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Weather Picture Books for Elementary Teachers in 2024

The spring is a great time to discuss and explore weather, but really you can do this any time of the year. This post shares Weather Picture Books that you can use for this purpose. All of the picture books on this list lend themselves to this topic really well. Take a peek below to learn more about these weather picture books!

Cloudette by Jory John

Cloudette was a small cloud, much smaller than the other clouds. She enjoyed some of the advantages of being small, like fitting in tight places and always finding a spot at the fireworks. However, at times Cloudette wished she was big and important. She watched the other clouds do things like rain, thunder and make rainbows, and wished she could do that. She felt like no one needed a small cloud like her. Cloudette dreamed of creating a waterfall or causing a snow day. 

One day, there is a strong wind storm and Cloudette is blown from her neighborhood. She finds herself in a new place and comes upon a small puddle with frogs nearby. Cloudette puffs herself up and rains onto the puddle. She rains so much it turns into a pond and the frogs thank her. Cloudette learns that even though she is small, she can do big important things.

Check out these Cloudette teaching resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!

Cloudette book cover and activity
Cloudette activity

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

It was a typical Saturday morning. The children were sitting at the kitchen table, mom was squeezing oranges, and grandpa was cooking breakfast. Then, at bedtime, grandpa told a tall tale bedtime story, inspired by the pancake breakfast…

In the town of Chewandswallow, there was a main street, a school, and lots of pets. But, there were no food stores. They did not need it! The weather brought breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All meals came from the sky. Life in the town was wonderful, that is, until the weather took a turn for the worse.

Join Judi Barrett on an adventure filled with laughs, problem solving, and flexibility with grandpa and the people of Chewandswallow!

Check out these Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs teaching resources and activities to help you plan and deliver highly engaging read aloud lessons!

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs worksheets

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In closing, we hope you found this list of weather picture books helpful! They are part of our Starts With a Story collection. If you want to get more book ideas to read aloud to your elementary students, then grab this reading freebie. It includes read aloud books lists, reading logs, and reading challenges for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom teachers. It will have you covered for the entire school year, as well as the summer months! Grab this free elementary reading packet now!

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