ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing
Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Robert Frost
The site provides background and texts of numerous poems. Follow the links at the bottom of the page to specific poetry books to find complete text of individual poems.
Curated OER
Weather Dude: Snow
Discover how snow forms and learn some fun facts about it along the way.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Clouds and Moisture: Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail
Animated resource teaches young researchers about the different forms of precipitation.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 3 10 14: When Life Gives You Snow . . . Make Snowmen?
Article reports on people making and selling snowmen after a rare snow in China.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: How Does Snow Form?
In this "Ask Dr. Universe," an eight-year old's question about how snow is formed is answered. Find out what meteorologist, Nic Loyd, has to say about this science.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Precipitation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes various types of precipitation.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: The Curious Growth of a Snow Crystal
Explore how snowflake crystal shapes depend on the temperature of the cloud.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cold, Ice, and Snow Safety
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...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
NASA
Sci Jinks: What Makes It Rain?
or snow or sleet? Check out this concise explanation and illustration of the water cycle.
NASA
Sci Jinks: Grow Snow Crystals
Discover how snowflakes are created. Use this interactive to recognize the role temperature plays in the formation of snow crystals.
NASA
Sci Jinks: How Do Snowflakes Form?
Is it true that no two snowflakes are alike? Take a look at the details that make up a snowflake to find out if the statement holds any truth.
Read Works
Read Works: Stuck in the Snow
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl and her father when their car gets stuck in the snow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: A Sudden Slice of Summer
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction piece shares the story of a little girl and her dream of summer coming. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Read Works
Read Works: Snowy Town
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Johnny who takes his dog for a walk on a snowy day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Staying Dry in the Snow
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a ten-year-old girl who made an invention to keep hands dry when playing in the snow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Snow Science!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how snow forms and about different types of snowflakes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Let It Snow!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about snowflakes and a scientist who photographs and studies them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Cool Prize
[Free Registration/Login Required] The photographing of snowflakes is the topic of this informational text passage. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Read Works
Read Works: Cool Prize
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about the prize-winning photos of Kenneth Libbrecht and classifications of snowflakes. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
Utah Education Network
Uen: Weather Walks
In this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types of...
NBC
Msnbc: The Science Behind Snowflakes
This MSNBC article was written by David Ropeik. It discusses the formation of snowflakes and contains photos.
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Special Needs Opportunity Windows
SNOW is an online provider for both teachers and parents of children with special needs. A wealth of resources are offered to meet a wide variety of needs.