Grade: lower elementary and pre-K
Age: 2-8

If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.

• Bring up this old saying with your students to spark discussion about the weather in March.

• Talk about what the saying might mean.

  ie: If March starts out cold and "ferocious", like a lion, it will end up warm and "gentle" like a lamb.

• Discuss what would make the weather "ferocious" like a lion? (rain, cold wind, storms, sleet, snow, etc.); What would make the weather "gentle" like a lamb? (sunshine, warm breezes, etc.)

• Take the opportunity to chart the weather with your students -- comparing the first of the month with the last of the month. Did it come in like a lion and go out like a lamb -- or was the opposite true?

Use the following coloring pages to help you with your teaching.

• Lion
• Lamb