Objective:
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1. Children will observe and identify the various cloud formations
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Procedure:
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1. Show the children pictures of the most common cloud formations, the cirrus, cumulus, nimbus, and stratus. Discuss the characteristics of these clouds.
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2. Take the children out of doors to observe the various cloud formations.
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3. Look for movement of the clouds or any descriptive shapes. If the clouds are moving, discuss the directions they are taking and whether or not they are moving in the same or different directions.
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4. The children will enjoy listening to the story,
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
, a story about the descriptive shapes the clouds can resemble.
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5. Allow the children to create descriptive shapes, such as bumblebee, rabbits, etc., from “clouds” using black construction paper and cotton balls. Let the children add a caption and combine all pictures to make a class book.
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