You can tell if the wind is blowing just by looking out the window — if you know what to look for.
1) Listen to the poem “Who Has Seen the Wind?” as your teacher reads it out loud.
2) Observe and discuss: “Can you see the wind? Look out the window and tell me if it’s windy. How do you know?”
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3) Here are some things that tell us that the wind is blowing.
4) Think about what it's like to be a tree in the wind. Stand up and pretend to be:
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In this Read-Along lesson, Kevin becomes a weather detective to figure out why he keeps losing his warm clothes. The lesson includes a short exercise where students observe the weather and compare it to what they remember from earlier in the day. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Wind and Weather, in which students use poetry and observation to start noticing which way the wind is blowing, an important factor in how weather changes over time.
Preview optional activityThis activity does not require supplies.
You’ll need access to a window or an outdoor area where students can observe the effects of any breezes or winds that are blowing. You can’t see the wind, but you know it’s blowing if you see a flag flapping or hear leaves rustling as they move.
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