Up, Up, and Away

1. Up, Up, and Away

2. Clouds are made of moisture in the atmosphere.

3. There are three kinds of clouds.

4. They are stratus, cumulus, and cirrus.

5. These grayish, white clouds are called stratus.

6. They form in layers and begin about 1 mile above the earth.

7. These nice, fluffy clouds are called cumulus.

8. You see them on sunny days. They are about 3 miles up in the sky.

9. The third type of clouds are the cirrus.

10. They are thin and feathery. Cirrus clouds are about 7 miles in the sky.

11. Now we are going to make a cloud book.

12. When you get your 5 sheets of blue construction paper, straighten them so that they are all going in the same direction.

13. With the 2-hole punch, put holes along one long side. This is now the top of your book.

14. We will start with the stratus cloud.

15. You will need 3 cotton balls, glue, a sheet of blue construction paper, and a magic marker.

16. Lightly spread liquid glue across the bottom of the page. The holes are at the top. Gently, take hold of the first cotton ball and pull it until it is almost as long as the paper. Glue this “cloud” to the bottom of the construction paper leaving room to write the name of the cloud.

17. Pull the second and third cotton balls like you did the first. Glue these down just above the first one, but touching it slightly making“layers”.

18. Write stratus on this sheet with the magic marker.

19. The next cloud we will make, will be the cumulus cloud.

20. For this cloud you will need 5 cotton balls, a sheet of blue construction paper, a magic marker, and glue.

21. Lightly put several small drops of glue on the paper. Get one cotton ball and gently pull it until it looks fluffy and round. Glue this in the middle of the paper. Make sure the holes are at the top.

22. Take each of the four cotton balls that are left, gently pull each until it is fluffy and round. Glue these down around and touching the first cotton ball.

23. Write cumulus on this sheet of paper with the magic marker.

24. Our final cloud we are going to make, is the cirrus.

25. You will need two cotton balls, glue, a sheet of blue construction paper, and a magic marker.

26. Lightly spread liquid glue in thin streaks across the page. Take one of the cotton balls and pull it until it is thin and feathery.

27. Glue this to the top of the sheet of paper. The top is where the holes are.

28. Take the second cotton ball and do the same thing to it. Glue it to the paper just a little below the first “cloud” on the page.

29. With the magic marker, write cirrus on the sheet of paper.

30. Get another sheet of blue construction. Make sure the holes are at the top. With the magic marker write “My Cloud Book” and your name. This is your title page. You will need a blank sheet of blue construction paper to put on the back of your book.

31. Put the pages in this order: 1. My Cloud Page 2. Stratus 3. Cumulus 4. Cirrus 5. End Sheet

32. Get a piece of yarn, put it through one set of the holes in all five pieces of paper. Tie the two ends of the yarn together in a bow. Get a second piece of yarn, put it through the second set of holes in all five pieces of paper. Tie the two ends of the yarn together in a bow.

33. Let’s sing a song. This is called “A Cloudy Serenade” written by Sheridan Pagan. Listen while I sing, and then we’ll sing it together. Cirrus clouds are wispy curls, Wispy curls, wispy curls. Cirrus clouds are wispy curls. They form high in the sky.

34. Cumulus clouds are piled up high, Piled up high, piled up high. Cumulus clouds are piled up high. They soar on sunny days.

35. Stratus clouds are sheets of gray, Sheets of gray, sheets of gray. Stratus clouds are sheets of gray. They stay close to the earth.

36. Cirrus, cumulus, status too. Now it’s out. There is no doubt. Cirrus, cumulus, stratus too. We know them all. Hooray!

37. Now let’s sing it together. Cirrus clouds are wispy curls, Wispy curls, wispy curls. Cirrus clouds are wispy curls. They form high in the sky.

38. Cumulus clouds are piled up high, Piled up high, piled up high. Cumulus clouds are piled up high. They soar on sunny days.

39. Stratus clouds are sheets of gray, Sheets of gray, sheets of gray. Stratus clouds are sheets of gray. They stay close to the earth.

40. Cirrus, cumulus, status too. Now it’s out. There is no doubt. Cirrus, cumulus, stratus too. We know them all. Hooray!

41. The End

42. Created By:Jennifer JenningsRose M. LaytonAndrea Spano

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44. Resources: (Con’t.) • Layton, R. (personal photographs, April, 2003). • slide 15 - Stratus clouds • slide 20 - Cumulus clouds • slide 25 - Cirrus clouds • Pagan, S. (February/March 2001). “A Cloudy Serenade”: a child’s song. The Mailbox Primary, Volume 23, No. 1, p. 53. Greensboro, N.C: The Education Center. Return to Portfolio