Weather Vocabulary with Activities | 3rd-5th

This weather vocabulary unit with activities is designed for 3rd-5th grade classrooms studying weather terms. It includes 43 weather terms with definitions (+ part of speech) plus the a variety of activities to help students learn the words and their meanings. (Please note: If you are a MTL Download Club subscribing member, this resource is FREE!)

Activities in this resource include:
* Vocabulary study sheet – Definitions and part of speech
* Spelling Challenge – Gives definition and study select the correctly spelled word
* Word Jumble – Scramble vocabulary for students to unscramble. (Differentiated – Use with or without ‘clues’ list)
* Alphabetical Order – Students are given a set of clues and are to place the vocabulary in the correct ABC order. (Differentiated – Use with or without ‘word bank’)
* Alphabetical Order + Decoder Ring – Students will number words by ABC order and then complete a fun ‘critical thinking’ decoder ring activity. (Differentiated – Use with or without ‘clues’ list and ‘word bank’)
* Word Search | Wacky Trails – Students are given the clues and then must find the words within a word search grid. (Differentiated – Use with or without ‘word bank’)
* Word Frameup Puzzle – Students are given the vocabulary words and must fill the puzzle correctly to use all words.
* Crossword Puzzle – Students must complete the puzzle using the ‘clues’ list. (Differentiated – Use with or without ‘word bank’)
* Weather Term Definitions | Optional assessment – Students will give the word that matches each clue. (Differentiated – Use with or without ‘word bank’)
* Weather Multiple Choice | Optional assessment – Students are given each clue and must select the correct word from a list of 4 options.
* 7 Additional “Suggested Ideas” for additional learning

Vocabulary words: barometer, blizzard, breezy, chilly, clear, cloudy, cold front, flurries, fog, forecast (n), forecast (v), global warming, gust, hail, hazy, heat (n), heat (v), high-pressure, humid, humidity, hurricane, lightning, muggy, overcast, pollution, pour, precipitation, rain (v), rain (n), shower, smog, snow (n), snow (v), storm, sunny, temperatures, thunder, thunderstorm, tornado, typhoon, warm front, windchill, windy