Centre:
Rain sticks: children will have the opportunity to
make their own rain sticks. There will be an educator
assisting, asking questions such as-
- What type of weather does this sound like?
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Centre:
Stories: children will be able to choose stories from
the book corner. These will be based around different
weather types and will also include some dream time
stories that are weather related.
Explicit / Intentional Teaching: Centre:
Mat session/Introduction: Home corner: the home corner will be set up as a
This session will be a recap on the different weather shop selling different things that are needed in
types the children have explored in the previous different weather, for example, umbrellas, hats, coats,
lessons. sandals, etc.
The lesson will begin by going through what is on the Questions-
weather wall and what the children already know from - What type of weather are you shopping for?
the previous lessons. They are encouraged to call out - Why do you need that for this type of
their answers one at a time. The educator will then weather?
add images of children completing the activities from
the past few lessons onto the weather wall.
The educator will ask questions such as-
- What types of weather have you learnt
about?
- What type of weather is it today?
- What is your favourite type of weather?
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The educator will then introduce the activities to the essentials.html
children, and they can go where they please.
Conclusion:
At the end of the session, the group will fill out their
Centre:
Rainbow on the wall: children will explore how when
weather journal floor book. This will be similar to the
light shines through a glass of water it can create a
weather wall.
rainbow. The educator will ask questions such as-
The educators will ask guiding questions such as-
- In what type of weather will you see a
- What types of weather are there?
rainbow?
- What activities did you do?
- What do you think needs to happen to be
- What happens when you see this type of
able to see a rainbow?
weather outside?
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Music/songs/dancing: children will listen to a
number of different songs and instruments and dance
and move the way that they think ‘Mother Nature’
would.
Questions-
- What type of weather do you think this
sounds like?
- Children explore and use familiar ‘weather
words’ they have heard in the past few
lessons.
- Children explore the different types of
weather that occur in each of the four
seasons.
Weather sensory jars: children can explore the
different types of weather by observing and creating
their own weather jars.
Questions-
- What type of weather jar are you creating?
- What will you include in the weather jar?

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Assessment & Recording: (What are we assessing? How are we assessing? How are we recording?)
The assessment will be recorded through anecdotal notes and observational notes. The educators will be asking questions to assist children
in becoming familiar with the concept of weather and taking notes on where to take the learning next.
OUTCOME 1: Children have a strong sense of identity
Children feel safe, secure, and supported
Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-
dependence, resilience and sense of agency
Children develop knowledgeable and confident self
identities
Children learn to interact in relation to others with
care, empathy and respect
OUTCOME 2: Children are connected with and
contribute to their world
Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and
communities and an understanding of the
reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for
active community participation
Children respond to diversity with respect
Children become aware of fairness
Children become socially responsible and show respect
for the environment
OUTCOME 3: Children have a strong sense of well
being
Children become strong in their social and emotional
wellbeing
Children take increasing responsibility for their own
health and physical wellbeing
OUTCOME 4: Children are confident and involved OUTCOME 5: Children are effective communicators
learners
Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others
Children develop dispositions for learning such as for a range of purposes
curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity,
Children engage with a range of texts and gain
commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and
meaning from these texts
reflexivity
Children express ideas and make meaning using a range
Children develop a range of skills and processes such as
of media
problem solving, enquiry, experimentation,
Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern
hypothesising, researching and investigating
systems work.
Children transfer and adapt what they have learned
Children use information and communication
from one context to another
technologies to access information, investigate ideas
Children resource their own learning through
and represent their thinking
connecting with people, place, technologies and natural
and processed materials
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Homeschool Preschool. (n.d). More Than 20 Wonderful Weather Books for Toddlers. [Image of weather books]. Pinterest.

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/288089707399588132/.

Pocket of Preschool. (2021). Weather Sensory Bottles. [Image of weather sensory bottles]. Pocket of Preschool.

https://pocketofpreschool.com/weather-sensory-bottles/.

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Rookie Parenting Science. (2021). How to Make a Rainbow- Simple Science Experiments. [Image of rainbow]. Rookie Parenting Science.

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