Lesson 5A Cloud Watching

What are clouds made of and what do they tell us? 

Download and reference First Grade: Exploring Missouri teacher guide pages 86-91 and student guide pages 62-73 for full lesson plan 

Portal Resources
Downloads
Cloud Watching - DNS 1st Grade Lesson 5a
List of Materials

Day with puffy white clouds 

Crayons or colored pencils 

Optional video: Cloud Watching

Estimated Time

2 hours 

  • Engage: 15 minutes 
  • Explore: 15 minutes 
  • Explain: 60 minutes 
  • Elaborate: 15 minutes x 3 days 
  • Evaluate: 15 minutes 
Standards
Topic
Weather
Clouds
Missouri Learning Standard
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)