Activity Set Weather – What clothes to wear.
In my classroom I would focus on these learning outcomes
To:
• identify different kinds of weather: rain, wind, thunderstorm, and sunny
• know that for every season you wear different kinds of clothes
• know that clothing protects you from the cold
• discover that some kinds of weather occur more often in certain seasons
I have used the story big Book The smartest Giant in town by Julia Donaldson
as a stimulus to engage children in the theme of clothes in Aistear. Engaging them in conversation and discussion about appropriate clothes for different seasons/ different types of weather etc.
Then, focusing on the theme of clothes as an Aistear theme with Infants is so enjoyable. Activities to include sorting the holiday clothes into the correct suitcase for A sunny destination or a Skiing holiday for example.
Using a cardboard box cutout of a television to report the weather forecast etc.
Make clothes using fabric and fibre for the Smartest Giant in town.
Colour the seasons activity as outlined in the ESERO resources. Colouring seasonal pictures. Discussing and identifying the different seasons. What colours do we associate with each season?
Cross-curricular incorporating Numeracy – Counting items of clothing, pairing patterned socks etc.