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...

These weekly activities are cross-curricular but emphasize Social-Emotional Learning, Math, and Literacy development. This week (December 7th), celebrate winter.

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

Learn about different qualities of landscapes, such as degree of realism versus exaggeration, from this activity that pushes viewers to think about different aspects of Bierstadt's seasonal landscape titled Yosemite Winter Scene.

This article discusses winter word games including Melting Snowman, Draw It, and Password.

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.

Use this site to learn how animals use hibernation, adaptation, and migration to overcome the difficulties of winter.

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 site explores air pressure and talks about high pressure. low pressure, and winter anticyclones.

Geared towards the primary grades, this web site on snow-themed teaching resources and ideas includes songs, activities, projects, and a booklist.

Learn the difference between frostnip and frostbite, and learn what to do if your or someone else is frostbitten.

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

A timeline of each Winter Olympics from 1924 to 1994. Each year is its own link which contains a brief outline and highlights of the games.

Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.

This student-friendly tour of the UC Berkeley Art Museum features fun online activities and a tutorial on how to read a museum label.

Learn about snowflakes and how they are formed.

This site explores constellations found in the sky. Watch a video on the site that explores the constellations found in the winter sky.

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.

Many creatures seek out warm weather as the environment chills for winter. Dr. Universe will address how far these popular butterflies will travel to warm up.

This hands-on activity will help students understand why summer is hotter than winter.

Identify characteristics of the seasons.

Come and learn more about the devastating effects of tsunamis. This site features video segments revealing the devastation tsunamis can cause and how tsunamis are formed.

Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.

Kids learn about Groundhog Day. The history and facts about this holiday predicting the weather and the end of winter.