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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Study Guide: The Winter's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A teaching guide for The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, which can be used before or after a live performance, or on its own. Includes plot synopsis, activities, and discussion questions. Information about Shakespeare's life and...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the full text of the five-act comedic play The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare including a list of characters.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Winter Holidays

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is Winter Holidays.
Primary
Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: The Winter's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's comedy The Winter's Tale. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Helpful resources are found at the end of each scene. Related articles...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Winter Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will appreciate these enrichment worksheets, lesson plans, crafts, etc. offered for teaching about winter.
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CNN

Cnn: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Fast Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some interesting facts about this Russian city, host of 2014 winter Olympics.
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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.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Winter Weather

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page offers vocabulary puzzles and activities using 34 vocabulary words pertaining to Winter Weather. It also provides an extensive winter vocabulary list, lesson plan ideas, and information about ice depth and snowflakes.
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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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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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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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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: "The Winter's Tale "

For Students 9th - 10th
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy "The Winter's Tale." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including courtly love, view of bears in Shakespeare's time, pastorals, the character Autolycus, and other...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Schoolboys With Dog, Winter

For Students 9th - 10th
This non-prose piece expresses the happiness of a boy and his dog during the winter.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Winter, Winter, Spring

For Students Pre-K - K
Book with colorful illustrations of winter and spring sights and activities. Vocabulary words are 'winter' and 'spring' only. Includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Anthropological Archives: Lakota Winter Counts: Teachers' Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learn about the Lakota Sioux, and their 'winter counts' pictographic calendars of a community's history. These provide a unique look into the history of the Lakota Sioux people. Winter counts represent a rich Lakota tradition of oral...
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Other

Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion website to the film by the same name. Tells of the little known invasio. of Finland by Russia in the winter of 1939 that probably changed the course of WW II.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Anthropological Archives: Lakota Winter Counts

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautifully crafted site describing the passage of time by the Lakota known as Winter Counts. Site features winter count images and a Teachers' Guide.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: It's Winter!

For Students K - 1st
Look at all the fun you can have playing in the snow. Includes audio narration in 9 additional languages with text in English.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Beating the Winter Blues

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the winter blues and how to lift your spirits. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The Winter Knights

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
As the floating city of Sanctaphrax becomes gripped by a harsh and relentless winter, Quint begins his training in the Knights Academy, the venerable school charged with training the elite band of Knights Academic. As the buoyant rock...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Winter Horse Raiding Episode by Moses Old Bull

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource about the painting Winter Horse Raiding Episode by Moses Old Bull. Includes an image of the painting and a suggested activity in text and audio. Includes links for more information about the painting and artist as well as a link...
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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.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights by Alexander Francis Lydon, a book of stories for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Winter's Wreath of Illustrative Tales

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1856 publication of A Winter's Wreath of Illustrative Tales by Lady Charlotte Law, a book of stories for children.

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