I find that teaching children about the weather can be one of the most interesting and diverse topics you can bring up. Children of all ages are so intrigued and hands-on with the learning activities because it involves something so fascinating they don’t quite understand yet. Even kids that we work with, the 1 and 2 year olds, love learning about the weather and you can see the excitement and curiosity in their eyes when we they not only get to learn about the snow and rain and the sun, but also get to play in it. As we all very well know, children learn through play.
I have created a mini lesson plan with 6 different activities. For this plan, I have worked on creating 3 manipulatives, as well as 3 block activities. I created 6 different activities you can pick from for your 5-day lesson planning schedule for the week. If you don’t like any of the activities, that’s why I included an extra one as a bonus you and your little ones might enjoy. This plan also goes hand-in-hand with the theme of Weather and weather elements. Here is what you will find in the mini lesson plan.
What’s included in this pack:
- 3 different weather-themed Manipulatives activities
- 3 different weather-themed Blocks activities
- Clear and easy-to-follow instructions
- Pictured activities for easy guidance
- Activity descriptions already written for you – just copy and paste
- Hands-on learning
- Additional resources link
- Easy to implement in your lesson planning format
- Activities for 18 – 36 month old toddlers
Developmental Milestones You Will Work on with this Lesson Plan:
- Active listening
- Stacking and sorting
- Organizing by color
- Problem-solving with puzzles
- Fine motor skills
- Identify patterns
- Sensory exploration
Waterfall Block Tower
For this toddler activity, we are looking at water and having so much fun at the sensory table. This is a block activity included in the pack. You can see we used our building blocks to construct a cliff and added water and cups to the bin so that the girls can pour water over the cliff and make a waterfall. This can constitute as a manipulative activity also as the children as practicing scooping and pouring, focusing, and counting.
Weather Block Matching Game
Weather Matching Puzzles
For this activity from the pack, we are looking at connecting puzzle pieces together with the same images on them. There are also words that represent the image; such as “Sunny” with the picture of a sun, or “Thunder Storm” with the picture of a cloud and thunder. The children can place their memory skills to the test and even learn problem solve.
If you want to purchase this pack, click on the link here to see the Weather Theme Toddler Lesson Plan Manipulatives and Blocks pack.
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