Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

They are captivated by the imagery, and the story really invites their own imaginations to run wild.

Weather word list (see word list in Notes below).

White board, chalk board, flip chart, Promethean board or some way to capture the class’ thinking.Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett.Thank the children for their work and attention.Īsk kids to tuck the word lists away with their Unit of Inquiry folder or Literacy folder (teacher’s choice). Clarify any unfamiliar words like “drizzle” or “drift.” Compile a class list of all the weather words in the story. Conclusion:Īsk children to review their notes, number their lists (if not already numbered) and contribute to a group discussion. Refer to the word list in the student work samples (attached) for some of the words that kids should hear and record from the story. The last time I taught this lesson the kids came up with 49 weather words from the story. As kids provide words, children should tick-off the words on their own papers that have already been given. Once the story has wrapped up, have the class work with you to make a comprehensive class list of weather words. Another example is the word “report.” “Report” is often used in the term “weather report.” For example, “mountain” could be considered a weather word because the presence or absence of mountains affects air flow and weather patterns. Read slowly so that the kids can write down the weather words they hear.Īsk children to make a numbered list and write down every weather word they hear in the story. Read Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett. Today we’ll have a lot of fun with a very imaginative book on weather. Weather has inspired writers, thinkers, and artists for centuries. Sun and the Wind, Retold by Mairi Mackinnon.Introduction:īegin by showing books from the library or magazine articles about weather. Word list should be between 30 and 50 words. Suggested Time:Įach student will complete a list of weather-related words to be used in later assignments. To “Tune In” to the new Unit of Inquiry on weather by listening for and capturing weather-related vocabulary words. Collecting weather-related words requires the kids to be concentrated listeners! You will be surprised at what they come up with and how inspired they are by Judi Barrett’s classic tale! Lesson Plan: Suggested Grades: Using a popular story, students collect weather words. In this lesson, students “tune in” to their unit on weather. Karen Christensson’s RADCAB Model of Information Source Evaluation.Ancient Civilizations: Societies Then and Now.Sense of Belonging: Homes and Communities.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett