Cloud Shape Challenge
About 30 minutes, outside, for ages 5 to 7.
Where it works
Works in any outdoor space
Who it's for
ages 5 to 7
Try this adventure now:
- a cloud shaped like an animal
- a cloud with a flat bottom
- the biggest cloud in the sky
- a cloud moving faster than the others
- a gap of blue between two clouds
- a cloud that changed while you watched
Today's Challenge
- 1.Does that cloud look like an animal?
- 2.How fast is it moving?
- 3.What color is the sky today?
Quick Start: What you need
- 1blanket
The Goal
Lie back on the grass and identify distinct shapes within passing clouds.
How to start
- 1
Gather what you need: blanket. Nothing else required.
- 2
Head outside and see how many you can find: a cloud shaped like an animal, a cloud with a flat bottom, the biggest cloud in the sky, a cloud moving faster than the others.
- 3
Talk about what you are seeing. Start with "Does that cloud look like an animal?"
- 4
Print the worksheet to check things off as you find them, and keep it afterwards.
Sketch The Sky
Pick one cloud, watch it for a minute, then draw its shape below before it changes.
No two clouds ever form in exactly the same shape.
If you want to push it further
- Pick one cloud and watch it for a whole minute
- Try naming a shape nobody else can see
Print it and go
The worksheet has the checklist, the prompts, and a space to draw in. One page, ready for a bag or a glovebox.