Come Rain or Come Shine
From song lyrics to predictions, we use weather lore every day. Have you ever worn your pajamas inside out in hope of a snow day? What sayings do you use to predict the weather? Do you have stories about storms or rainbows or really hot days? This activity looks at a variety of ways we are all folk meteorologists.
Class Subjects
Themes
Themes
Research Topics
Supplies
Paper, pencil, Weather Lore Worksheet, optional crayons and audio recorder
Paper, pencil, Weather Lore Worksheet, optional crayons and audio recorder
Acknowledgements
With thanks to the Wisconsin Weather Stories team, (http://weatherstories.ssec.wisc.edu/index.html) | About the photo: Weekly temperature graph from “Teaching Young Students to Interview: When Family and Community Knowledge Informs Culturally Responsive Teaching” by Allyn Kurin and Gina Elliott (2019 Journal of Folklore and Education)
