Lessons

Weather Words — Use Your Senses 🌦️

See it 👀 — Hear it 👂 — Feel it 🤲 — Tell it in your story!

Tip to remember: 🌈 Use your senses: What can you see, hear, and feel about the weather to make your story come alive!

🌦️ Weather Words & Their Meanings

These words make weather come alive in stories! They describe what we see, hear, and feel. Even without weather, these words have simple meanings in everyday English.

Word / Phrase	Weather Example	Normal Meaning
🌞 Glimmering	The glimmering sun peeked through clouds.	Shining with a faint or unsteady light (like a small glow or sparkle).
☁️ Floating	Floating clouds drifted across the sky.	Moving lightly in the air or on water, without effort.
💧 Shimmering	Shimmering puddles reflected the sunlight.	Shining with a soft, wavering light (like ripples or heat waves).
🌫️ Misty	Misty hills looked dreamy and far away.	Covered in fine fog; also means unclear or blurry.
🌬️ Whispers	The wind whispers through the trees.	Speaking very softly, with breath and no voice.
🌧️ Patters	The rain patters on the roof.	Making light, quick, tapping sounds.
⛈️ Rumbles	The thunder rumbles in the distance.	A deep, continuous rolling sound.
🌨️ Rattles	The hail rattles on the windows.	Shaking and making short, sharp knocking sounds.
🍃 Rustle	The leaves rustle in the breeze.	Soft, crackling movement sound (like paper or dry leaves).
🌬️ Breezy	A breezy wind cooled the day.	Light and gentle wind; also means cheerful and casual.
❄️ Chilly	The chilly air made them shiver.	A little cold, cool enough to notice.
☀️ Warm	Warm sunlight touched their faces.	Comfortably hot; also means friendly and kind.
🥵 Muggy	The muggy air made everyone sweaty.	Uncomfortably warm and damp (sticky heat).
🌩️ Gloomy	Gloomy clouds hid the sky.	Dark or dull; also means sad or unhappy.

Tip: Encourage children to add sound words like "patter" or "whisper" when they write — it helps bring stories alive!

Poem: 🌬️ The wind whispers, 🌧️ the rain patters, ☁️ clouds float, and 🌞 the sun glimmers.