Once Upon a Storm

Academic Concepts & Vocabulary
Earth Science

Weather
clouds, fair weather, forecast, lightning, rain, rainy, sun, sunny, snow, storm, storm cloud, thunder, thundercloud, thunderstorm, weather reporter, wind, windy, etc.

Life Science

Ants
abdomen, antennae, soldier, thorax, queen

 
 

Five Senses
cold, hear, hot, see, smell, taste, touch, wet

Social Studies

Families
mother, father, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, cousins, etc.

Weather-Related Clothing and Objects
boots, galoshes, gloves, hat, raincoat, scarf, umbrella, etc.


Feelings
afraid, scared, safe

Language Arts

Time Order Words
first, next, then, now


Reality and Fantasy
real, make-believe

Elements of Fiction
character, beginning, middle, end, problem, solution
 

Weather-Related Idioms
raining cats and dogs, under the weather, etc.

Everyday Vocabulary
 

Counting
one by one, two by two


Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Sizes, Shapes, Colors
large, round, dark, etc.


Greetings and Good-byes
informal and formal greetings

Books

Rain
 Robert Kalan
Weather Watch
Ina Cumpiano
Mushroom in the Rain
Mirra Ginsburg
No Place Like Home
 Valerie Tripp
The North Wind and the Sun 
 Brian Wildsmith
The Sun the Wind and the Rain 
Lisa Westburg Peters
Water
 Frank Asch
The vocabulary and book list on this page are provided in the series
"Into English!"
by

Hampton Brown.