ASL Describe & Draw: Weather
Classifiers & Spatial Language • Weather Vocabulary & Following Directions

Build receptive and expressive American Sign Language (ASL) skills with this engaging Describe & Draw activity focused on weather concepts. Students follow signed descriptions to complete a scene using elements such as sun, clouds, rain, snow, lightning, wind, and more.

This resource is designed to support visual-spatial language development through structured yet flexible activities. Prompts are provided in written English and are intended to be signed by the teacher or students, allowing for natural use of classifiers, spatial mapping, and non-manual markers during instruction.

A variety of formats make this resource easy to implement across instructional settings, including whole group, partner work, centers, and independent practice. Activities progress from simple, single-element directions to more complex, multi-step descriptions involving multiple weather elements and spatial relationships.

What’s Included

• Teacher’s Guide
• Ways to Use This Resource page
• 1-scene whole group worksheet
• 2-scene whole group worksheet
• Whole Group Practice/Assessment Teacher Reference (with directions to sign)
• Partner worksheet for prompt directions
• Open-ended partner worksheet: design your scene / draw your partner’s scene
• 20 Weather Scene Prompts in written English
• Prompt Card Reference Guide (Levels 1–4)
• 2-scene laminated drawing sheet for prompt card use

Skills Targeted

• Receptive ASL comprehension
• Expressive descriptive signing
• Classifier use and spatial language
• Following multi-step signed directions
• Weather-related vocabulary development
• Interpreting quantity and descriptive details
• Visual attention and detail recognition

This activity provides meaningful practice with ASL structure and visual language while keeping students engaged through drawing, interaction, and hands-on learning.

RELATED RESOURCES

More ASL Weather Activities

• ASL Conversation Grid: WEATHER (Level 1)
• ASL Conversation Grid: WEATHER (Level 2)
• ASL Question Strips: Weather (Level 1)
• ASL Weather Forecast Practice Activities

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• ASL Describe & Draw: T-Shirts
• ASL Describe & Draw: Nature
• ASL Describe & Draw: Balloons
• ASL Describe & Draw: Rooms in a Home
• ASL Describe & Draw: House Exterior
• ASL Describe & Draw: House Layout
• ASL Describe & Draw: School BUNDLE

ASL Seasonal & Holiday Describe & Draw

• ASL Seasonal & Holiday Describe & Draw: GROWING BUNDLE
• ASL Describe and Draw: Spring Butterflies
• ASL Describe and Draw: Popsicles (End of School Year)
• ASL Describe & Draw: Beach / Summer
• ASL Describe & Draw: School Desks (Back to School)

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