Scholars learn about the Hero's Journey as they read Ray Bradbury's "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." They analyze the story's structure and narrative techniques. Finally, they write summaries of the text's central idea and use their...

A collection of hands-on educational resources about the science of winter weather for primary grade students.

Learn about winter weather and how you can prepare for it before, during, and after.

Understand that there are reasons that summer and winter storms are different.

Know the safety guidelines for winter weather.

Short explanation of the winter solstice, with a diagram. Available in three versions, Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced. There is also a tab that accesses a Spanish-language version.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Winter in Spitzbergen by Johann Andreas Christoph Hildebrandt, a fiction book for children.

Playing in the snow is fun, but it can also be dangerous. KidsHealth website helps you learn about the importance of dressing for the weather to protect your body and health. This page also includes information about the dangers...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a literary text about a young man who returns to his childhood home and answer questions on comprehension, text evidence, main idea, vocabulary, and more. Links to a paired text and paired...

This site from the Sixties Project gives extensive testimonies from honorably discharged veterans detailing misconduct of U.S. military forces in Vietnam. Read into the Congressional Record by Sen. Mark Hatfield.

Learn more about this winter landscape by Klaes Molenaer. A special feature allows you to get a close look at the painting. You can even see brushstrokes!

Read the full text of the short story "A Winter Courtship" by Sarah Orne Jewett on this site.

Winter solstice, earliest sunset, latest sunrise. It seems that, in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, these three events should happen on the same day. Read this explanation of the changing of the seasons and learn why the winter solstice...

This webpage uses diagrams and video to explain the causes of the seasons.

Kids learn about Valley Forge. The place where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter during the Revolutionary War.

If you're lucky enough to live in a place that gets snow in winter, you know that the feel of the snow can vary a lot. Sometimes it can be light and fluffy, and other times heavy and wet. This project shows you how to use data from daily...

You might like to play in the autumn leaves and winter snow, but have you noticed that many birds don't like to stick around for the cold weather? And instead of the birds you're used to seeing in the warm months, your new feathered...

Make learning about Earth's biomes fun and easy with video clips. Learn about the unique Chaparral climate characterized by mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers.

This is a great introduction to one of the most-loved Winter Olympic sports, figure skating. Read a history of the sport and learn about the various figure skating events that take place during the Games. Also, check out a photo and...

This is a great introduction to the winter sport of short track speed skating. Read a history of the sport, learn how it became part of the Olympic Games, find a list of short track events, and see several great photos and videos of...

Learn about snowflakes and how they are formed.

After learning the song Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winters, students will use the Underground Railroad to identify with some goal or task in their own life.

Michelle Obama started a garden on the grounds of the White House in 2009. This article features her invitation to children to join her while to conduct her final harvest since they will be leaving the White House during the winter of 2016.

A fact sheet about the cerulean warbler, a bird that can be found in the forests of southern Ontario and Quebec, and large sections of the U.S. during the summer months. It winters in South America.