Weather: Everything You Need

Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Listen and Read Activities Whatever the Weather: A Listen and Read Book, Level B Grades: 1–2 Early readers will discover how people around the world find ways to live in a variety of climates through this brief, read-along story. Read more >	Teaching Guides Weather Watch Teacher's Guide Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Students observe weather, build an operational weather station, collect and compare data, create an "extreme" weather forecast and write first-person... Read more >
Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Unit Plans Forecast the Weather Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Present a lesson that requires students to analyze different weather conditions and create their very own first-person report from the eye of a storm. Read more >	Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Listen and Read Activities Ask a Weather Watcher: A Listen and Read Book, Level A Grades: PreK–K, 1–2 This reading activity features text, audio, and photos. Early readers will learn what weather watchers do and how they help people. Read more >
Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Online Learning Activities Winter Weather Maker Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Investigate how weather is made and then make a snowstorm by manipulating temperature and humidity. Read more >	Book Resources, Lesson Plans Winter vs. Summer Grades: PreK–K Students learn about winter and summer through hands-on activities, including sorting summer and winter clothing and writing projects. Read more >
Articles Precipitation (Weather) Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Find out warm and cold precipitation and its annual world distribution. Read more >	Online Learning Activities Earthquakes: A Severe Weather and Natural Disasters Activity Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Scholastic’s online activities bring students face-to-face with earthquakes, sharing how they’re formed, measured, located, and much more. Read more >
Where Do Rainy Days Come From? Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Activities that introduce the water cycle, including a weather calendar, a manipulative model, rain cycle flap books, and charting a month of rain. Read more >	What's Up With the Weather? Grades: 3–5, 6–8 One of the most famous faces on The Weather Channel, which broadcasts weather conditions happening around the world, is Stephanie Abrams. She is a... Read more >
Articles Rain Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Why do rainbows form an arch? Why do some areas get more rain then others? Why do some areas get almost no rain? Meteorlogists answer students'... Read more >	Book Resources, Lesson Plans Activity Plan 5-6: Meteorologists Grades: PreK–K Children will learn about weather words and the work of meteorologists as they begin to observe, describe, record, and predict the weather in this... Read more >
Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Weather Words Grades: 1–2 Students utilize weather-related vocabulary by describing different types of weather, telling anecdotes, and writing diamond-shaped poems. Read more >	Articles, Writing Prompts Weather Words and What They Mean Writing Prompt Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Writing prompt for Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons. Read more >
Activities and Games The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm Grades: 3–5 Weatherman Ralphie mixes heat with air to create an updraft, and the Magic School Bus rides high into the sky! Your kids can see a small updraft... Read more >	Writing Activities, Extension Activities Wild Weather: Hurricanes! Extension Activities Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Extension activity for Wild Weather: Hurricanes! by Lorraine Jean Hopping. Read more >
Writing Activities, Book Resources, Extension Activities Wild Weather: Lightning! Extension Activities Grades: 3–5 Extension activity for Wild Weather: Lightning! by Lorraine Jean Hopping. Read more >	Book Resources, Extension Activities Wild Weather: Tornadoes! Extension Activities Grades: 3–5 Extension activity for Wild Weather: Tornadoes! by Lorraine Jean Hopping. Read more >
Book Resources, Lesson Plans Let's Learn About Weather! Grades: 1–2 Offers a lesson plan for teaching your class about weather through readings, writing assignments, and games. Read more >	Online Learning Activities, Lesson Plans, Extension Activities Let's Forecast the Weather! Grades: 1–2 Offers a lesson in meteorology and weather forecasting. Students perform mock weather forecasts and videotape them. Read more >