Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Anita Ballew Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Written by Judi Barrett Illustrated by Illustrator: Ron Barrett 1st Grade Integrating Literature Curriculum When the weather moves in in the small town of Chewandswallow, the people do not run for raincoats or parkas. They grab a fork, spoon, and a napkin. That’s because it doesn’t rain raindrops; it rains pizza, hamburgers, and meatballs. Integrated Curriculum Web Math How Many Meatballs Physical Education Meatball Basketball Science My Cloud Book Making a Cloud Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Science “My Cloud Book” Standards: 3-2.1) Demonstrate the concept of spatial awareness in a dynamic environment. 3-1.10) Dribble and travel continuously in general space at varying speeds, demonstrating control of ball and body. My Cloud Book Activity #1 Students will watch a video to learn more about the different types of clouds. Students will… • learn what clouds are made of. • learn about the highest clouds in the sky. • lowest clouds in the sky. • clouds that are puffy and look like cotton balls. • clouds that are often called "mare's tails." • to learn about clouds that are in layers Students will then complete the book in a large group setting. Making a Cloud Activity #2 1.Put the bar of Ivory soap on the paper plate inside of the microwave. 2. Microwave for one minute. 3. Watch the soap as it begins to expand. (You can open up the door of the microwave to show your students how the bar of soap is changing) 4. Allow the soap to cool for a minute or so before touching it. 5. Place the puffy soap into a sensory bin and let your students touch and explore it. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Math “How Many Meatballs” Standards: ADD STANDARD ADD STANDARD ADD STANDARD . Supplies: Directions: Take-out containers with lids. Cream colored yarn cut into 6-8 in pieces. Plastic forks. Red pom-pom balls (various sizes) Paper plates. Meatball Graph page. • Based on class size, set up one station for every two students. • Place cream colored yarn in take-out plates, mixing in a variety of meatballs ( red pom-poms). Place cover on top. • Students will use plastic fork to find and remove meatballs to paper plate. • Students will then organize meatballs according to size sand chart the information. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Physical Education “Meatball Basketball” Standards: 3-2.1) Demonstrate the concept of spatial awareness in a dynamic environment. 3-1.10) Dribble and travel continuously in general space at varying speeds, demonstrating control of ball and body. Supplies: Basketball or red ball 2 12-20 ft long ropes Basket (large enough for ball) Directions: • Create a pathway to the basket using the ropes. • Students will then dribble the ball between the two ropes. • When they reach the end of the ropes, they throw the ball into the basket. Resources (2021). Retrieved 12 September 2021, from http://zunal.com/zunaluploads/files/20121001072305VaGuW.pdf Growing Ivory Soap Science Experiment - Simply Kinder. (2021). Retrieved 18 September 2021, from https://www.simplykinder.com/growing-ivory-soap-science-experiment/ ALEX | Alabama Learning Exchange. (2021). Retrieved 18 September 2021, from https://alex.state.al.us/ Barrett, J., & Barrett, R. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.
