Summary
A short Nature Cat clip (~2 min). A quick, friendly look at the different clouds in the sky and what they tell us about the weather. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Fluffy, wispy, or gray — clouds come in many kinds and hint at the weather.
- What different kinds of clouds did you see?
- Which clouds might mean rain is coming?
- What shapes can you find in the clouds?
- What were the clouds like when you came to school today?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: cloud, weather, sky, fluffy, rain.
Try it: Go cloud-watching for two minutes. Draw one cloud and say what weather it might bring.