First grade students have begun learning about the weather.   Introducing the topic through read alouds, students have shared in several fiction and nonfiction texts.  They have worked in pairs to read about weather learning what weather is, where weather happens, how the sun impacts weather, how seasons change, and why it is important to measure the weather.  As we learn about weather, students will be expanding their vocabulary.  Terms learned and discussed thus far include:  Fahrenheit, revolve, satellite, thermometer, tilt, weather forecaster, weather station, atmosphere (troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere). As we investigate various aspects of weather, students will complete make-and-take books, view weather related demonstrations, and participate in a variety of weather related experiments.  Topics yet to come include forms of precipitation, clouds, the water cycle, severe weather, measuring weather, mapping weather, and weather safety.