Teacher:
School:
Essential
Question(s)
NGSS
Grade/Subject:
K/ Science
Week of:
How can you prepare for severe weather?
Some kinds of severe weather are more likely than others in a given region. Weather scientists forecast severe weather so that the communities can
prepare for and respond to these events. (K-ESS3-2)
Lesson
Objective
Opening/
Do Now
Description of Each
Instructional Component
I can
Create a storm
preparedness
kit by using
prior
knowledge
about storms
accurately
naming 3 out of
4 items
necessary.
Circle Time
Youtube Video
Sesame StreetWhat do you
need to prepare
for the
hurricane?
https://www.yo
utube.com/watc
h?v=9zjrAnsa3K
Q
(2:10-3:00)
1.Mini- Lesson (I Do)Teacher introduces
“Preparing for Severe
Weather” and “We are
prepared” by use of a
Power point. (Slides 119122 and 144-148) Teacher
will also review activity
slides for Severe Storm
Safety Procedures.
http://www.trenton.k12.nj.
us/files/_7PBup_/f2bf7f12
eca5e1f33745a49013852ec
4/Unit_6__Severe_Weather__Presentation_Slides.pdf
SWBAT
Create a storm
preparedness kit
and safety plan
Have students
draw a picture
of one thing
that was
needed to
prepare for the
hurricane.
The teacher will read over
slides, thinking aloud,
“What do I need to do to
prepare for severe
weathers?”
Teacher will introduce and
read passage “Clouds and
Rain”
http://www.readworks.org
/passages/clouds-and-rain
Formative
Assessments:
Checks for
Understanding
1. Clouds and Rain
Question Sheet
2. PowerPoint
Questions (Slide8890 and 127-128)
3. Severe Weather
Adventure GameDivide you class into
small group. Assign
a type of severe
weather to
each group. Allow
each group time for
discussion. Then
have each
group act out what
they need to be
prepared for the
storm and how they
would practice
weather safety.
Allow them time to
create signs and/or
pictures of the type
of severe weather
approaching.
Differentiation/
Modifications
Special Education
and or ELL*Pacing(provide
ample time
preparedness kit
creation)
*Simple Language
*Create Vocabulary
cards with vocab
terms and pictures
*Teacher can create
a large font anchor
chart for severe
weathers
preparedness using
language including
pictures and key
terms
*Deliver minilesson in small
groups
*Group students
with partners to
complete kit
creation
*Modify
presentation
questions
Closing/
Reflection/
Assessment
Materials/
Resources
Used
*Presentation of Computer
severe weather
preparedness
Youtube
kit
Severe
*What storm
Weather
are you
Powerpoint
preparing for
Journal
*What is in your
kit? Why?
Clouds and
Rain Reading
Materials
Arts and
Crafts
Materials
2.We Do- See formative
assessment 2 and 3
3.Storm Preparedness kit
and Safety Plan (You Do)
Unit 6-Severe Weather
Students will create a
readiness kit for a storm of
choice from the unit.
Students will draw and
label items and explain why
these items are in their kit.
*Model
preparedness kit
*Allow oral
responses for kit or
drawn responses
Visual- Use pictures
of materials needed
;Create vocabulary
flashcard with
words and pictures
that depict each
word
Bodily KinestheticUse manipulatives
to create a
preparedness kit
Musical- Listen to
Youtube weather
song)
InterpersonalGroup students
together with a
partner to complete
preparedness kit
creation. Allow
students to discuss
and share their
reason for items
and safety plan.
IntrapersonalAllow student to
independently
create kit.
Linguistic-Have
students verbally
explain their safety
plan and
preparedness kit.
Logical- Have
student give
reasoning behind
each item in their
preparedness kit.