Reading a Local and National Weather Map Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Read With Understanding Outcomes Students will read a local and national weather map, analyze the weather maps and summarize the weather forecast. Then make comparisons and draw conclusions about the weather in other cities and regions of the USA.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Language Arts Reading , Social Studies, Science Roles:      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, ESOL, Urban, Rural NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       3, 4, 5 Time frame:       Two 1 hour classes Optional 30 minute assessment Technology Integration Local Weather Forecast Weather Icon Glossary Local & National Weather

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Standard: Read With Understanding

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the reading purpose Students will read a weather map in a local newspaper or on the Internet. They will make predictions about the daily local weather. They will understand weather icons and map symbols. They will make comparisons and draw conclusions about the local weather and the weather in other cities and regions of the USA. Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose Students will use bold print titles, weather icons, map legend and symbols, map colors (if applicable), alphabetical order, text clues as reading strategies to understand the weather map. Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies Students can reference narrative descriptions of the weather often included with newspaper weather maps to check map comprehension. Students can reference a weather vocabulary sheet to understand the meaning of weather vocabulary. Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning Students will participate in class discussion about weather maps and symbols. Students will answer questions on a worksheet that require them to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate information provided on the weather map. Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose Students will integrate information from the weather map with prior knowledge about weather patterns in US regions near mountains, bodies of water, and dessert areas.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students want to understand the weather forecast to plan events. Some students have friends or relatives in other parts of the country, and they like to know what the weather is like in other regions of the country. The weather map provides an opportunity for students to learn or review map reading skills tested on the GED test. Contextual Students see weather maps in newspapers and on TV. They are easily accessible on the Internet. Building Expertise Reading a weather map helps students review USA geography including the locations of major USA cities and regional features. Students review mapreading skills including directions and map symbols and features.

Lesson Designer Kathy Petrek Hamilton City ABLE (513) 8875020 haau_kp@swoca.net

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