Weather – Clouds: A First Grade Unit
Unit Checklist
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Unit planning – Teacher Librarian/Classroom Teacher - in
the library or classroom.
Teacher Librarian
All work in the library
unless otherwise indicated.
Classroom Teacher
All work in the classroom
unless otherwise indicated.
WEEK 1
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Gather Literature and
resources
Create/update Graphic
organizer and review
with classroom teacher
Begin to create a Photo
Story for Weather
Begin preparing
presentation on Super 3
process model
Review computer lab
rules and uses with
students during weekly
visit the computer lab.
Continue with Photo
Story adding text and
sounds.
Present Super 3 to
students during weekly
computer lab time.
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Introduce Weather Unit
to students
Read story – When a
Storm Comes Up
Model Graphic
Organizer uses
Make student copies of
graphic organizer
Continue with story
focusing on Main Idea
and Details
Introduce Science
information
Assist with oral
presentations of
“hanger” information
Visit computer lab at
weekly time for rules
presentation and Super 3
presentation (library)
WEEK 2
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Create a Graphic
Organizer for cause and
effect
Make student copies of
graphic organizer
Prepare Technology for
the week: Weather
Reports, Forecasting,
Radar (present in the
classroom)
Create/Review Rubric
for Photo Story project
with classroom teacher
Create and copy
worksheet for the Water
Cycle
Assemble list of
Cloud/Weather web sites
and post on first grade
web page.
Assist classroom teacher
with Process Model
instruction (in
classroom)
Present Photo Story on
Weather during weekly
computer lab time
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Read story – Listen to
the Rain
Teach visualization,
compare and contrast
and vocabulary
Model graphic organizer
uses
Read story – How’s the
Weather?
Teach making
connections.
Assist with technology
presented by the teacher
librarian.
Assist students with
graphic organizer
Teach labeling for
weather forecasting map
assignment
Conduct demonstration
of the water cycle
Read – The Water Cycle
Share rubric for
upcoming Photo Story
project
Assist with Photo Story
presentation during
weekly computer lab
time
WEEK 3
 Introduce students to
Photo Story project with
classroom teacher (in
classroom)
 Create/Review graphic
organizer for compare
and contrast
 Make copies of graphic
organizer
 Assist students with
exploration of cloud web
sites from first grade
web page (in classroom
or computer lab)
 Assist students with
downloading of pictures
for Photo Story project
during weekly computer
lab time
 Assist students with
adding text and sound to
project (in classroom or
computer lab)
 Assist with student
presentations of Photo
Story projects (in
classroom)
 Collect student
evaluations to be
reviewed with teacher
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Read stories – The Little
Cloud, The Cloud Book,
Clouds: Rain, Snow and
Ice; Cloudy with a
Chance of Meatballs, It
Looked Like Spilt Milk
Assist students with
graphic organizer for
compare and contrast
Assist with introduction
of Photo Story project to
students with teacher
librarian (in classroom)
Assist students with
exploration of cloud web
sites from first grade
web page (in classroom
or computer lab)
Assist students with
downloading of pictures
for Photo Story project
during weekly computer
lab time
Assist students with
adding text and sound to
project (in classroom or
computer lab)
Assist with student
presentations of Photo
Story projects (in
classroom)
Teacher Librarian and Classroom Teacher meet to review, evaluate
and reflect on the Weather/Cloud Unit in the library or classroom.