Print or Project

1. A Visual Overview: Show the slideshow of photos to your class. Each has a descriptive caption and kid-friendly copy for your students to read. (Please note that there is also more extensive teacher note copy just for you.)
2. Creative Caption Review: Once you’ve been through the slideshow for an overview, go back through it again. This time ask students to explain why the captions do (or do not!) work. (Example: Is it a good idea to label the photo of the tornado as a "Whirling Dervish?" Why or why not?)

Click the thumbnail slides below to see the captions and kid-friendly copy up close.

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3. Continue the Conversation: Ask students if they have ever seen a weather vane. Make sure they understand that a weather vane shows the direction of the wind. Ask why it might be helpful to know about wind direction. (Answers will vary and might include using the wind in sports such as sailing and golfing...or predicting that weather will get warmer if wind comes from the south.)
4. Write about it: Have students write a paragraph describing how the wind might pick up in the park right before a rain storm. Encourage them to use different words, like calm or blustery, to describe how strong the wind feels. Also ask them to describe different objects that tell them the wind is blowing harder such as hair whipping or flag waving.