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Lesson 272Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 272: Vocabulary – Weather words

Focus: Weather words

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of weather words and use them in speech and writing.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.

Words

Word list

blizzardhurricanedrizzlethunderlightningbreeze

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the blizzard.
  • We can see the hurricane.
  • You can see the drizzle.
  • They can see the thunder.

Story time

Mia and the Blizzard

Mia went to the yard. Mia saw a blizzard and a hurricane.

"Look!" said Mia. "The drizzle is by the thunder."

Sam came to help. Together they played with the lightning and the breeze.

At the end of the day, Mia and Sam smiled. What a wonderful Weather words adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Mia go?

2. What did Mia see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 equal

Meaning: the same in value or amount

Example: Two halves are equal to one whole.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • drizzleA drizzle is something we can talk about or see.
  • thunderA thunder is something we can talk about or see.
  • lightningA lightning is something we can talk about or see.
  • breezeA breeze is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Weather words pattern.

Which word belongs with Weather words?

Which word belongs with Weather words?

Which word belongs with Weather words?

Stretch

Try more words

blizzardhurricanedrizzlethunderlightningbreeze