Preschool Weather Activities Your Kids Will Want to Do Again and Again
No matter what age you are, the weather is one of those subjects you can pretty much talk about every single day. We can all relate to it, and we definitely all have opinions about it.
It also makes for excellent hands-on learning and the opportunity to explore natural science. Take a look at these preschool weather activities to try with your little ones.
#1 Get the day started with the “What Is the Weather Today?” song.
This song is an adorable and fun way to get a quick understanding of many different weather types.
From sun, snow, rain, and sleet, it takes kids through seven different scenarios. The video’s star just wants to go outside to play with friends, so this is something preschoolers can relate to.
Bonus Activity Idea:
Use this song as part of a morning or calendar routine. After you watch it, have kids predict what they think the weather will be like for the day. Then use an app or website to look it up together.
Kids’ predictions might be all over the place, but this is good practice for predicting, learning, and adjusting those guesses. You could start with predicting simple things like sunny, cloudy, etc. Then you can move to predict the temperature for the day.
#2 Use Play-Doh to make a thunderstorm.
We love this idea from Fun Learning for Kids, using gray Play-Doh to make a thunderstorm. Then all it took was food coloring and pipe cleaners to create the added rain and hail.
Bonus Activity Idea:
You can use this idea to make more than thunderstorms. Combine this activity with the first one on this list. After talking about what the weather will be like for the day, encourage kids to create it with Play-Doh.
#3 Learn how to explain the weather with “The Four Seasons” song.
All seasons have their benefits, and this song does an excellent job of highlighting them. Even the chorus agrees as they say, “We sing of the four seasons and look forward to them all.”
Kids will be able to relate to the different activities featured in the video, and then they can think about what they like to do during the different seasons.
Bonus Activity Idea:
After you watch the video, work with your child to write down two or three fun activities they like to do in each season.
Write each activity on a separate piece of paper. Then either put them face down or fold them up and put them in a bowl. One at a time, draw an activity and discuss which season it is best for. Talk about whether you can do this activity in other seasons, and if so, what you might need to make it possible.
#4. Create a sensory bin when you’re teaching weather to preschoolers.
We love this idea from Happy Toddler Playtime where she took a simple plastic bin and turned it into a spot for her kids to explore. She used ice cubes, but there are many other sensory items you could try as well. This is an activity you can do in any season and try both inside and out.
Bonus Activity Idea:
I can tell you from personal experience that my kids used to love water and sensory bins, and one of our favorite things was to make indoor snow. We live in Wisconsin and have plenty of experience with snow, but this is especially a popular activity for kids who don’t get snow all that often. Here’s one of our favorite snow recipes we used to use from the blog, Teaching Littles.
#5. Make your own rain clouds.
This idea from the blog, A Little Pinch of Perfect, is the perfect blend of art and science. It will introduce kids to gravity and understanding the falling of rain, all by using cotton balls, eye droppers, and liquid watercolors.
Bonus Activity Idea:
What comes after a good rain? The rainbow! Talk to your child about how rainbows will often emerge after a thunderstorm or rain. Then the next time the conditions are right in your neighborhood, go outside for a rainbow hunt to try to spot one for yourself. Thanks for the photo and art idea from Daisies&Pie.
