What to Wear?

• 1.

  Young children learn about weather first-hand as well as through reading stories about children in various climates. Point out what children wear in the illustrations. Discuss why.

• 2.

  Offer plenty of dress-up props for pretend play. Talk with children about matching clothing, weather, and activities (skis, swim suits, gowns, boots). Establish an e-mail partnership with a classroom in a different climate. What are children there wearing

• 3.

  Children ages 3 and younger tear out clothing and weather pictures, while older children cut them out. Close adult supervision is required to ensure safety.

• 4.

  Search through recycled magazines to find clothing for different kinds of weather, such as warm and sunny, windy, rainy, and snowy. Tear out (if you are 3 or younger) or cut (4 and older) pictures with Crayola® Scissors. Attach them to index cards with a

• 5.

  Find weather pictures. Tear (3 or younger) or cut them out (4 and older). On small boxes, glue pictures for each kind of weather.

• 6.

  What clothes would you wear for each kind of weather? Sort the clothing pictures into boxes. Explain your choices to a grownup.

Benefits

• Asking Questions
• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Listening
• Reading Pictures
• Stories
• Talking
• Vocabulary
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Physical: Healthy Habits
• Physical: Senses
• Social & Emotional: Pretend Play
• Thinking: Observing