Weather & Seasons Vocabulary

What’s the weather like today? Our Weather & Seasons lesson in the Word Bank section introduces young learners to vocabulary they can use to describe all kinds of weather as well as the four seasons.

In this 9-page English lesson, students will see both noun forms for each season (e.g., summer / summertime). They will also learn the different parts of speech that weather words can take (e.g., I don’t like the rain / It’s a rainy day / It’s raining). (more…)

Weather & Seasons

Everyone needs to know how to talk about the weather. In the NEW Weather & Seasons lesson in our Word Bank section, we introduce young learners to vocabulary they can use to describe all kinds of weather. They’ll also learn about the four seasons!

In this English lesson, we were sure to include as many of the variations that students will encounter as possible. For example, we include both noun forms of the seasons (e.g., summer / summertime). We also mention the different parts of speech that weather words can take (e.g., I don’t like the rain; It’s a rainy day; It’s raining). (more…)

Spring Idioms

“Is spring coming?” he said.
“What is it like?”…
“It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
~ Francis Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

The flowers are blooming and the birds are singing—spring is in the air! Your students are probably excited about playing outside again and looking forward to the Easter long weekend. Grab their attention with our Spring/Easter Idioms poster!

Students usually love learning idioms because they’re funny, but they can have trouble remembering them because they’re not literal. Using visuals such as this poster can help! Hang the poster in your class (along with our other idioms posters listed below, if you wish) so that students can see the idioms every day. You can also try some of the activities suggested below that will help students remember these idioms.

Download the printable Spring Idioms poster (PDF)
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