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Weather Songs in the Classroom: A Lesson Guide for Teachers

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Why Should You Use Weather Songs in Schools?
Teaching students to appreciate the Arts is valuable in education today, especially since many art programs are being ousted from the curriculum due to increases in the amount of time needed for testing requirements. Funding is also an issue in keeping art education in the forefront of excellence in education. According to The American Arts Alliance, "Despite overwhelming support for arts education, school systems are focusing largely on reading and math at the expense of arts education and other core subjects of learning." This means less time is available in the curriculum for supporting creative programs in schools.

But that doesn't mean teachers have to give up on art education. Many resources exist for integrating art into the core subject areas in any school. Therefore, I present to you a unique and simple way of increasing student interaction with music education through a weather lesson plan designed to teach basic weather terminology through modern music. Simply follow the steps below to find songs for your classroom and create a well-structured lesson. Please be aware that some of the lyrics may be too suggestive. Please choose which songs to use carefully! Other songs have words that are too difficult for younger students as well.

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