Activity set : The weather – infants station teaching approach
Station 1: weather report
Every day the children take it in turns of giving the weather forecast to the rest of the class. We have simple cut out cardboard box for this and a microphone and they absolutely love these simple props . I have a map of Waterford where we live and I have named the local areas on it and the children have simple cut outs of rain, cloud, wind, sun etc to stick on when they are giving the weather
Station 2: keeping a weather diary in their groups for a week or 2 week period . They take it in turns of drawing in the weather everyday
Station 3: Dress the teddy for his holiday in the sun and his holiday to the North Pole . Children have to sortnthe clothes into 2 piles – and then take it in turns of dressing teddy appropriately. The results can be photographed .
Station 4: weather in other countries and
How people adapt . Build an igloo , build a beach house , what must people wear to protect themselves from the cold weather and hot weather ? This could be an oral language lesson followed on by a painting lesson of their findings .
Station 5: children could also be given an iPad in a small group and play one of the many games suggested on this module by Esero and curious minds . This could be done in pairs or individually.