{"id":253996,"date":"2026-05-01T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253996\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:29:07","slug":"putting-the-forecast-in-the-hands-of-second-graders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253996\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting the forecast in the hands of second graders"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIDTOWN TALLAHASSEE, Fl \u2014 Second graders at Kate Sullivan Elementary<\/a> had a chance to put their imaginations to work \u2014 and the forecast they came up with was anything but ordinary.<\/p>\n

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Stay Ready with Preite: Putting the forecast in the hands of second graders<\/p>\n

The students in MS. Anderson and MS. Berentsen’s class were eager to learn about weather. Meteorologist Jillian Preite<\/a> asked them who liked to draw, then gave them a simple prompt: If you could control the weather for one day, what would it look like?<\/p>\n

They got to work.<\/p>\n

One student drew a sunny day \u2014 complete with a treehouse, plants, and a secret door leading inside.<\/p>\n

“This is me when I was in the tree house, and these are all the plants. This is the secret door to come inside the secret door,” Kiefrian said.<\/p>\n

Another went with summer, filling the page with birds, an American flag, and baby birds being fed worms by their mother.<\/p>\n

“There’s birds and there’s the American flag, and there’s the little baby birds with their mommy feeding them worms,” Gwendolyn said<\/p>\n

“I draw a tsunami so that I can float in the sea and surf,” Ty said.<\/p>\n

One student chose a thunderstorm that weakened over time.<\/p>\n

“I drew a thunderstorm, downgrading into a rainy day,” Aydan said.<\/p>\n

When asked why a thunderstorm, the student explained the appeal.<\/p>\n

“Because I am really into electric and rainy stuff,” Aydan said.<\/p>\n

Sunny days had their advocates, too. One student made the case for warm weather with a practical argument.<\/p>\n

“Because you can go in the pool when it’s a sunny day because you’ll be hot and you can join popsicles,” Aria said.<\/p>\n

Another agreed, calling it ideal conditions for the outdoors.<\/p>\n

“It’s a perfect day to go camping and go into the pool,” Kiefrian said.<\/p>\n

If the kids controlled the weather, it would be a little wild \u2014 but a lot more fun.<\/p>\n

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