Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Mitten
This teacher resource includes a review The Mitten, a Ukrainian folktale translated into English, things to notice in the book and discuss, and related learning activities and links.
University of Nebraska
United States Drought Monitor
This interactive map of the United States provides an extensive overview of drought conditions. You can watch animations of drought patterns over different time intervals.
History is Fun
Jan Brett: The Mitten
Discover a wealth of resources to use in association with Jan Brett's book, The Mitten, based on a Ukrainian folk tale. Here you'll find activities, coloring pages, and a lesson plan for teaching with the book.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Extreme Weather on Our Planet
This lesson from National Geographic for grades 2-5 has a great photo gallery and video of extreme weather, and a chart for plotting weather investigation. Learning objectives, teaching methods, and connections to National Science...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Winter Storms
If you're looking for blizzard and other snow storm information, this site's worth investigating. Find out what conditions form blizzards as well as the damage they cause.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Valley Forge
This site provides a history of Valley Forge from the Valley Forge National Historical Park. Includes a quote from George Washington.
Read Works
Read Works: Get Ready for Winter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It can be used as both a read-aloud exercise...
History Link
History Link: Train Disaster at Wellington Kills 96 on March 1, 1910
Fascinating story of the worst avalanche in the history of the United States. Find photos of the avalanche which took place in Wellington, Washington in 1910.
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Scholastic
Scholastic: Poetry Unzipped: Robert Frost [Pdf]
Two page, PDF file handout about the poem "Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening." Provides a copy of the poem and instructions on how to interpret it, including a student model and questions.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: The Seasons
Learn about the four seasons, when they occur in the northern and southern hemispheres, and why the seasons change as the Earth rotates around the Sun.