Keep your study of Weather simple with these resources:
Nature Study Hacking| Weather, Wind & Water
Provides 24 lessons for an introduction to WEATHER, WIND & WATER. Based on Handbook of Nature Study, this guide simplifies the introduction weather, wind and water. (This page contains affiliate links.)
ESSENTIALS:
I don't recommend reading the Handbook of Nature Study selections on this topic because of just how much technology has changed weather forecasting to simplify the process.
I recommend these books as read aloud throughout this study.
Introduction to Weather:
You can get by with just these two books as an introduction especially if you use the video recommendations below:
Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons
Weather Forecasting by Gail Gibbons
Stories about weather:
I've ranked them in order from most approachable to harder reading:
- The Lost Art of Reading Nature Signs by Tristan Gooley
- Look at the Sky… and tell the weather by Eric Sloane
- Eric Sloane’s Weather Book by Eric Sloane
Weather Nature Study Supply List:
- Blank Journal - Minimalism Art sketchbook or Dot grid notebook (This my favorite brand)
- Ticonderoga pencils and an eraser
- Prisma colored pencils (preferred for younger children)
- Field Guide
- Books about the Weather (see list above)