Weather Words and What They Mean

This book is a great way to teach vocabulary words about weather to kids. Each page has information on a different weather word along with a colorful illustration. The four concepts the book covers is temperature, air pressure, moisture, and wind.

Have you ever wondered about all of the words used by your local weather forecaster? This book gives information about a ton of weather words.

Appropriate for grades K-2. Kindergarteners would need to be read this book, but first and second graders could read it on their own (some, with assistance). Another of Gail Gibbons amazing non-fiction, informational books. In Weather Words and What They Mean, Gibbons clearly defines and explains a

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multitude of weather terms, features, and phenomena. The book is separated into four sections, categorized by the four concepts of temperature, air pressure, moisture, and wind. The very last page provides readers with a number of interesting weather facts.
Uses in classroom:
-thematic unit on weather
-introducing/starting a lesson on weather
-model book for collaborative class book on weather
-prompt/inspiration for journals and creative writing
-independent non-fiction reading
-read aloud

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This book pretty clearly explains the different components of weather. It might be too much for a younger reader, but an older reader could certainly benfit from it, so long as they don't find the illustrations off-putting. The facts are written in a simple, easily understood format. Overall, the

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text would be right for a beginner in the science of weather. It's like a more reader-friendly version of the dictionary.

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• Summary of content/review: This picture book introduces the different types of weather, their names, and what they mean, as well as gives a corresponding illustration of each.
• Evaluation: Though there is not a story setting, the different settings of the weather change as the different

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weather is described, and are illustrated as well.
• Target audience: 1st-2nd grade
• Connection to classroom: One could use this book during science lessons, when introducing types of weather.

Genre: non-fiction, science, weather

RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

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I liked this book for a few reasons. First, I liked how the author used very simplified language to explain difficult and abstract concepts. It is written in a way that can be helpful for a wide age range of students (different parts of the book for different ages). Second, the book provides

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pleasant, informative pictures and diagrams to enhance and explain the text. The big idea of this book is to introduce and explain basic weather concepts.

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