Cumulus clouds look like puffs of cotton piled in a heap. They are commonly known as fair-weathered clouds. They are usually nearer the earth than cirrus clouds. Stratus clouds are low, flat clouds. They are often dark and bring rain.
Altostratus clouds are higher than stratus clouds.
After the children have read and discussed the information about clouds, have them write a composition about what type of cloud they would like to be. Let the students be creative. The composition should be one page, so that the cloud painting can be attached to the bottom or top of the paper. After the students have neatly written a one page composition, have them paint the cloud they described. When the painting is dry, they can attach it to the composition.