As these molecules heat up, they expand, move faster, and spread out. What causes the wind? Air is made of tiny particles called molecules. Have your child decorate a notebook page with cut out snowflakes, and describe in his own words how snow is formed. You will never find two snowflakes that are alike. All snowflakes have six sides, and some snowflakes have as much as 100 ice crystals. If the ground temperature is not cold enough, the snow will melt. If the temperature of the air below the cloud is cold enough, snow falls. Snow is formed when ice crystals in a cloud bump into each other and stick together. Make special notice of the titles (see previous lesson) read titles to your student and ask him if he would like to hear the rest of the article based on the title. Look at examples of newspaper articles in your local newspaper. Have your student write a newspaper article for one of the extreme weather events in the story. Discuss compound words with your student. There are lots of examples of compound words found throughout this story: meatball, pancake, breakfast, everyone, schoolhouse, leftovers, townspeople, northwest, sidewalks, overcooked, downpour, etc. Here are some sample lessons from the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Unit Study: This unit study includes lessons and printables based on the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Unit Study Lessons Thanks to Lisa Martin for writing the lessons for this Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs unit study. This fun book about edible weather is the base for lessons on community helpers, maps, recycling, food sources, and more! Grab our free Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs unit study & lapbook and start your learning adventure. What if you didn’t like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake? from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at

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