Dressing for the Weather
Grade 3 level
Description
Main Aims
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We are going to be learning about clothing and how we have to dress for the different types of weather
Subsidiary Aims
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Reviews seasons and weather, differences between seasons and vocabulary that was discussed in relation to seasons and weather in the prior lessons
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
Greet Students, and advise them that today we will be learning about clothing and how to dress for different seasons. Which means that we will be talking about what clothing items you put on your body so you are not to hot or not to cold, during these seasons. Teacher will then proceed to put on a video that will show different types of clothing that is worn due to the weather.
Ask students what is the weather like today? And what clothing items they wear outside. For example if its winter and its snowing, the students will mention that they wear a winter hat, winter jacket, snow boots and gloves. The teacher will then elicit the answers on the whiteboard.
Highlight vocabulary words that we have learnt in the prior lesson about seasons: spring, summer, fall, winter. Use vocabulary words that describe each season, such as summer is warm and sunny, during the spring it may rain a lot. Winter is snowy and cold, during the fall time the weather gets cooler. Also go through the clothing items such as gloves, winter hat, winter jacket, snow boots, shorts, t-shirt, sandals, pants.
Give example of current weather, for example the teacher will ask it is winter so I will wear what? The teacher will also ask students if they can name a piece of clothing that they are wearing today?
I will read out loud the descriptions of each season such as winter is cold and snowy. I will underline or highlight cold and snowy so students know that those are the words that they should focus on when they are adding their clothing items to their figure.
As I am adding the clothing items to the figure for the season example such as winter I will make note on the whiteboard what those clothing items are. Also help students form sentences such as " In winter, I wear my gloves, hat, jacket and snow boots to keep warm."
Put students in pairs with different home language speakers if possible and give them a season and instruct them to add those clothing items to the figure. Later, we will go around the groups in the classroom and students will advise what season they had and what clothing items that their person is wearing.