Fog, Frost, and Hail: A Weather Word Poem

Define weather words by their group and one detail.

Read the poem

Weather Words

1Fog is a cloud that hangs down low.
It hides the road, so cars go slow.

2Hail is ice that falls in a storm.
Ping, ping! Stay inside where it is warm.

3Frost is ice that forms at night.
It coats the grass in sparkly white.

4A breeze is a wind that is soft and light.
It rocks the leaves from left to right.

5Dew is water in tiny drops
on morning grass and flower tops.

6A blizzard is a storm with snow
and strong, cold winds that blow and blow.

Group and detail

The poem tells what each weather word means by giving a group and a detail. In "Fog is a cloud that hangs down low," the group is cloud. The detail is hangs down low.

Read part 4 of the poem. What group is a breeze in?

Question 1 optionsA. iceB. stormC. waterD. wind

Hail and frost are both ice. Which detail from the poem tells about hail?

Question 2 optionsA. It forms at night.B. It falls in a storm.C. It hangs down low.D. It is soft and light.

Underline the TWO sentences that say a weather word is ice.

Match each weather word to what the poem says it is.

Read part 5 of the poem. Which detail does the poem give about dew?

Question 5 optionsA. It falls in a storm.B. It rocks the leaves.C. It is on morning grass.D. It hides the road.

Use groups and details

A good definition names a group and tells one detail.

Write the group word from the word bank. One word will not be used.

An icicle is that hangs down in a long point.
A puddle is that sits on the ground after it rains.
A thunderstorm is a with thunder and lightning.

Ama wrote this: "Snow is ice." What is missing from her definition?

Question 7 optionsA. a detail that makes snow specialB. the group that snow is inC. the weather word she is telling aboutD. a capital letter at the start

Solve each riddle. Write the weather word from the word bank. Two words will not be used.

I am ice that forms at night. My name is .
I am a wind that is soft and light. My name is .
I am a cloud that hangs down low. My name is .

Write a definition of rain. Name its group and one detail.