07
Story corner
“Pip and the Grumpy Cloud.” Read it slowly. Point at each word if you like.
Story words
grumpy · puddle · stretched · rainbow
Can you say a sentence with puddle in it?
Think about it
Why did Pip laugh at the rain?
Look up.
What’s the sky
doing today?
Month 2 · Lesson 7 — reading, counting, writing and wondering about weather
Today we sit by a window, watch the sky change, and then we count it, spell it, draw it and write it down. Eight little activities. Take a break whenever you like.
Our window
The window on this page changes all by itself — sun, cloud, rain, wind, snow. Watch it for 30 seconds.
01
Circle time
Sit down together. Read the big idea out loud — hearing your own voice helps the words stick.
The big idea
Weather is the sky’s mood. It changes — and we can watch it, count it and write it down.
- Watch the sky through a window or outside.
- Learn six weather words.
- Fill in our week chart and read the bar graph.
- Trace S and W, then spell SUN and RAIN.
- Split the number 7 in different ways.
Say it with me: “Today the weather is ______, and I feel ______.”
Word cards
Tap a card to flip it and read the sentence.
02
Weather watch
Turn the dial. The scene answers back — sun climbs, rain falls, wind sweeps.
The dial
How does it feel?
warm
Sunny — rhymes with “bunny”
Put on: a hat and sunscreen
Sound of it: birds singing 🐦
03
Weather journal
Tap a day to change its weather. Watch the graph grow — that’s maths and writing in the same breath.
This week (tap the days)
Fill in at least three days…
Bar graph
Which bar is tallest? Which is shortest? Are any the same?
04
Letter lab
Trace, hunt for sounds, then build words from letter tiles. Start at the green dot!
Trace the letter
Ss — say “sss”
Sound hunt — find /s/
Say each name out loud. Tap the ones that begin with the sss sound. 0 / 6
Word builder
Tap the tiles in the right order. Word: ☀️ it shines
05
Number nook — the number 7
Lesson 7 meets the number 7. Drop raindrops into the bucket and watch seven split into two parts.
Seven drops · tap to collect
☁️ still in the sky: 7🪣 in the bucket: 0
7 is 7 and 0
Number bond
Quick quiz
There were 7 drops. 3 fell in the bucket. How many are still in the sky?
06
Pattern patch
Weather makes patterns too. What tile goes in the empty square?
Pattern 1 of 3 — AB pattern
Tap the tile that comes next.
08
Make it & move
Stand up. These four need real hands, real weather and a grown-up nearby.
🫙
Rain gauge
- You need: a jam jar, a ruler, sticky tape, a marker
- Stick the ruler inside the jar.
- Mark lines every 1 cm.
- Leave it outside. Guess: how high will rain get by tomorrow?
🪁
Paper windsock
- You need: paper strip, straw, string, scissors
- Cut fringe on one end of the strip.
- Loop the strip onto the straw.
- Hold it up — which way does it point?
☁️
Cloud spotter walk
- You need: a garden, a bench, paper, a pencil
- Lie down and look up for 2 minutes.
- Find a cloud that looks like something.
- Draw it. Give it a name.
🏠
Weather box
- You need: a shoebox lid, cotton wool, blue paper, tape
- Blue paper for the sky at the back.
- Cotton clouds on wire or tape.
- Tin foil strips for sun rays.
Movement break
Stomp your feet — BOOM BOOM — like thunder!
Hold it for 20 seconds, then tap next.
20s
LESSON
7
★ DONE ★
7
★ DONE ★
09
Wrap-up & stickers
Every finished part puts a sticker on your chart. Eight stickers means Lesson 7 is done.
My sticker chart
For the grown-up
You do not need to finish today. Six-year-olds learn weather by being wet, windy and warm — so pop your head out of the window and look. That counts.
- Watch for: naming three weather types without help.
- Maths talk: “7 can be 2 and 5. What else could it be?”
- Writing: one sentence in the journal — help with the letters, let them own the words.
- Proud moment: let them read the story page they like best to a teddy, a dog or you.
Next: Month 2 · Lesson 8 — “Seeds, Sprouts and Slow Growth”. Leave a jar of beans soaking tonight.