Types of Clouds for Kids

Have your students started to notice that not all clouds look the same? Some clouds are wispy and appear to be high in the sky, while others are dark, gray, low-level clouds.

If you are looking for a set of information sheets to use with your students when learning about the different types of clouds, you can have to the right place! Teach Starter has created a set of 4 posters to use in your classroom that highlights nimbus, cirrus, stratus, and cumulus clouds. Each poster is designed with a background to match the cloud type as well as information about the type of cloud.

How to Make the Most of Your Types of Clouds Poster Pack

1. Print the posters and display them in your classroom for students to reference when doing independent work.
2. Print the posters, slip them into a clear sleeve, and use them in your guided groups as a reminder.
3. Print the posters, slide them into a clear sleeve, and hang them on a ring as a reference tool for a learning center. 

We’ve also come up with bonus ways to turn posters into interactive tools that really make your lessons stick! 

📝 Create a fill-in-the-blank worksheet by removing selections of text.  

📂 Place copies in students’ homework folders for reference. 

💻 Provide posters as digital resources for virtual students. 

🧠 Test students’ memories by showing them the poster, then hiding it and having them tell you what they remember.

✅ Incorporate posters into your lesson wrap-up: students write on a sticky note what they learned from the lesson and place it on the poster. 

Before You Download

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Fill your classroom with more posters and interactive displays!

Spend more time lesson-doing and less time lesson-planning when you grab these activities and teaching resources too!  

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Clouds and Their Position – Poster

Learn about the different types of clouds and their position within the atmosphere with this printable poster.

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All About Clouds – Instructional Slide Deck

Teach your students about the different types of clouds with this 19-slide instructional slide deck.

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All About Clouds - Cloze Worksheet

Strengthen student understanding of different cloud types with this cloze reading worksheet.