Weather

We experience weather conditions all the time, every minute of every day, all around the world. This book provides ideas for raising children's awareness, appreciation and understanding of the weather throughout the year, whatever the temperatures and conditions outside.



Weather: Activities for 3-5 Year Olds contains enjoyable play activities designed to develop important preschool skills and a deeper understanding of the world and are linked to the Early Learning Goals of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, revised by the Department of Education for September 2012.



The practical activities include:




enjoying and responding to weather poems
creating foggy night pictures
choosing the right clothes for the weather
measuring puddles
making simple weather vanes
various ways of charting the weather.



All the books in the Activities for 3-5 Year Olds series contain tried-and-tested activities, linked to the Early Learning Goals of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, revised by the Department of Education for September 2012. They are an invaluable resource of fun, easy-to-use ideas for all early years settings, from preschools and nurseries to reception classes and day nurseries.