How Is The Weather?
This weather ESL lesson introduces sunny, rainy, snowy and stormy conditions to young learners. Children look outside, sing, match weather to suitable clothes and act out each type with movement. They colour an umbrella, match characters to weather and help build a short group story about a rainy day.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children look outside and discuss the day's weather, using flashcards to review sunny, rainy, snowy and stormy, then sing along to a weather song and match weather icons to clothes. The second lesson reviews weather through flashcards and a dance song, colours an umbrella for a rainy day, matches characters to weather, and finishes with a short group story about what happens when it rains.
Target language
- • 'What's the weather like?'
- • Weather vocabulary
- • 'What do you wear when...?'
- • Simple descriptions
Key vocabulary
- sunny
- rainy
- cloudy
- windy
- snowy
- hot
- cold
- weather
- umbrella
- sun
Speaking questions students answer
- • What's the weather like today?
- • What do you wear when it's rainy?
- • What weather do you like?
- • Is it sunny or stormy?
- • What happens when it rains?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Name weather types and match to flashcards, act out weather with movement, colour an umbrella for a rainy day. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.