1st Grade Weather Unit

1^st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint

Lesson 13: Observing Clouds

Pacing Suggestions:

Lesson to be taught following Winter Break.

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Teacher Resources:

Tips

Essential & Unit Questions* ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

How can clouds be described?

What happens to clouds over time?

4D(K-2)#1: Objects are described in terms of the materials they are made of (clay, cloth, paper, etc.) and their physical properties (color, size, weight, texture, flexibility, etc.).

4C(K-2) #2: Change is something that happens to many things.

Class web describing clouds; (See Procedure Steps 1 & 3 on page 132 in Teacher's Guide.)

Do students use words describing the color, size, and shape of the clouds observed?
Do students observe that clouds come in many shapes and sizes?
Do students observe that clouds change over time?

* Essential/Unit questions are major questions driving the unit. They are directly aligned with the benchmarks. No single lesson addresses each question in its entirety. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer these core questions.

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.

1st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint

1^st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint