Directions for Use
Use this Weather Wise ABC Book during whole group, small group, or individual instruction to support alphabet knowledge and phonological awareness, two important parts of emergent literacy. Repeated reading helps students connect letters, sounds, and meaningful weather vocabulary over time.

As you read each page, point to the letter, say the letter name, name the weather word, and emphasize the beginning sound when appropriate. For example: “R is for rain. Rain starts with /r/.” Briefly talk about the weather word so students connect the letter to a real concept and experience.

Students can participate by finding the letter, matching it to a letter card, tracing it, listening for the first sound, clapping syllables, or comparing words that start with the same sound. Keep expectations flexible so all students can join in through speaking, pointing, choosing, eye gaze, or AAC.

For AAC users, model simple words such as weather, look, same, different, cold, hot, wet, or wind when available on the system. Students can also use their keyboard with word prediction to type the first one or two letters of the weather word and watch to see whether the word or matching icon appears in the predictor buttons. This helps connect letters, sounds, spelling, vocabulary, and AAC navigation in a meaningful way.

This resource works best when used again and again in short, engaging lessons that build confidence with letters, sounds, and weather words.

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