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Classroom Weather

A digital classroom behavior chart for the smartboard. Every student has a weather card, and the sky behind the board changes with the class.

  • Free
  • Behavior chart
  • K–5
  • Smartboard
  • No sign-up
Classroom Weather board for Room 12: 20 student cards, most of them Sunny, a few Mostly Sunny and one Partly Cloudy, under a clear blue sky with sun rays.

A classroom behavior chart that starts sunny every day

Add your students and Classroom Weather shows one card per student, each starting the day Sunny. The down arrow moves a student one step cloudier, through Mostly Sunny, Partly Cloudy, Rainy and Stormy, and the up arrow moves them back toward Sunny. The sky behind the board follows the class: clouds roll in, rain falls and puddles form, then the sun comes back out. The next morning every card is Sunny again, and the history keeps where each student ended each day.

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How Classroom Weather works

  1. The students page for Room 12: six students in rows, with the name Grace typed into the add row next to the Add button.

    Add your class

    Type a name in the last row and press Add, or paste your class list with one name per line to add everyone at once. Tap a name later to rename it, or ✕ to remove it.

  2. Close-up of student cards: Ben and Hana are Mostly Sunny, Diego is Partly Cloudy and the rest are Sunny, each card with an up and a down arrow.

    Tap the arrows

    Each card has two arrows. Down moves the student one step cloudier, and up moves them one step back toward Sunny. The card shows the weather picture and its name in big letters.

  3. The board under a dark, stormy sky with heavy rain and puddles: Diego's card is Stormy, Kai's is Rainy and the forecast reads Stormy skies.

    Watch the sky

    The sky behind the board is the class forecast. It turns from clear blue to clouds, drizzle and a storm with lightning flashes, and the forecast line at the top of the board says it in words.

  4. History for Room 12: one row per student with 20 days of weather icons and a percent sunny at the end of each row.

    Look back at the month

    Open History and students to see where each student ended the day for the last 20 school days, and the share of those days each student ended Sunny.

What's in Classroom Weather

Choose how the sky decides

In Any one student mode, one student's weather is enough to change the sky. Switch the mode to 10% of the class, 25% of the class or Half the class, and the sky only shows a level once that share of the class has reached it. One student's rough morning doesn't have to cloud the whole room.

The weather mode button set to 10% of the class, with the message: The sky changes once 10% of the class reaches a level.

Scenery that changes with the weather

On sunny days, planes, hot-air balloons, birds, kites and butterflies cross the sky. As the weather turns, leaves, plastic bags and newspapers blow past, umbrellas fly by and puddles form on the ground. You can switch any of them off in Settings, along with the sun rays and lightning flashes.

The board under a gray, drizzly sky with rain falling and puddles on the ground. The forecast reads Light drizzle.

Teacher controls

Rename the board, add a class for each group you teach and switch between them from the top bar. Reset today puts every student back to Sunny. Backup copies every class as text that you can paste into Classroom Weather on another computer.

Settings: the Reset today button, scenery switches for sun rays, planes, hot-air balloons and more with plastic bags turned off, and the Backup box.

Built for the classroom

  • Readable from the back of the room, with big weather pictures, names and arrows.
  • Every student starts each day Sunny. The board turns over to the new day by itself, even if nobody refreshes the page.
  • Weather modes keep one student's weather from deciding the whole class forecast.
  • When a computer is set to reduce motion, the rain stops moving and the lightning flashes stay off.
  • The board opens with 12 made-up students to try it on. Nothing is saved until you choose Start my own class.

No accounts, and names stay on your computer

Classroom Weather needs no accounts and sends nothing to Flint. Student names and weather history are saved only in the browser on that computer. First names or nicknames work fine. To move to another computer, copy a backup in Settings and paste it into Classroom Weather there.

Classroom Weather questions

What is Classroom Weather?
A free digital classroom behavior chart. Each student has a weather card, from Sunny to Stormy, that you move with two arrows. The sky behind the board shows the forecast for the whole class.
What are the weather levels?
There are five: Sunny, Mostly Sunny, Partly Cloudy, Rainy and Stormy. You decide what moves a student a step, so the levels can match your class rules.
What grades is Classroom Weather for?
It's made for K–5 classrooms, from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Does everyone start sunny each day?
Yes. Every card starts the day Sunny, and the board switches to the new day by itself. Reset today in Settings also puts everyone back to Sunny.
How does the sky pick the class forecast?
The weather mode decides, using the round button in the top bar. In Any one student mode, the sky follows the cloudiest student. In 10% of the class, 25% of the class and Half the class modes, the sky shows a level once that share of the class has reached it.
Do students need accounts?
No. There are no accounts or sign-ins for you or your students.
Where are student names saved?
Only in the browser on the computer you use. Nothing is sent to Flint. Copy a backup in Settings to keep a copy or to move your classes to another computer.
Can I use it with more than one class?
Yes. Add a class in Settings, then switch classes with the menu in the top bar. Each class keeps its own students and history.
Can I turn off the rain or lightning?
You can turn off lightning flashes, puddles and every other piece of scenery in Settings. The clouds and rain stay, because they show the class forecast.
What do I need to run it?
A web browser on a smartboard, projector or laptop.
Can I try it before adding my class?
Yes. Classroom Weather opens with 12 made-up students so you can try the arrows, modes and history. Nothing is saved until you choose Start my own class.

Tell us what your class thinks

Send an idea or a bug. Every message goes to the Flint team that built Classroom Weather.

Sparky dressed as an explorer, holding a compass and a map.

Ready for today's forecast?

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