Little Weather Reporter

1. 1

   Invite your child to be the family weather reporter and record what the sky looks like each day.

2. 2

   Make a weekly chart with one weather box for each day. Each morning, look outside, add a matching sticker, and ask your child to announce the weather.

3. 3

   Begin with familiar categories such as sunny, cloudy, and rainy.

4. 4

   If the sky looks different, observe together. The sun may appear and disappear behind the clouds, prompting the question, “Is it sunny or cloudy?”

5. 5

   Introduce a “partly cloudy” sticker and explain: “The sun comes out, then hides behind the clouds. That’s partly cloudy.”

6. 6

   When the weather changes during the day, add another sticker so the chart records both conditions.

What to notice

• Figures out today’s weather by looking outside Scientific Inquiry
• Describes the weather in detail, such as “The sun is out, so it’s sunny today.” Communicating and Speaking

Tips

• If you do not have a sticker that matches the day’s weather, invite your child to draw or write what they observed.

Developmental benefits

• Cognitive: Looking at the sun, clouds, rain, and sky helps your child use visible clues to identify the weather and practice observing, describing, and making a simple record.
• Language: Observing and recording the weather gives your child practice describing discoveries in fuller, more detailed language.