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Language & Literacy

Materials:

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Notebook or paper; pencil; crayons, markers or paint; books about the weather (optional)

Your Child Will Learn

How to use familiar and new ideas to ask related questions.

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Wonder About the Weather

Here's What To Do

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Encourage your child to observe the weather each day. They can draw their observations over time in their notebook.

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Then, they can ask questions based on their observations. For example, if it has rained all week your child might ask, “Will it rain tomorrow too?”

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You can also do research to learn more, like checking out library books about the weather.

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You can wonder about other things that your child is interested in too!

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Put PEER Into Action

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Pause:

  • Take a few moments to pause and share what you notice about the weather together.
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Engage:

  • “What do you notice about the weather?”
  • “What questions do you have about the weather?”
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Encourage:

  • Help your child to brainstorm a question they might ask.
  • “You noticed that it has not rained all week, do you have a question or do you have anything you wonder about that?”
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Reflect:

  • “What else do you wonder about the weather?”

Not quite ready?

Notice what your child seems curious about (doesn’t have to be the weather) and suggest some questions they might like to ask. They can choose a question they want to ask or find out more about.

Ready for more?

Your child can come up with questions they want to answer about a topic of their choice. Together, brainstorm ways to answer those questions.

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As your child masters this skill...

They will use prior and new knowledge to ask others questions.

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