Cloud types with cotton balls

Cotton Ball Cloud Craft

Make a simple cloud chart with cotton balls to identify different types of clouds. Simply made with recycled paper, cotton balls, and glue. Fun children’s project.

This past week we learned all about clouds. What are clouds, how and why they form, types of clouds and where they can be found in the atmosphere. I love being able to tie our art projects in with our studies and it worked very well this week. Science Experiments We started out by doing […]

cloud types with cotton balls

Part science - part craft!! 🌧The kids were jazzed to turn a handful of cotton balls into 3D clouds. So many heart eyes for this STEM project! ❤️ Link in profile.

1st and 2nd grade students create a flip book to learn the different types of clouds, where they form in the sky, and what kind of weather it will bring.

Types of clouds cotton ball activity. I would modify to be more open-ended by setting up as a provocation with weather books and cotton batting. Perhaps pieces of foam for sculpting larger, 3D clouds?

Simple science experiment and explanations for the classic question on natural phenomenon -- Why is the sky blue for kids.

types of clouds activity with cotton balls

Enjoy this Types of Clouds Activity with Cotton Balls - Explore the sky, identify clouds and have fun with your child while learning about weather.

Happy Friday, friends!! Today was a teacher workday for me and I had GRAND plans. I mean GRAND plans. But, of course, I wasted the day away chit-chatting. What can I say? How often do we have a chance to gab with our teaching buddies? It's rare, I tell ya! We did move the chit-chatting to our favorite little Mexican restaurant for lunch. That was productive, right? Oh wait - after lunch we actually did get SOMETHING accomplished! We decided to submit some proposals to teach workshops at our…

Use cotton balls to make cloud types. Differentiate by having others write about what type of weather is associated with each cloud.

We had do much fun studying the different types of clouds! As a way to wrap up our week, I created a craft for the kids to put together as they reviewed the different types of clouds. I made the poster sheet to show the kids what they were going to do for each cloud, [Read On]

Cumulus, stratus, and cirrus clouds with cotton balls. Next time I'll put cirrus on top and stratus on the bottom.

Cotton Ball Clouds

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Several different types of clouds come in many shapes and sizes. They’re also indicators of various types of weather. Cirrocumulus clouds are in the cirro-form category. They look like tiny white cotton balls that appear in rows across the sky. Follow along to learn more about the unique characteristics of cirrocumulus clouds, how they form, and what they mean for the weather. To know more, check Outforia's latest article for more!

Cotton ball cloud activity from the book, "It Looked Like Spilt Milk". The kids loved it.

Learn about types of clouds with fun, hands-on activities, free printable worksheets, and crafts perfect for your weather unit!

Learn about 4 types and 10 types of clouds, how to recognize them, and the weather to expect when you see them in the sky.