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Winter: Everything You Need
Online activities, lesson plans, discussion guides, and other teaching ideas for celebrating winter
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Lesson Plans, Book Resources The Biggest Snowball Fight! Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Children will engage in a variety of activities to develop phonemic awareness skills, reading, and math skills. |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources When Winter Comes Teaching PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Students will use language, creative thinking, and social skills to create a class mural based on the book When Winter Comes. |
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Discussion Guides, Book Resources The Snowy Day Discussion GuideGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Discussion guide for The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats |
Discussion Guides, Book Resources Clockwork Discussion GuideGrades: 6–8 In the fading light of a snowy winter's evening, with church bells and timepieces sounding the hour, a story has been set in motion by turns... |
 Lesson Plans Blizzard! Lesson PlanGrades: 6–8 Jim Murphy tells the story of the Great Blizzard of 1888 through the words of survivors and victims. Readers will learn about the men, women, and... |
 Discussion Guides, Writing Activities, Book Resources The Winter of Red Snow Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 A discussion guide to The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 by... |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources Life in the Arctic TundraGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Take your students on an imaginary expedition to the Arctic tundra, a frozen desert ecosystem. |
Snowfall Surprise excerptGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Read an excerpt from Snowfall Surprise (Candy Apple #21) by Jane B. Mason and Sarah Hines Stephens |
 Lesson Plans, Book Resources The Snowy Day Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 After reading aloud The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, introduce a snowy day center with a three-step Snowy Day art project. |
Book Lists Books for Teaching About WinterGrades: PreK–K Provides a list of books to support teaching about winter. |
 Unit Plans, Computer Lab Activities, Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities Forecast the WeatherGrades: 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. |
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Winter vs. SummerGrades: PreK–K Students learn about winter and summer through hands-on activities, including sorting summer and winter clothing and writing projects. |
An Interview with Kristiana Gregory about The Winter of Red SnowGrades: 6–8 Kristiana Gregory was interviewed about The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania,... |
Winter Idea ExchangeGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Teachers discuss their favorite winter-time science and art activities for the classroom. |
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Articles Quick Ideas: Fun Winter Math IdeasGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 “Greater than,” “less than,” and “equal to” can be tough concepts for students to master. But not with these winter-themed games! |
 Activities and Games, Lesson Plans, Book Resources Snow Globe Family Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 In this lesson plan, a fun addition to a conversation about snow and the weather, students create their own snow globes. |
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Lesson Plans Jacket I Wear in the Snow Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 The Jacket I Wear in the Snow is a great introduction to dressing appropriately for winter weather. Students love the predictability of this... |
Lesson Plans, Make and Give Activities, Book Resources Snowy Day Lesson PlanGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 I use The Snowy Day during an Ezra Jack Keats author study, as well as during a seasonal unit on winter. Students love unfolding their tortilla... |
Teachers’ Picks for Winter Craft SuppliesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Colorful, Crafty Supplies to Brighten Winter Days |
Articles, Book Lists Festive Tales for Independent ReadersGrades: 3–5, 6–8 From whimsical encounters with St. Nick to enthralling and enduring folktales, these books invite your students to celebrate diverse festivals of... |
