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Kindergarten · Science · Unit 6 of 8

Stormy Weather

Forecasts help us get ready for storms.

What your child practices

Practices what weather forecasts are for and how families get ready for, and stay safe in, storms, wind, snow, heat and floods.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: K-ESS3-2 · why we forecast weather and how we prepare for severe weather

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A forecast tells what the weather will be.
  2. It helps us get ready for storms, snow or heat.
  3. If you hear thunder, go inside.

Example: A very hot day is coming. What helps? Heat makes us thirsty. Drink lots of water. Answer: drink lots of water

Stormy Weather in Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 6 of 8 in Kindergarten Science, after Sun & Shade and before Where Animals Live.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Maine Department of Education

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A very hot day is coming. What helps?

    • Drink lots of water
    • Run all day in the sun
    • Sit in a hot car
    • Wear a winter coat

  2. Question 2

    A forecast tells us…

    • what time it is
    • what we ate
    • how old we are
    • what the weather may be

  3. Question 3

    The forecast says sunny and hot. What should you wear?

    • Rain boots
    • A snowsuit
    • A hat and sunscreen
    • Mittens

  4. Question 4

    You hear thunder. Where should you go?

    • Up a hill
    • Into a pool
    • Under a tall tree
    • Inside a building

  5. Question 5

    Where is it safe in a big windstorm?

    • Under a big tree
    • On a ladder
    • Inside, away from windows
    • On the roof

  6. Question 6

    How do forecasters know a storm is coming?

    • They watch clouds, wind and maps
    • They look at shoes
    • They ask a cat
    • They guess with dice

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