Weather 🌤

Use the write tool found in the  JIT Infant Toolkit. Firstly, find an image relating to a typical weather type and insert. Then ask students to type words to describe the scene/weather. 

You could also use the words banks provided or use the microphone feature to record the students talking about the weather they can see in the picture (You must be using a device that has either an in-built microphone or a microphone attached).

Use the 'Animate' tool found in the  JIT Infant Toolkit  to create a weather pattern video. Once made, get the children to create a voice-over weather report by using the microphone feature. (You must be using a device that has either an in-built microphone or a microphone attached).

Use the 'Animate' tool found in the  JIT Infant Toolkit to retell a rhyme or song about the weather for example, 'Incy Wincy Spider'.

Once made, get the children to record themselves singing by using the microphone feature. (You must be using a device that has either an in-built microphone or a microphone attached.).

Use JIT Infant Toolkit “Pictogram” to create a weather chart in your class. Ask a different student each day to decide what the weather is and add to the pictogram. Once a week check with your class which weather type has happened the most.

Use JIT Infant Toolkit “Paint, Animate and Mix” tabs to create a simple fact book about the weather by creating a series of digital drawings and animations. 

You may want to combine the files your students have created using the ideas above into one interactive book.

Explore maps and weather with this interactive digital creation tool within ‘Busy Things’. Select a part of the British Isles and then choose weather icons and type a commentary to make your own weather forecast. 

Discussion points: Can you describe your forecast? How does the weather change in different seasons? How does the weather vary across the country?

Use the paint tools to make a symmetrical snowflake with this interactive digital creation tool within ‘Busy Things'.

Discussion points: Snowflakes are ice crystals that form in hexagonal shapes. Snowflakes have radial symmetry, meaning that they are symmetrical around their centres.

Do you want to make a snowman? You can with this interactive digital creation tool within Busy Things. Use the paint tools to draw him or use the snowballs in the image bank to build his body out of snow! Add eyes, a nose and mouth, and a hat and scarf to finish him off.

Discussion points: Snowmen are built all around the world to celebrate winter. Can you make a whole family of snow people?

BBC Sound Effects includes a bank of weather-based sound effects, including tropical storms, blizzards and snowstorms. use this effects to create dances or use them to inspire creative art.

Within the Resource Widgit Activities, you can find pre-made resources to support a weather session. There is a fully comprehensive pack with a variety of differentiated activities, worksheets, crosswords, matching activities all using the Widgit communication system as a scaffold to support all learners.