Laura and Megan are studying weather. We've had a lot of extreme weather this winter: blizzards, snow storm after snow storm, extreme cold and polar vortex events. Watching the Weather Channel regularly with all of these extreme conditions this winter has provided quite an education of its own. Living through the storms and cold has given lots of hands-on experiences.
A small unit on weather in our plans came at an opportune time. Studying the extremes off winter are very apt with what we are experiencing day to day. Studying the weather of other seasons gives us a nice reminder that winter won't last forever.
In all the great books I checked out at the library, one I found for Laura was perfect for her. It was a book of weather facts with accompanying art projects. I asked her to do at least two.
The one she chose turned out beautifully. While we are tired of winter, the beauty of it has not escaped us. Laura captured it perfectly in her art project.
Winter will be over eventually, even if it feels like we are trapped in a never ending Arctic mess. Studying the weather has reassured us that if one thing can be certain, weather changes and seasons come and go.
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