Learning about the weather is essential for preschool children to understand the world that they live in. Knowing the type of weather will help children to plan and take precautionary measures to protect themselves.
Encourage children to explore weather-themed worksheets to help them learn more about the topic and improve their skills.
Tracing lines is one of the fine motor skills that are essential for children to learn. These weather-themed tracing worksheets will help children learn to manipulate writing implements by following the dotted lines.
Children will learn the top to bottom orientation as they trace using these worksheets. They will also learn fine motor coordination and control when handling markers and pens.
Download and print the free worksheets from the site. This comes in a set of ten pages. Each page has an illustration of a cloud with dotted lines as raindrops. These raindrops form different types of lines.
Some of these lines are straight, zigzag, diagonal, curved, curly, and a combination of these lines. Allow children to trace them using markers or pencils.
These worksheets provide an awesome pre-writing practice for children to work on. Writing will help them understand that lines can come in different forms.
This is important later when they start writing letters, which are formed by combining different types of lines.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed worksheets
- Markers, pencils, or pens
For more information on this activity, go to ABCsOfLiteracy.com.
These weather-themed tracing worksheets target different skills. Children will learn letter recognition by associating the first letter of the weather words.
These include the letters S for Sunny, W for windy, T for thunder, L for lightning, R for raining, and C for cloudy.
Allowing children to trace the weather words will help with word recognition skills. While children may not be ready to read these words, they will become familiar with the letters that make up the word.
As with tracing worksheets, children will improve their ability to hold and manipulate writing implements. They will be able to control these as they trace the dotted letters.
Download and print the free weather-themed tracing worksheets from the site. These come in six pages with illustrations. These will provide children with visual cues on the words they will trace.
Use these worksheets as a supplement to weather-themed lessons and activities. Children may trace the appropriate worksheet after observing the day’s weather. Allow children to trace them using markers or pencils.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed tracing worksheets
- Markers, pencils, or pens
For more information on this activity, go to TotSchooling.net.
Teach children patterns with these weather-themed worksheets. Children will learn to observe, pay attention to details, and think logically as they complete the tasks. Cutting and pasting the pictures will help them improve their fine motor skills.
This worksheet uses weather-related images like sunny, cloudy, and rainy. Use these words during instruction to help children increase their vocabulary.
Download and print the free worksheets from the site. This set comes in four pages with simple patterns, such as ABAB, AABAAB, and ABBA. This worksheet is perfect for children who are familiar with the task.
Provide glue and scissors for every child. Give the instructions to complete the worksheet. Prompt the children by asking what the next image should be. Name the images with emphasis on the repeating pattern.
While pointing at the pictures, say to the children, “Sunny, cloudy, sunny, cloudy, sunny, cloudy, sunny, cloudy. I wonder what’s next?”
Let them choose from the pictures below the worksheet. Let them cut and paste this into the correct box.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed worksheets
- Scissors
- Glue
For more information on this activity, go to HomeschoolShare.com.
Color-by-number worksheets are an innovative way of teaching several preschool concepts in one activity. Children will improve their fine motor skills as they color the pictures. This will also help improve their color recognition skills.
Since the images are divided into sections with numbers as legends, this worksheet will help children practice their number recognition skills. With this activity, they will learn to focus and pay attention to details.
Using weather-related illustrations will help children recognize and associate them with words. This will help improve their vocabulary.
Download the worksheets from the site. These come in four kinds: sunny weather, tornado, rainy, and stormy. Most worksheets require basic colors, while some include light and dark shades.
Provide the crayons or markers for the children. Explain that each section has a number, and this number has a corresponding color. They need to use the correct crayon to complete the whole picture.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed worksheet
- Crayons or markers
For more information on this activity, go to TheKeeperOfTheMemories.com.
This mini-book presents the different types of clouds that children can observe. This is a perfect supplement for a weather unit and can be used as an informative resource or for lapbooking.
Using the different names of clouds will help improve children’s vocabulary. The descriptions and illustrations provided for each type of cloud will help children identify them as they conduct a cloud-spotting activity.
The children may cut the cloud’s shape and color the pictures on each page. They are to trace the names of the clouds printed in dotted letters on the line. Doing all these will help improve children’s fine motor skills.
Head over to the site to download and print the free mini-book. This contains ten mini pages in cloud shape and a cover page for the book. It shows eight different types of clouds and requires children to draw their favorite clouds on the final page.
Have children trace the cloud’s name and color the pictures. Cut out each page and staple them together to form the book. Read the descriptions on each page out loud.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed mini book
- Scissors
- Crayons or markers
- Stapler
For more information on this activity, go to 123Homeschool4Me.com.
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This worksheet will teach children to associate objects and activities with particular weather. Children must circle the picture on the right side related to the weather shown on the left of the page.
This worksheet is versatile in that it can be printed and answered traditionally or completed online. If answering online, the children must use the mouse to encircle the pictures.
Basic weather concepts will be learned through these worksheets and will help improve their vocabulary. As children circle their answers, their fine motor skills will be enhanced.
Use this worksheet after a discussion or a read-aloud about the weather and children’s activities. Show pictures or real objects of some of the things children use related to the weather.
Decide whether the child will answer online or in print. Download and print the worksheet and let the child circle the answer using a marker or pencil.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed worksheet
- Marker or pencil
For more information on this activity, go to KidsAcademy.mobi.
Weather is one of the factors that makes one decide the kind of clothes to wear. This principle is taught as early as preschool to equip children with the knowledge to protect themselves from harsh weather effects.
With this worksheet, children can match the appropriate clothes to the weather. Choosing the right clothes will help them think critically. Drawing lines to connect the pictures will help improve their fine motor skills and coordination.
Naming the pictures in the worksheet will help increase their vocabulary.
Go to the site to download and print this worksheet. Point out the pictures of the weather on the right side and let the children name them. Next, ask the children the names of the clothes on the left side.
Ask children to find matching clothes to the weather. Provide a marker or pencil for children to use. Once they are finished, discuss their answers for clarity.
For example, ask children why they should not use mittens on a sunny day. This will help children improve their reasoning skills.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed worksheets
- Markers or pencils
For more information on this activity, go to Education.com.
Using coloring pages to teach preschool concepts is a clever way to make learning fun and engaging for young children. They will improve their fine motor skills as they color and their vocabulary as they name the pictures.
This set of weather-related worksheets allows children to become familiar with the different types of weather and the objects and clothes appropriate for every kind of weather.
Letting children color and cut different clothes is a great way to extend this activity. Use them with a paper doll during pretend play. This will help children improve their oral language skills and imagination.
Use the weather pages as a backdrop for the pretend play. This will create a fantastic scenario for doll play.
These coloring pages come in fifteen pages and are free to download from the site. Once printed, let children color the pages using a crayon or markers.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed coloring pages
- Crayons or markers
For more information on this activity, go to CraftingJeannie.com.
This free resource provides educators with a comprehensive set of worksheets that targets different skills. It has twenty-seven pages ranging from tracing sheets to counting worksheets, sorting, pattern activities, and coloring pages.
One of the activities is “Count and Slip,” which comes in two pages. This activity requires children to count the pictures. Find the correct number symbol below the picture and use the clothespin to mark the correct number.
This activity will help children improve their counting, number recognition, discrimination, and fine motor skills.
Download and print this free resource from the site. Cut these out and laminate these if possible for durability. Show each card to the children and let them count the pictures by pointing using their fingers.
Next, have the child find which of the three numbers written below the picture is the correct answer. Let them pin the number with a clothespin. Repeat the process with the rest of the cards.
Twelve counting cards are available in this resource.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed counting cards
- Clothespins
For more information on this activity, go to HomeschoolPreschool.net.
This set of free worksheets can be helpful for children who are learning about the weather. A tracing worksheet is provided for children to practice tracing letters in the uppercase and lowercase form through the sentence provided.
It includes a cut-and-paste activity that can be used as a form of assessment. This bundle highlights the weather record sheet that lets children become weather experts as they complete the task.
It requires children to routinely observe the weather and note the day’s temperature and type of weather. They may write or draw their findings to help improve their fine motor skills.
Children may record the weather daily and compare it with their classmates’ findings. Doing this will help improve their attention to detail and ability to find similarities and differences.
This worksheet can also be used as a class chart. Instead of drawing and writing the findings, ready-made picture symbols can be used for the chart.
For this activity, you will need:
- Printed weather record worksheet
- Marker or pencil
For more information on this activity, go to SurvivingATeachersSalary.com.
Conclusion
Learning about the weather is a breeze with these worksheets that will make it fun for children. They are perfect to use for a weather unit. These worksheets will help improve children’s different skills.
Use real-life examples for children to understand the concepts better. Modify these worksheets to enable children with varying abilities to enjoy these excellent resources. Thanks for stopping by! Check out our other worksheets and craft activities too.
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