Unit 7: Wonderful Weather and Seasons
All About Weather
Weather tells us what it is like outside. Is it hot or cold? Is there a cloud in the sky? The weather changes during each season. In winter, it is cold. In summer, it is hot. We measure time in a month. There are twelve months in a year.
Sometimes, we hear special sounds in the weather. Rain goesdrip, drop. When you jump in a puddle, you splash. During a storm, you might hear a loud bam or a crack of thunder! Animals experience the weather too. When it gets very cold, some animals, like bears, hibernate. This means they sleep all winter long.
Phonics Focus: b, l, e
Let’s listen to the beginning sounds of words.
b as in bear and big.
l as in lion and look.
e as in egg and elephant.
Exercise 1: Vocabulary Match
Draw a line to match the word to its meaning.
2. cloud
3. splash
4. season
5. weather
6. month
7. crack
8. experience
B. To sleep through the winter.
C. A time of year like summer or winter.
D. The sound of water when you jump in it.
E. A sudden sharp noise.
F. What it is like outside (sunny, rainy).
G. To feel or go through something.
H. A part of a year, like January or May.
Exercise 2: Sound Words (Onomatopoeia)
Choose the best sound word from the box for each sentence.
- The rain fell from the leaf: ________, ________.
- I jumped into the pool with a big ________!
- The thunder made a loud ________ noise.
- We heard a loud ________ when the tree branch broke.
- The water faucet has a slow leak: ________.
- The lightning went ________ across the sky.
- The balloon went ________ when it hit the pin.
- The door slammedshut: ________!
Exercise 3: Phonics Sorting
Look at the words below. Sort them into the correct list basedon their starting letter.
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
1. ___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
Exercise 4: High-Frequency Words
Circle the correct word to complete the sentence.
- (This / What) is my favorite season.
- I can (do / and) a flip in the water.
- (What / This) is the weather like today?
- I like the sun (and / do) the rain.
- (Do / This) you want to play outside?
- Is (this / and) your umbrella?
- (What / Do) do bears do in winter?
- Rain (and / what) snow fall from clouds.
Exercise 5: True or False?
Read the sentences about hibernation and weather. Write T for True or F for False.
- Bears hibernate when it gets hot in summer. ______
- Animals sleep in winter to save energy. ______
- A cloud is made of rocks. ______
- We see lightning before we hear thunder. ______
- Leaves often change color in the fall. ______
- Animals experience hunger in winter. ______
- To hibernate means to run very fast. ______
- Snowfalls when the weather is cold. ______
Exercise 6: Fill in the Missing Letters
Complete the words using b, l, or e.
- __ed (A place to sleep)
- __ip (Part of your mouth)
- __gg (A food from a hen)
- __at (An animal that flies at night)
- __og (A pieceof wood)
- __xit (The way out)
- __ox (A container)
- __eg (Part of your body)
