L’Observateur

LAPLACE – Pre-schoolers at Wee Care Pre-School in LaPlace spent Wednesday morning learning about the unpredictable world of weather with local meteorologist Chris Franklin of WVUE-TV in New Orleans.

Franklin engaged the 3- and 4-year-olds with a discussion on the why and how of certain weather changes. He also talked a little bit about what kind of clothing to wear for each type of weather.

During his discussion about weather to pre-schoolers at Wee Care, meteorologist Chris Franklin grabbed an umbrella from one of the teachers and demonstrated different ways to use them for different types of weather. He explained to the kids that an umbrella could be used to shield raindrops or block out bright sunshine. Franklin also made use of the classroom’s weather poster to show the type of weather happening outside. (Staff photos by Robin Shannon)

Franklin explained that when he was younger, he used to be afraid of dangerous weather and said that was part of the reason he decided to take a job as a meteorologist. In his discussion, he touched on what to do when severe storms, like hurricanes and tornadoes hit.

In a strange coincidence, as Franklin got deeper and deeper into discussion, the weather outside slowly deteriorated from sunshine, to partial cloud cover, to complete cloud cover and eventually heavy rain.