LESSON PLAN

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
a) define what a cloud is;
b) identify the four (3) main types of clouds; and,
c) appreciate the importance of the clouds.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Title: THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF A CLOUD
B. Reference:
C. Materials: Visual Aids, construction paper, cotton, glue

III. PROCEDURE
A. PREPARATION/MOTIVATION
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
 Good morning class  Good morning ma’am
 How’s your day today? Have you
checked how our weather is
doing this morning?  We’re good ma’am and the
weather is fine.
 Does it? how did you know?  The sun is shining and there’s
no sign of raining.

 Since you predicted that there is

no rain today, what do you see in
the sky right now?  Clouds!
 Ok, so tell me, what do you know
about clouds?  (the students share their ideas
about clouds)
 Very good!

 A cloud is defined as a visible

mass of condensed water vapor
floating in the atmosphere,
typically high above the ground.
Although clouds look like it is
made of gas, but they are
actually made of a large mass of
tiny drops of liquid water or ice
crystals.
  Class, do you know that there are
different kinds of clouds found in
the atmosphere?  Yes ma’am
 Ok, let us see how well do you
know about clouds.
 I want you class to group
yourselves into 6 groups, we will
be having an activity today.
Please count of from 1 to 6.  (student counts of from 1 to 6)
 (The teacher gives the students
instructions about the activity,
then after the activity, students
are asked to present their output
in front of the class)
 Ok let us now compare your
outputs. What can you say about
it? is it all the same?  No, ma’am
 What makes them different?  Their shapes, sizes, etc.
 What you have said a while ago
are the characteristics of the
clouds that makes them
different.
 Today class we are going to
discuss about the different basic
types of a cloud.

B. LESSON PROPER

 The clouds form in three (3) basic

patterns which is the Stratus
clouds, Cumulus clouds, and
Cirrus clouds. (teacher shows the
pictures)
 Stratus clouds comes from the
Latin word “strato” means sheets
or layers. It is a thick gray cloud
that looks like a fog that hasn’t
touched the ground. In fact,
these clouds are made up of fog
that has lifted from the ground.
These are low altitude clouds
which means they are really
close to the ground. (teacher
shows a picture of stratus cloud)
 The next picture shows another
type of cloud which is Columbus
 cloud. As you could see it
commonly has flat bases and are
often described as “puffy”,
“cotton-like” or “fluffy” in
appearance. The word Cumulus
is Latin for “heap” or “pile”. This
is because these clouds are
sometimes extremely thick and
tall, they often grow upward in
size. (teacher shows a picture of
cumulus cloud)
 And last but not least, the Cirrus
clouds. These clouds are the
highest clouds in the
atmosphere, Cirrus clouds are
thin and wispy cloud that often
appears on days with fair
weather conditions and low
winds. In fact, the word Cirrus
means “curl of hair” in Latin.
Because of the freezing
temperature high up in the
atmosphere, these clouds are
usually made up of ice crystals
which give them a bright white
appearance. These clouds form a
flat sheet and spreads out in
patches.  Ma’am how about the Nimbus
cloud? Isn’t it also a type of a
cloud?
 Yes, it is indeed also a cloud, but
Nimbus clouds are either the
Stratus or the Cumulus clouds
that produces precipitation that
reaches the ground in a form of
rain, snow or hail.
 As I have mentioned, there are
two types of Nimbus cloud. A
Nimbostratus cloud and
Cumulonimbus cloud.
 A nimbostratus cloud is a stratus
cloud that will cause rain or
snow. Since the stratus clouds
are dull, gray and featureless,
nimbostratus clouds can be seen
on gray, rainy days.
  A cumulonimbus clouds on the
other hand, are Cumulus clouds
that causes storm. Since Cumulus
clouds are heaping giants,
Cumulonimbus are giant,
heaping rain clouds.
 So, are there any more
questions?  No, ma’am.
 Clouds are very important for it
regulates the Earth’s energy
balance by reflecting and
scattering solar radiation and by
absorbing Earth’s infrared
energy.

C. GENERALIZATION

 So, what is the highest clouds  The highest clouds in the

in the atmosphere? atmosphere are the Cirrus clouds

 What do you call the clouds  The clouds that are thick and gray
that are thick and gray? are the Stratus clouds.

 How about a cloud that forms  Clouds that forms in a cotton-like

in a cotton-like structure? structure are the Cumulus clouds.

 Very good! Seems like you are  Yes, ma’am.

all ready for another activity?
Are you?
 I want you class to draw the
different types of clouds. (the
teacher provides a clean bond
paper to draw)

IV. EVALUATION

 I will be giving each one of you a

picture of a cloud and I want you
to write what you have learned
with the picture given to you. Am
I clear?  Yes, ma’am

V. ASSIGNMENT
 For your assignment, I want
you to draw on your
notebooks the type of cloud
that will appear tomorrow,
then describe what type of
cloud it is.