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Weather and seasons
Noticing the weather each day and how it changes with the seasons, and what to wear for it. Little Roos has 4 free games, tours and things to make that practise it, for ages 3-7.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9S1U02 (Australian Curriculum v9: Science, Year 1): describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life.
Games that practise it
- Butterfly's Weather: Weather words, and what to wear: sunny and rainy, windy and calm, hot and cold. Ages 3-6.
- The Whale Highway: The humpback whales' journey up and down Australia's east coast: north to warm water in winter, where their calves are born, and home to Antarctica in spring. Ages 3-7.
- Day and Night: Something to make.
- Weather and Seasons: Something to make.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Dress the weather (from Butterfly's Weather)
- Look out of the window together: what's the weather like?
- Pick clothes for it from the cupboard: a hat and sunscreen for sun, a raincoat for rain, a jumper for cold.
- Try a silly one: what would you wear if it were snowing AND sunny?
Things to ask while they play
- What's the weather like right now?
- What would you wear on a windy day?
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