First Grade · Research

Weather Activities

Find the weather in a city, then make your own weather map.

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Step 1: Find the weather in a city

Type the name of your city. Find today's weather.
- National Weather Service (opens in a new tab)Type your city in the search box.
- Weather Wiz Kids (opens in a new tab)Weather facts for kids.
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Step 2: Write it on your sheet

Open the sheet and write down what you found.
- DOCCity Weather Information WorksheetWord fileIf it asks for a login, press Cancel and it will open.
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Step 3: Look up four Washington cities

Find the weather in four cities in Washington. Write it on the guide.
- Weather Underground (opens in a new tab)Type a city name in the search box.
- DOCWeather Map Research GuideWord fileIf it asks for a login, press Cancel and it will open.
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Step 4: Look at weather maps

This is what a TV weather map looks like. Your map will look something like these.
- Weather map from KOMO TV
- Weather map from KING TV
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Step 5: Make your own weather map

Open the weather map template. Add the weather for your four cities.
- CLKWeather Map TemplateClicker fileNeeds Clicker 5 or Clicker Paint. It has all the weather pictures you need.

For teachers

Students record the weather for a city, then research four Washington cities and build a TV-style weather map in Clicker. The weather-map example photos are from KOMO TV and KING TV.

Weather Activities

Step 1: Find the weather in a city

Step 2: Write it on your sheet

Step 3: Look up four Washington cities

Step 4: Look at weather maps

Step 5: Make your own weather map