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Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Seasonal Affective Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the MayoClinic.com provides great information on the seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The article includes sections such as: overview, signs and symptoms, causes, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
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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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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Winter Is Coming

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the different ways animals deal with dropping temperatures in the winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: In Flight

For Teachers 2nd
[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.
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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: Winter Time

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poetic description of winter time by Robert Louis Stevenson. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: It Is Apple Season

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about apple trees during each of the four seasons. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in determining the author's purpose.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Animals Get Ready

For Teachers 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how different types of animals prepare for winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Get Ready for Winter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about animals that hibernate throughout the winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Get Ready for Winter

For Students 2nd Standards
[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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Winter Workouts

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to stay physically fit during the cold winter months. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Notes on the Seasons

For Students 6th
This resource consists of guided notes that are designed to be filled out by students. Designed for the purpose as being a study tools, teachers may also distribute blank copies of these guided notes and have them serve as stand-alone...
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: A Song for All Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
After listening to excerpts from four of the violin concertos from "The Four Seasons" by Italian composer and violinist, Antonio Vivaldi, decide which excerpt was meant to go with which season, and also decide where the earth would be in...
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Article
Time

Time: See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live

For Students 9th - 10th
Winter is coming and the question of whether you're in for a snowy season or a sunny one will largely be decided by where you live. Check it all out!
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Handout
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Snowflakes

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about snowflakes and how they are formed.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Why Do We Have Seasons?

For Students 5th - 8th
A student-directed tutorial showing all aspects of seasons, including Earth's tilt position in relation to the sun, photos of typical weather during that season, and some informational text to support the visuals.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Icy Winter Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
When meteorologists forecast a winter storm one of the important predictions they make is the type, or types, of precipitation that are likely to fall. Will freezing rain cause an ice storm? Will ice pellets called sleet leave the ground...
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Math Drills

Math Drills: Seasonal Math Worksheets

For Students K - 1st
Download these free worksheets to sharpen your math skills. These seasonal-themed math worksheets focus on topics such as patterning, mixed operations, and addition.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Seasonal Observations

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever wondered what is going on under the snow? Why leaves change colors? How migratory birds find their way? Find the answers and check out these ideas on how to explore, discuss, or celebrate based on our four seasons!
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Seasonal Observations: Winter

For Students 3rd - 5th
The shortest day of the year, or the winter solstice, marks the beginning of this season usually occurs around December 21. Bundle up because winter is a fantastic time to track animals and explore the outdoors!
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Under in the Mud Read Aloud | Story Edventures

For Students 3rd - 5th
Under in the Mud by Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell takes you into the wintering world of ten Wisconsin animals as you listen to her read the book and talk about the animals in it. Learn about how animals hibernate, migrate, and adapt to...
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Website
Ready

Ready: Kids: Winter Weather

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about winter weather and how you can prepare for it before, during, and after.
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Article
PBS

Pbs.org: 5 Ways to Learn, Explore and Celebrate Winter All Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Winter is here along with the sights, sounds, and unique elements of the season. Here are 5 ways to celebrate the winter season in your classroom.