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