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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Robert Frost

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Curated OER

Weather Dude: Snow

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how snow forms and learn some fun facts about it along the way.
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Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Clouds and Moisture: Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail

For Students 3rd - 8th
Animated resource teaches young researchers about the different forms of precipitation.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 3 10 14: When Life Gives You Snow . . . Make Snowmen?

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on people making and selling snowmen after a rare snow in China.
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Article
Washington State University

Washington State University: Ask Dr. Universe: How Does Snow Form?

For Students 1st - 5th
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.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Precipitation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes various types of precipitation.
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Interactive
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: The Curious Growth of a Snow Crystal

For Students 4th - 9th
Explore how snowflake crystal shapes depend on the temperature of the cloud.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Cold, Ice, and Snow Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Unit Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Songs and Poems

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
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Website
NASA

Sci Jinks: What Makes It Rain?

For Students 3rd - 8th
or snow or sleet? Check out this concise explanation and illustration of the water cycle.
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Interactive
NASA

Sci Jinks: Grow Snow Crystals

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover how snowflakes are created. Use this interactive to recognize the role temperature plays in the formation of snow crystals.
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Website
NASA

Sci Jinks: How Do Snowflakes Form?

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Stuck in the Snow

For Teachers K Standards
[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.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Sudden Slice of Summer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Snowy Town

For Teachers 3rd
[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.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Staying Dry in the Snow

For Students 1st
[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.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Snow Science!

For Students 2nd Standards
[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.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Let It Snow!

For Teachers 4th
[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.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Cool Prize

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Cool Prize

For Teachers 5th Standards
[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....
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Weather Walks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Website
NBC

Msnbc: The Science Behind Snowflakes

For Students 9th - 10th
This MSNBC article was written by David Ropeik. It discusses the formation of snowflakes and contains photos.
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Handout
Other

Special Needs Opportunity Windows

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.