(bright upbeat music) - Hello, little learners.

Welcome back to our PK and TK learning space.

My name is Mrs Lara, and I'm so excited that you could make it back here with me today.

This week, we're learning all about the weather.

Have you ever gone outside and it's really sunny, or windy or it's rainy, and you wondered, what makes the weather?

What is temperature anyway?

Well, we're gonna learn about that this week.

We're gonna read some fun books, and we're gonna do some projects.

Today's project is all about rainbows.

So if you wanna fall along with me, you're gonna need some hard candy and some hot water and a plate.

You'll see what I mean in a little bit.

Well, before we get to that, we start our day off with a happy song.

And this song is all about the weather and it has some hand movements that go with it.

So we're gonna need to make the sun, which is this, we're gonna need to make the rain, which is this, and the wind, which is this, look how windy it is.

All right, we're gonna sing our song two times.

You ready to start?

Three, two, one.

♪ What's the weather ♪ ♪ What's the weather ♪ ♪ What's the weather like today ♪ ♪ Is it sunny ♪ ♪ Is it rainy ♪ ♪ Is it windy out today ♪ One more time.

♪ What's the weather ♪ ♪ What's the weather ♪ ♪ What's the weather like today ♪ ♪ Is it sunny ♪ ♪ Is it rainy ♪ ♪ Is it windy out today ♪ What's the weather like wherever you are?

It's a little warm where I am.

Hey, Ben, I'd love to share a Spanish song with you.

And one is a traditional Spanish song.

It has the word (speaking in foreign language) and (speaking in foreign language) means rain, okay?

So you're gonna hear it some hand movements too.

See if you can figure out what the words mean if you don't speak Spanish.

(singing in foreign language) Did you hear that word weather?

That means rain.

And all week, we'll learn a few other words in Spanish.

Now, before we get to that, we need to get to our story.

And of course vocabulary is an important part of understanding what our story is all about.

Vocabulary is just a fancy word that means all the words in the story.

And today we have three that we're gonna learn.

So here we go.

My weather words.

The first word we're gonna learn is temperature.

Temperature, let's clap that out.

Temperature.

And look special letter T. Temperature is how hot or cold something is.

You feel it every day.

So when you go outside, like I said, it can be warm, like where I am or can be really cold and you might need a jacket and your teeth might chatter.

That's temperature.

Our second word is a fancy word, and you might hear it if you turn on the television, and you see the weather on the TV, like on the news.

It's a word that mean humidity.

Special letter H, and it means the wetness in the air.

So how wet is the air around us?

So if it's really humid, you might feel sticky and sweaty.

The third word is fog.

Special letter F, fog.

And it's a cloud that touches the ground.

Did you know that we can walk in clouds?

Well, when we walk in fog, we're walking in a cloud.

How exciting.

Now I have a book here, that's gonna teach us a little bit more about the weather.

So our book today is called, "Weather Words And What They Mean."

And it's by Gail Gibbons.

So you see at the front here, the front cover, it has all the information we need to know who wrote the book and who drew the pictures.

And in this case, Gail Gibbons, the author wrote the words and she also drew the pictures.

Wow.

We have the sun, lightning and thunder and the snow.

Now we're just gonna read a part of this book because there's a lot to learn about the weather, and we don't have a lot of time.

So let's see what we find out.

Look, it's sunny.

Oh no, look what's the weather here?

I need my rain boots.

It's raining.

Now it's snowing.

The weather forecast fair today.

Look on the radio.

It sure is hot and humid.

The weather changes from day to day.

Weather words explain what the weather is like outside.

So if you go outside, you'll get to see what the weather is like.

There's a word that we learned about temperature.

The weather is made up of temperature, air pressure, how much moisture is in the air, and how fast the wind is moving.

The position of the sun and other things cause temperatures to change.

So look, if the sun is down and you don't see it in the sky, do you think it would be hot or cold?

That's right, it would be cold, right?

Because the sun keeps things hot.

Moisture.

Moisture in the air comes from water that evaporates mostly from the ocean.

So you can see evaporate means, it goes up into the air, kind of like this.

And look, wind in the air is in motion.

So there goes the wind.

Blowing around.

The temperature goes up and down.

When the sun rises in the morning, the air becomes warmer and the temperature goes up.

Look, see, there's the sun rising.

When the sun sets, the air becomes cooler and the temperature goes down.

We just talked about that.

The temperature also changes with the seasons.

In the summer, the sun is high in the sky.

The days are warm and longer.

In the winter, the sun is low in the sky.

The days are cold and shorter.

So look when the sun is high, it's warm.

And when the sun is low, it's cooler, The amount of moisture or wetness in the air is called humidity.

Warm air has warm moisture in it than cold air.

At night, when the air cools down, it can't hold as much moisture.

The moisture that forms on the ground is called dew or fog.

If the temperature goes below freezing, the dew freezes and it is called the frost.

So if you ever go out really early in the morning and you pick up a leaf and it's all wet, that's because there's lots of moisture in the air.

It causes that humidity.

And if it's very cold, then the leaf would have some frost on it.

Moisture makes clouds too low.

Look at that big cloud.

When water evaporates from rivers, lakes and oceans, it is called vapor.

It moves up with the warm air and forms little drops of water or ice crystal.

And the cloud is formed.

We're gonna have to look more into this because it's really complicated process, where the water goes up, up, up in the air and it becomes a cloud.

Clouds come in all shapes and sizes, it's true.

Sometimes when I look up in the sky, I think I see a dog or I see a princess.

It just depends.

And these are the types of clouds, like a cumulus cloud those are puffy.

Look at.

There are other kinds of clouds with long names.

So there are all kinds of clouds everywhere, and they may even have a different color.

Like if it's about to rain, what color do you think clouds are?

They're not bright white.

They become this dark gray color.

That means they have a lot of moisture, humidity, and they're about to drop water droplets.

A cloud close to the Earth's surface is called fog.

We get a lot of those foggy days where we live.

Rain forms inside the gray clouds and the water vapor that evaporates from below, forms water droplets.

The tiny droplets join together and become bigger drops and bigger and bigger until they're heavy enough, and they fall.

Look, it he's dancing in the rain.

That would be a fun activity to do.

Rain comes down in different ways.

So look that it's a drizzle.

That's a very light rain.

And a shower, that just means it happens for a little while, and just regular rain, that means it happens and it kind of stays the same for a while.

And then when it's stormy, that means there's lightning and all kinds of things that come with the rain.

Sometimes there are flood when heavy rain falls or when it rains for a long time.

So you can see there's all kinds of water covering that house.

Thunderstorms.

Thunderstorms can be powerful and noisy.

Do you ever get scared when you hear a thunderstorm?

When you hear lightning?

Let's see.

There's lots of tiny droplets of water that whip around inside of a cloud at fairy high speeds.

And when they rub and bump against each other, they make electricity.

Then when the electricity builds up, it bursts through the clouds and it flashes.

This is called lightning.

Ooh, do you know anyone that's ever been around lightning?

I knew someone who was too close to lightning and almost got struck.

Ooh, that would've been disastrous.

And look, what is this thing called?

A rainbow, that's right.

Everyone loves looking at a rainbow.

This may happen while it's raining or just after the rain stops.

When sun beam shine through drops of rain, the light breaks up into seven colors and a rainbow appears.

So there's that rainbow.

Let's read a couple of last pages and then we'll get onto our activity.

So this is about the wind.

Wind happens when warm air moves up and cooler air moves in to replace it.

Warm and cool temperatures affect the wind speed and direction.

One direction is where the wind comes from.

So if you're ever outside on a windy day, you can kind of stick out your hand and see where the wind is coming from.

So that's just a little taste of the weather, and weather words and what they mean.

I hope that it inspires you to go check out more about the weather and what it means, and how it affects the world around us.

Right now, I have a little activity.

I have a little friend, his name is Walter, the weather dog.

Here he is, come on Walter.

And we're gonna help him figure out what he needs to wear and what kind of weather it is.

So there's Walter, the weather dog.

Put my stuff right here so I can see.

I'm gonna add some clothes to him, and you're gonna tell me what kind of weather you think it is.

So he's gonna wear a hat.

Let's see, he's gonna wear a shirt, there he is, a number five shirt.

And then I think we're gonna put some clouds around.

Now, remember we talked about clouds and how they come in different shapes.

There are some clouds and a rainbow.

What kinda weather do you think he's in?

One more thing, a bright sun.

What's the weather like?

It's sunny, that's right.

Walter May decide that he wants to go swimming because the weather is warm.

All right, let's try another one.

All right, Walter, you're gonna change again.

Ooh, let's see.

What is the weather going to be like for Walter now?

Oh, you're gonna like this one.

Let's see, I'm gonna put on a light jacket, so not too heavy, and it has some sports pictures on it.

He's gonna need some longer pants.

So that gives you a clue too.

And then he's gonna need a little bit of a gray cloud, but it's not quite rainy.

And then there's some wind.

What kind of weather do you think Walter is in?

Let me give you a little backdrop.

He might be looking for some pumpkins out in the farm.

Some might be around the time that apples grow.

It's windy and cold for Walter, he needs a jacket.

Windy and cold.

Let's do one more before we move on to our project place.

Walter, you are doing a lot of changing today.

Last one.

Let's see if Walter goes through... Ooh, he's gonna need a thicker jacket and some boots and some pants.

Now Walter's gonna need a cap.

Let's put a cap on you.

Ooh, that's not too tight, and then he's gonna need some snow.

There we go.

Let's put it here and here and here.

So what kind of weather is it wherever Walter is?

Do you know?

That's right it snowy.

Now you can make some things like this with Walter, and maybe cut out some magazine pictures and dress up one of the models that they have in there, so you can pretend that they're in different kinds of weather.

Right now, I wanna inspire you to try another activity.

We're going to make some rainbows.

I'm so excited about this one because you know, I love science.

So walk with me over to the project place, and we'll make rainbows together.

So let's see.

Let's review some of the materials that you're going to need.

I actually have two activities for you today that I hope that we get to.

For the first activity, you're going to need some warm water.

So I took some water and put it in this glass jar and put it in the microwave for about a minute.

Now, because it's hot water, I really want you to ask for a grownup's help when you heat it up.

The next thing you'll need is a paper plate.

And I have one here and you know, I always love using recycled material.

So save the paper plates that you have left over for any parties that you go to.

And then my favorite some candy.

Now these are hard shell candies that you might find at the place where everything costs a dollar.

So you'll notice that they're different colors.

They're like fruit candies.

So can you believe water, these candies, and paper plate is gonna make a rainbow?

So let's see.

First thing you have to do is you have to put your candy all the way around your paper plate in any design that you want.

Now I'm not gonna put mine in a special pattern.

I just want you to see how colorful it's going to be.

So I'm gonna put it all around.

Now, of course, if I were doing this activity at home or with a group of students, I would include some math in there.

How many hard candies can you get around your plate?

Can you make a pattern?

Maybe put in some art concepts, like primary colors and secondary colors.

Put those on one side and the other.

I couldn't find hard candies that were the exact color of the rainbow, but maybe you can, then investigate what seven colors belong in a rainbow.

And can you add them all around your plate to make a true rainbow?

Okay, I have my circle right here.

I'm gonna see, I can't lift it too much, but that, and now we're gonna see the rainbow being formed.

Are you ready?

Here goes the hot water.

Just kind of goes in the middle again.

Ask for grown ups help.

We're gonna put it right there, and it's gonna take a little time.

And then the water is going to blend together, and then form a rainbow.

I'm gonna come back to this one.

We're just gonna set it aside and we'll check on it, when we're done with our next activity.

I'll put it right here, so if you're not watching me, you can take a look.

I already see the colors forming, but I'll show you at the end.

Now, while we wait for that, I have another way to show you to make a rainbow using simple materials.

So for this activity, you'll need a paper towel, and a marker.

Ooh, there it goes, do you see it?

(Lara laughing) They're gonna touch and make a rainbow.

So you're gonna need some markers, like I said, and a paper towel.

And then you can make your rainbow right on the paper towel with your markers.

And you don't have to make a rainbow, this would be really fun to make a child's special letter, which is the first letter of the first name.

Or you can make sight words, anything that you want.

I'm gonna use orange, and then I'm gonna put green, and I'm gonna leave a little space in between that one.

I didn't do a very good job of leaving a space, but for the next one I will.

Blue, and then pink.

And maybe I'll add another orange.

Again, you can use any colors you'd like, but this is what I had on hand.

So this is what my rainbow looks like.

Super cool, right?

Well, now we're gonna make it even better by adding water again.

We're gonna make the colors blend, so we have a rainbow paper towel.

Ooh, I added some water with the spoon.

There it goes, look at that.

Add a little more water.

There it is.

Do you see all the colors mixing?

Now, you don't have to use a spoon, you can use an eyedropper, but I figured everyone has a spoon wherever they are.

So they can use that.

Kids love using an eyedropper.

If you do happen to have one, that is what I would recommend, because that's great for writing.

It really helps develop the muscles they need for writing.

So here's what that's looking like.

What do we think?

Is it a good rainbow?

Well, it goes stripping.

When it dries makes a beautiful color.

Speaking of colors, let's take a look at how my paper plate is doing.

Do you see the rainbow that I made?

I'm gonna try to lift it a little so you can see it.

Wow.

All kinds of colors.

I would not recommend eating the candies after you've put water on them, they might be a bit soggy.

So you have to keep yourself from doing that.

But it is a really, really cool experiment using simple materials that I hope that you try.

So those were our two weather experiments using water and color.

Can you find other ways to make a rainbow?

Maybe you can draw one using materials that you have around.

I hope that you come back tomorrow because we're gonna have so much fun doing other experiments, using rainbows and wind.

Tomorrow we're gonna make a windsock.

So if you wanna join me, get your papers and tissue paper out.

And before we do our song, I wanted to do a quick book recommendation.

This one is, "Today's Weather Is a Book Of Experiments."

So every day, and for every type of weather, it has a different experiment that you can do.

So you can make fog in a bottle.

Wouldn't that be cool?

You can capture fog and then walk around and say, I am the capture of fog.

Jet clouds.

Let's do one right here.

And of course it has this rainbow activity, and even a melted thorn using ice cubes and different materials that you might have in your kitchen.

I hope that you check this book out on the Sora app or at your local library.

Lemme know how it goes.

Right now let's do our alphabet song to finish up our day.

Are you ready to learn some letters?

Here we go.

♪ A is for amazing, that's what you are ♪ ♪ B is for brave, that'll carry you far ♪ ♪ C is for caring and community ♪ ♪ D is for determined, be the best you can be ♪ ♪ E is for empathy, caring for all ♪ ♪ F is for friends that'll catch you when you fall ♪ ♪ G is for grateful for everything around ♪ ♪ And H is for hopeful there's more good to be found ♪ ♪ I is for imagine, all the fun things we could do ♪ ♪ J is for joyful how I feel when I'm with you ♪ ♪ K is for kind to people and animals too ♪ ♪ And L is for love put it in all that you do ♪ ♪ M is for mindful, be present every day ♪ ♪ N is for nice words and everything you say ♪ ♪ O is for original always be you ♪ ♪ And P is for persevere until you make it through ♪ ♪ Q is for quiet, those bad thoughts, we don't want those ♪ ♪ R is for remember all the greatness that you've got ♪ ♪ and it's a lot ♪ ♪ S is for strong body in mind ♪ ♪ T is for talent why not make yours being kind ♪ ♪ U is for unique, special, and loved ♪ ♪ V is for victorious always rise above ♪ ♪ Let's see W is for worthy and wonderful too ♪ ♪ X don't excel those mistakes that won't make you, you ♪ ♪ Y is for yes we're at the end of this rhyme ♪ ♪ And that's the alphabet, I'll see you next time.

♪ That's right, I'll see you next time.

I wanna share with you what book we're gonna be reading.

We're gonna be reading a book about a bear.

Not just any bear, but a grumpy bear named Bruce.

Have you ever been grumpy before?

This bear is so grumpy that he locks himself in the house and he doesn't let anybody come in.

And then one day the weather changes and there's a huge storm.

And guess what?

All of the bear's neighbors come knocking on the door, bear, Bruce, let me in.

And the bear does the right thing and lets his neighbors in and then all kinds of adventures happen.

A tree even falls down.

I can't wait to see how the story ends.

So make sure you come back tomorrow.

When we read Bruce's big storm.

Until then Russell sends you a big squeeze and a big smooch.

(Mrs Lara blowing kisses) All right, well see you tomorrow.

Goodbye.

(bright upbeat music)