Natural Weather Forecasters
WOODY June 3 at 3:00 p.m.
The other day I was ____ the plants in the garden.
My neighbor ____ by and said, “The grass was dry at sunrise and that’s a good sign of rain.”
In the afternoon, we ____ rain, and I was surprised.
I have ____ it several times since then.
Do you know anything about natural weather ____?
I’m ____ wondering. Thanks.
GREENTHUMB June 3 at 3:51 p.m.
Have you seen this flower ____?
It’s a morning ____.
It opens up in fine ____ so that it can get lots of sunlight.
When it is closed, rain and bad ____ are on the way.
FLOWERLOVER June 3 at 5:20 p.m.
The same thing happens with the poor ____ weather glass.
It never ____ up in wet weather.
Its closing ____ us that it’s going to be rainy.
You ____ what?
____ funny name comes from a famous weather saying,
“When a rain storm is coming, the poor man is ready for a ____ break.”
WOODY June 3 at 6:00 p.m.
____ for sharing.
These flowers are ____ amazing weather forecasters!
A pine cone is ____ good weather forecaster.
To American Indians the pine cone has been a symbol of ____.
They have an old weather proverb, “When a pine cone closes up, ____ is on the way.”
They have used this knowledge in farming for a long ____.
Interesting! ____ why does a pine cone change its shape?
A pine cone has the ____ of the pine tree.
The seeds must be light so that the wind can blow ____ far away.
In wet weather, the pine cone closes up to keep ____ seeds dry and light.
When the time is right, the cone ____ up and spreads its seeds!