Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Learners explore the 5 themes of geography. In this cross curriculum literacy and geography lesson, students listen to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, and make a list of the needs of the people in Chewandswallow. Learners discuss how environmental factors influenced the characters' need to adapt to their environment. Students work with a partner to compare and contrast their own needs with those of the book characters.