Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Scene
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Scene."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Shoveling
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Shoveling."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Shoveling
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Shoveling."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Snowman
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Snowman."
Other
Earth Sky: Everything You Need to Know: December Solstice 2014
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spring Activities
[Free Registration/Login Required] This April calendar is packed with activities: Calendar, rhyming, graphing, seasons sort and assessment. "Th", "ch", "wh," and "sh" sort and assessment, tally marks, addition, and counting Easter eggs.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Winter Monsoon in India, 1910
A map from 1910 of the Indian subcontinent and the Central Asia region showing the typical rainfall distribution patterns during the winter monsoons, keyed to show areas of rainfall ranging from very light to heavy rainfall. The map...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: A Blanket of Snow
Read about how even as snow covers the land with a beautiful white blanket, signs of spring lurk beneath it. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Other
Sunnex: The History of Light Therapy
Contains a brief history of the use of light to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder. Includes information about case studies, time periods, and reliability.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 1: The Year at Maple Hill Farm
First graders learn about change over the course of a year, investigating and exploring the four seasons and what the changing seasons mean for humans and animals. They learn about animal behavior and patterns during the seasons,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Why Angle Changes Intensity
This hands-on activity will help students understand why summer is hotter than winter.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Lakes
What is a lake? Discover the answer to this question when you explore this informative resource. This site provides information on how temperature and seasonal changes effects lakes, how lakes are formed, how lakes compare in numbers to...
Read Works
Read Works: In Flight
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about monarch butterflies during all four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Gardens: Grow Your Own Victory Garden [Pdf]
This site provides an overview of gardening throughout the year. Learn what plants thrive during each season and how to prepare, plant and care for your new plants.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Four Seasons: Winter
An image of "The Four Seasons: Winter", created by Camille Pissarro in 1872 (Oil on canvas, 55 x 130 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Seasons: Autumn and Winter
An image of "The Seasons: Autumn and Winter", created by Jean Goujon from 1550-56 (Stone).
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Web Gallery of Art: Allegory of the Four Seasons Winter
An image of "Allegory of the Four Seasons - Winter", created by Jacob De Wit from 1751-52 (Oil on canvas, 216 x 146 cm).
Scholastic
Scholastic: Tomie De Paola's Biography
This resource features a booklist for Tomie dePaola. There is a summary and a picture of each book.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Wintertime Math
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson kindergarten students will explore beginning mathematics by ordering numbers to 30, recognizing sets, recalling number words to ten and matching simple addition sentences to snowflake...
Curated OER
University of Texas: India: Major Crop Areas
From a 1973 map showing the major crops grown in India. This map from the Perry Castaneda Collection also shows the direction of the wind in the monsoon season and the winter flow.
Other
Sada: Symptoms of Sad
This site describes the symptoms of SAD, when they usually begin and end, and the typical onset of SAD.
Other
Sada: Sad Association
This is the largest surviving support organization to help support and advise sufferers of SAD.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Too Much Mud!
With the coming of springtime, the mud makes things very messy, something children love. Book includes audio narration in 11 additional languages with text in English.