Grade 3, Lesson 9 - It's Snowing (Demetra Gates)

[zorq]

This isn't really a lesson or a game though if you are creative it might help to make a fun game for the class.

It's a powerpoint random weather generator.

Click the blue button in the corner and a random slide will appear displaying one of 5 weather conditions, rain, wind, snow, cold and hot.

You must enable macros on your powerpoint software for this to work. You might have to set your macro security settings to low.

[zorq]

I made a rather advanced boardgame for this lesson, though I never got a chance to use it in my own class, maybe it will be of help to someone else.

To play the game, divide the class into groups 3-6 groups should work fine. Have each group choose their favorite color, that is the color of their ship. 

Individual students take turns deciding whether the weather will be warm, cool, or crazy. Press the button on the game board that corresponds to the weather that they choose.  The student who called the weather says, "Can you help me?" If the ship has sunny weather ahead they can move forward they say, "Sure I can." If they have a different type of weather that team says, "Sorry, I can't. It's rainy" or whatever weather they have infront of them.

The first team to the end wins.

To move a boat, click on it and  it will follow your cursor. Click where you want it to stop and it will stay there.

This works best with Powerpoint 2003 and requires macros to be enabled, It doesn't work well with interactive whiteboards.

Good Luck.

[Funbobby]

Here's the powerpoints I used.. Includes a what's missing game and a pass the ball to practice 'can you help me?'. To teach the weather types we played stepping stones. Lay down pictures of the weather types in a row (or stick on board) Use 2 teams. 2 students play at a time, they start at each end taking turns to say the vocab, when they meet in the middle..... rock, paper, scissors. Winner gets to stay put. Losing team pick a new player and start at the beginning of the line. Points awarded when team makes it to end of line.

[Funbobby]

oops, and the first 2 parts....