonstrating how warm and cold air interact.
Printables:
• Tracing - To develop fine motor skills, hand eye coordination and early writing abilities while engaging in a fun themed activity.
• Memory Game - To enhance cognitive skills such as memory, concentration and recognition while introducing various weather concepts.
• Weather Wheel - To provide an interactive tool that helps young learners identify, explore and understand different types of weather.
• Bingo - To provide a fun and engaging way to reinforce early cognitive skills as children identify and name weather themed images.
• Line Tracing - To enhance fine motor skills and hand eye coordination while reinforcing recognition of weather concepts through visual matching.
• Trace, Cut n Paste - To enhance fine motor skills through tracing, cutting, and pasting while reinforcing recognition of weather themed images and vocabulary.
• Mobile Craft - To foster creativity and fine motor skills encouraging artistic expression.
• Create a Headband - To promote creativity and fine motor skills, self expression and engagement with weather concepts.
WHO IS THIS PRODUCT FOR
- Family Daycare providers seeking comprehensive themed activities aligned
with the Early Years Learning framework version 2.
- PreK educators aiming to align curriculum with educational frameworks.
- Home schooling parents interested in enriching themed learning experiences.
- Childcare centres looking for versatile and comprehensive unit studies.