Lesson 59: Reading about weather

📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🟡 C. Reading for Information

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Objective

Read simple texts and charts about weather, name kinds of weather, and remember basic facts (like temperature, clouds, and rain).

Materials

Mini-lesson — Weather words and information

Sometimes we read a story about characters and what happens to them.

Other times, we read a short piece of writing that gives us facts about what the weather is like. This is like a little weather report.

In this lesson, you will read short weather reports or weather texts. Each one is like a tiny page of facts about outside.

Most weather texts have:

  • a title that tells what kind of weather it is (for example, “Windy Day” or “Rainy Morning”)
  • a picture that shows the sky or the weather
  • short fact sentences that tell what you would see or feel outside

Good readers know how to use each part:

  • Look at the title and say: “This report is about ____ weather.”
  • Look at the picture and think: “What would I see or feel on a day like this?”
  • Read the fact sentences and ask: “What new thing did I learn about this weather?”

Weather texts are a little different from stories:

  • Stories are mostly for fun and feelings.
  • Weather texts are mostly for information and facts.

You can use these frames when you read a weather text:

  • “The weather report is about ____.”
  • “One fact I learned is ____.”
  • “Another fact I learned is ____.”

Today, you will practice reading short weather texts and telling what they are about and two facts you learned.

Picture strip: Tiny weather reports with pictures

Guided Practice — Mini-book: Little weather reports

How to use this mini-book:

  • Read each “weather report” page together.
  • Have your child point to any weather words (sunny, rainy, cloudy).
  • Ask: “What is the weather like?” and “What do people need?”

On your chart, write the weather word, draw a picture, and write one fact (“It is cold”, “We need coats”).

Weather words
sunny cloudy rainy snowy windy warm cold

Frames: “The weather is ___.” “People wear/bring ___.”

Mini-Book: Little weather reports

1

Sunny day

Today is sunny and warm. The sky is blue with only a few small clouds. People wear hats and T-shirts and play outside.

What is the weather like? What are people wearing?

2

Rainy afternoon

In the afternoon, it turns rainy. Dark clouds cover the sky. Children carry umbrellas and wear boots so their feet stay dry.

What changed? What do children need now?

3

Windy day

On a windy day, the air moves leaves and flags. Kites can fly high in the sky. People hold onto their hats so they do not blow away.

What can the wind move?

4

Snowy morning

On a snowy morning, the ground is white. The air feels very cold. Children wear coats, hats, and gloves to keep warm.

What do you need when it is snowy and cold?

Reading Practice — What does the weather report say?

Read each short weather text. Choose the best main idea or fact. Then press “Check answers”.

1) “The sky is clear and blue. People wear shorts and T-shirts. Some children play at the park.”
What kind of weather is this?
2) “Dark clouds cover the sky. Raindrops fall on the street. People open their umbrellas.”
What kind of weather is this text about?
3) “The weather report says it will be snowy and very cold tomorrow.”
What should you wear?
4) “The wind blows hard. Leaves swirl on the ground. Kites pull on their strings in the sky.”
What can the wind do in this text?
5) “The sun is behind gray clouds. It does not rain, but the air feels cool.”
Which sentence is a good main idea?
6) “This morning is sunny, but the report says rain will come later.”
What is a smart thing to bring?
7) “On the chart, the line goes up to a high number. The report says it will be hot today.”
What kind of day will it be?
8) How can you figure out what a weather report means?

Quick Check (10 questions)

1) What do weather texts and charts help us do?

2) Which one is a common weather word?

3) If the report says “It will be sunny and warm,” which picture fits best?

4) A chart shows a picture of a cloud with raindrops for three days in a row. What is this chart mostly telling you?

5) Which question helps you find the main idea of a weather text?

6) A report says: “It will be cold and windy. Wear a coat and hat.” Which sentence shows you understood the text?

7) Which sentence is a fact about weather?

8) Which sentence is a good way to talk about a weather reading?

9) If you don’t understand part of a weather chart, you should…

10) To get better at reading about weather, you can…

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)

I will practice…

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