Predict the weather

Start with something students can look at or think about: a photo, a short video, a jar on the windowsill, or a question like "what do you already know about predicting weather?" Then let them work through the worksheet on their own or with a partner, keeping a word bank or anchor chart in view so the vocabulary stays available. When you review, ask students how they knew, and let them point to the part of the diagram or reading that told them. These predicting weather worksheets work well as a lead in before an investigation, as a way to capture what students noticed afterward, or as review before an assessment.

These predicting weather worksheets for Kindergarten give students a clear, visual way to work through one of the big ideas in weather and seasons. Students label diagrams, sort and classify examples, read short explanations, and answer questions that ask them to say why, not just what. Each page keeps the science vocabulary front and center so students leave with the words they need to talk about predicting weather accurately. Working through predicting weather on paper gives Kindergarten students something concrete to hold onto before, during, or after the hands on part of a lesson.

This worksheet is designed for Kindergarten students (Ages 3-6), aligned to NGSS standard K-ESS3-2. It can also be used as review for early students at the next grade level or as an introduction for advanced students.

Yes. This worksheet works for homeschool, classroom, and tutoring settings. Print individual pages for targeted practice, or print the full set as a packet. Works great as a morning warm-up, independent center activity, or fast-finisher task.

Predicting weather worksheets introduce kindergartners to the idea that we can use observations, like cloud types, wind, and temperature, to make guesses about upcoming weather. Children practice making and checking simple predictions, which builds scientific thinking skills.

Weather prediction is typically introduced as an extension of the weather unit in kindergarten, once children have a basic understanding of weather types and tools. It builds on daily weather observation routines and introduces the concept of science as a process of questioning and testing ideas.

Challenge your child to predict tomorrow's weather each evening and check if they were right in the morning. These worksheets support that kind of playful, low-stakes scientific thinking, making predictions, observing outcomes, and learning from the results.