Weather Week

It’s weather week! We hope these activities brighten your week, and we hope you’re able to enjoy the wonderful weather we’ve been having!

Little Cloud
Watch Eric Carle’s Little Cloud, and then, share a tasty cloud-themed treat with your family!

Now that you’ve watched the story, it’s time to make a special cloud dessert! You’ll need blue berry Jell-O and Cool Whip. Follow the directions on the box to make Jell-O. Next, ask your child to help scoop the Jell-O and Cool Whip into glasses for your family! Alternate layers of Jell-O and Cool Whip to create a cloudy sky effect. This snack is fun, easy, and delicious!

Experimenting with the Wind
Hopefully this activity encourages critical thinking and time spent outside! Find 10-20 small objects around your house such as a paperclip, paper cup, straw, cotton ball, bouncy ball, etc. Next, ask your child to predict which objects will blow in the wind and which ones will not. Make a note of your guesses. Now, you’re ready to experiment! Go outside and test each object! Notice which predictions were correct. Find new objects to test!

Draw an Umbrella
Art for Kids Hub has so many easy and fun directed drawing videos! This simple umbrella drawing would be a fun activity for a rainy day! For a more challenging weather drawing, click here - rain cloud drawing.

Weather Graph
Graphing is a math skill that we focus on in the pre-k and kindergarten classes, but kids can graph at any age! Help your child make a simple grid on a piece of paper. You could help your child trace lines for the grid using a ruler. Across the bottom of the grid, label each column with a different weather type: sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy. Your child could write these words and/or draw pictures of each type. Tape your graph to the refrigerator or somewhere else visible. Ask your child to predict which column will have the most/least by the end of the week. Each day for a week (or longer) ask you child to notice the weather and fill in the graph accordingly. Fill in the graph from bottom to top. Below is an example of a monthly weather graph.