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Weather science: Cloud classification activities for kids

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When we did our weather unit, I knew we had to include some activities to learn about clouds. Little did I know that there is an entire system in place for classifying clouds based on their shape and height in the sky. Classification is a key scientific skill, so this makes for a great weather science activity.

In this post I share some cloud classification activities for kids that are perfect for a weather unit study.

You’ll find more resources for learning about weather on Weather Unit Study page my Weather Activities Pinterest board. 

Learning to classify clouds by their shapes and height in the sky is a great weather science activity for kids! This post has resources for helping kids learn about clouds. || Gift of Curiosity

To learn about clouds, we of course started by reading books about clouds. I have already shared my review of books about clouds and other weather phenomena, but our favorite books for helping us to understand how clouds are classified was the book Clouds by Anne Rockwell.

Clouds includes a great infographic showing all of the cloud types on one page categorized by shape and height in the sky. After we reviewed the different cloud types, I printed off a set of cloud 3-part cards from the Pinay Homeschooler.

Learning to classify clouds by their shapes and height in the sky is a great weather science activity for kids! This post has resources for helping kids learn about clouds. || Gift of Curiosity

The kids sorted the cloud types by their height in the sky.

Learning to classify clouds by their shapes and height in the sky is a great weather science activity for kids! This post has resources for helping kids learn about clouds. || Gift of Curiosity

We also spent several mornings and afternoons searching for clouds in our sky. We brought our Clouds book with us to compare the cloud shapes in our sky with the cloud shapes in our book.

Learning to classify clouds by their shapes and height in the sky is a great weather science activity for kids! This post has resources for helping kids learn about clouds. || Gift of Curiosity

Indeed, for several weeks every time we would see clouds in the sky we would have a discussion about what type of cloud we thought it was.

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You’ll find more resources for learning about weather on Weather Unit Study page my Weather Activities Pinterest board. 

Filed Under: Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Montessori, Science, Weather Tagged With: clouds

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  1. Madhulika

    April 19, 2016 at 5:41 pm

    Wonderful! I just love the way how you club everything together in easy way for kids to understand.

    Thank you so much for sharing!

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