{"id":26544,"date":"2015-03-19T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26544"},"modified":"2019-07-30T11:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T15:03:06","slug":"little-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/little-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Read-Alouds: Little Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of my favorite read-aloud books are the ones with the fewest words. <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BXU4PQG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BXU4PQG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=3HSCSTHWFYNMMHK7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Cloud by Eric Carle\u00a0<\/a>is one of those books. I use these books as an opportunity for my children to &#8220;read&#8221; me the story and use their imaginations.<\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BXU4PQG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BXU4PQG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=3HSCSTHWFYNMMHK7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BXU4PQG&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00BXU4PQG\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BXU4PQG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BXU4PQG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=3HSCSTHWFYNMMHK7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Cloud<\/a>\u00a0likes to be different. When all the other clouds do one thing, Little Cloud does his own thing, changing into all different shapes.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you read this book outside on a partly cloudy day and spend a little time looking up at the sky with your kids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26550\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/little-cloud.jpg\" alt=\"little cloud\" width=\"599\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/little-cloud.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/little-cloud-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/little-cloud-600x857.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Activities for\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BXU4PQG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BXU4PQG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=3HSCSTHWFYNMMHK7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Cloud<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26545\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-18-at-10.07.44-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-03-18 at 10.07.44 AM\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-18-at-10.07.44-AM.png 675w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-18-at-10.07.44-AM-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/summer-cloud-science\/&amp;sa=U&amp;ei=VoUJVf6WEY6LyATRkYCoBg&amp;ved=0CAYQFjAA&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQFmazUI0PgS6J00Qm-LGL0e8_WA\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Cloud Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icanteachmychild.com\/little-cloud-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloud painting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/learning-about-the-water-cycle-experiment\/&amp;sa=U&amp;ei=VoUJVf6WEY6LyATRkYCoBg&amp;ved=0CAwQFjAD&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9qHFFfJfFy2PlHEH584Q2vJBGmg\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning about the Water Cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26546\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-18-at-10.10.08-AM.png\" alt=\"soap clouds\" width=\"379\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-18-at-10.10.08-AM.png 379w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-18-at-10.10.08-AM-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toddlerboredombusters.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/soap-clouds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soap clouds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/carrotsareorange.com\/preschool-geography-clouds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make cotton ball clouds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/love-and-lollipops.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/adams-art-spot-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Cloud puppets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skinnytaste.com\/2011\/03\/black-and-white-chocolate-chip-clouds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloud cookies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26547\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/blue-sky-fluffy-clouds-jello.jpg\" alt=\"blue-sky-fluffy-clouds-jello\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/blue-sky-fluffy-clouds-jello.jpg 256w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/blue-sky-fluffy-clouds-jello-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigoven.com\/recipe\/blue-sky-fluffy-clouds-jello\/460136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloud Jello<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alittlepinchofperfect.com\/2014\/09\/letter-of-week-preschool-totschool-cloud-activities.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C is for cloud activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/juneberry-lane.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/st-patricks-day-desserts-two-times.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rainbow cupcakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/talesofanelementaryteacher.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/whats-been-going-on.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make your own cloud<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26314\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg\" alt=\"31 Days of Read Alouds Square\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See all of our Read-Aloud Books and Activities for the entire series here!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of my favorite read-aloud books are the ones with the fewest words. Little Cloud by Eric Carle\u00a0is one of those books. I use these books as an opportunity for my children to &#8220;read&#8221; me the story and use their imaginations. Little Cloud\u00a0likes to be different. 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