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Week 08 · Weather Watch

Tuesday

Warm and cold
// Sun, clouds, wind and rain
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Warm and cold

Rocket stands in the sun. "Warm!"

Raven stands in the shade. "Cool!"

Nova floats between them.

"Same yard, two feelings," she says.

The sun warms things

The sun gives light and heat.

The sun warms the air.

The sun warms the ground too.

A sunny spot feels warm.

A sidewalk in the sun can get hot.

Shade and cold

A tree or a wall can block the sun.

The spot behind it is shade.

Shade feels cooler than sun.

Some days the air is cold.

On cold days we wear a coat.

On warm days we wear less.

WARM OR COOL?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What warms the air and ground?
Which spot feels cooler?
It is cold out. What do you wear?
SentenceTrue or false?
The sun gives light and heat.?
Shade feels warmer than sun.?
A tree can make shade.?
A sidewalk in the sun can get hot.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESun warms. Shade is cooler because the sun is blocked.
Try it
Go outside with your grown-up.
Stand in a sunny spot. Count to ten.
Stand in a shady spot. Count to ten.
Which spot felt warmer? Tell your grown-up.
Safety first
Do not touch dark things in hot sun.
They can burn your hand.
Wear a hat on bright, hot days.
Stay with your grown-up.
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
It is hot and sunny. What helps?
It is cold and windy. What helps?
Where is the cool spot?
Who stood in the shade?
SentenceTrue or false?
The air is warm on every day.?
We wear less on warm days.?
The sun warms the ground.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEDays can be warm or cold. We dress for each.
Draw yourself in the sun. Draw a friend in the shade.

Word Spot: open, over

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Open: O-P-E-N.

Over: O-V-E-R.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The flower will ___ in the sun.
The bird flew ___ the house.

You felt warm and cool today!

Tomorrow you will chase the wind and the rain.

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