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Grade 3 Weather and Seasons Lesson Plan

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A complete 40-45 minute lesson plan that teaches 8 weather words and 4 season names alongside the question pattern "What's the weather like today?" through a movement warm-up, guided flashcard practice, independent worksheet time, and a "weather reporter" speaking activity.

Overview

This lesson plan walks a teacher through one full class period on weather and seasons. It opens with a physical warm-up (Weather Mime) to activate attention and any vocabulary students already know, then presents 8 weather words and 4 season names using the Vocabulary PowerPoint, moves into guided flashcard practice built around "What's the weather like?" and "What season is it?", gives students independent worksheet time, and finishes with a Production stage where pairs act out short weather reports like a TV weather reporter. A Teacher Notes section explains how to split the lesson across two shorter periods and reminds teachers to adjust the four season names if their own country uses different local terms.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Weather and Seasons
Category: Lesson Plans
File Type: PDF
File Size: 42.3 KB
Published: 03 Sep 2026
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Grade 3 40-45 Minutes Weather and Season Lesson Plan

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to name 8 weather words and 4 season names.
Students will be able to ask and answer "What's the weather like today?"
Students will be able to describe typical weather in a season using "In the ___ season, it is/it rains ___."
Students will be able to give a short spoken weather report to the class.

Lesson Procedure

Read through the full sequence before class and gather the materials listed (PowerPoint, Flashcards, one worksheet per student, and the Speaking Activity handout). Follow the timed stages in order: Warm-Up, Presentation, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Production, and Wrap-Up. Each stage includes the exact language to model for students, not just a general description, so a teacher who is less confident with classroom English can follow it closely. Adjust timing to fit your own class length; the Teacher Notes section gives a ready-made two-day split.

Assessment

Use the Weather and Seasons Quiz as a short formal check either at the end of this lesson or the start of the next one. To assess the Speaking Activity itself, use the Weather and Seasons Grading Rubric while circulating during Production, or collect the Speaking Activity handouts afterward as a quick completion check.

Differentiation

SUPPORT: Keep a word bank with pictures visible on the board throughout the lesson. Let students point to flashcards instead of speaking at first, and accept single-word answers ("rainy") before requiring the full sentence.
ON-LEVEL: Students use the full question-and-answer pattern and the season sentence frame independently during guided and independent practice.
CHALLENGE: Ask students to add a second detail to their weather report ("It's rainy and windy today. Bring an umbrella!") or to compare two seasons ("The hot season is hotter than the cool season.") during the Speaking Activity.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Turn the Wrap-Up round into a quick "class forecast" chant: point out the window (or a weather picture if the real weather doesn't match a target word) and have the whole class respond together in a full sentence. Repeat with two or three different pictures so students hear the pattern several more times before the lesson ends.

Teacher Tips

During the Weather Mime warm-up, exaggerate your own actions more than you think you need to — shivering hard for "cool," fanning yourself for "hot" — since students copy the teacher's energy level. A flat demonstration tends to produce a flat, half-hearted class response.