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Understanding Winter Weather

PBLA Module

Winter weather can be unfamiliar and even hazardous for newcomers. This module helps learners understand common winter weather conditions, temperature (including negatives), and weather symbols, and emphasizes using weather information for health and safety.

A person in a winter coat and hat stands in falling snow, cupping their hands near their face. The text reads: "Understanding Winter Weather For Learners," listing goals and activities. Logos appear for funding by Canadian agencies.
For Learners
Cover page for “Understanding Winter Weather For Instructors” by TIES Literacy Centre of Expertise, featuring logos, a checklist of objectives, and a red winter-themed graphic background. Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
For Instructors

Digital Activities

These scaffolded activities help learners connect weather vocabulary and symbols to real-life situations. They’re introduced in class, then revisited independently with feedback.

  • Vocabulary Building
  • Listening to Identify Symbols
  • Matching Pictures to Symbols
  • Making Sentences
Slide with the title "Weather and Temperature Vocabulary Building," featuring a photo of a sunny sky with clouds, weather icons, thermometers in red, green, and blue, and the Literacy Centre of Expertise logo.
Vocabulary Building
A slide titled "Weather and Temperature: Matching Pictures to Symbols" shows a photo of an umbrella in heavy rain and three weather symbols: rain, storm, and wind, labeled 1, 2, and 3.
Matching Pictures to Symbols
A slide titled "Weather and Temperature" shows three weather symbols: A for rain, B for sun, and C for snow with clouds. The subtitle reads, "Listening to Identify Symbols.
Listening to Identify Symbols
A woman stands facing an open window with sunlight and clouds outside. Text reads "Weather and Temperature: Making Sentences." Literacy Centre of Expertise logo is at the bottom left.
Making Sentences
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