This article provides an overview of the instructional activity implemented to introduce the authors' first-grade students to the concept of measuring, collecting, and recording temperature data as part of a unit on weather. The activities introduced involved approximately one week of instructional time. However, the application of the skill learned was a valuable and important part of reading and recording temperatures for the remainder of the school year. The article summarizes the activities and guiding questions asked at each stage of the 5E Instructional model, including differentiation strategies that can be implemented throughout the lesson.