Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Seasons
Find out about the four seasons with this digital version of a picture book.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: What Causes the Season?
Explore what causes the change of seasons on the Earth.
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Alaska Northern Lights: Seasonal Affective Disorder [Pdf]
A great resource for information about SAD. Read about the symptoms, what causes SAD, how it was discovered that light is the key, and the role that melatonin plays in SAD. Also given are some tips for avoiding the "winter blues".
University of California
University of California: Bampfa: Yosemite Winter Scene by Albert Bierstadt
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: A Study of Seasons
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has an overview of the 4 seasons - winter, spring, summer, fall. It has an introductory video, activities for the students, web links, and webs for students to complete. The flipchart...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Winter Clothes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, students will be able to properly identify appropriate clothing that goes with different seasons.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Earth and Space the Seasons
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the relationship between the sun and earth and how the seasons happen. Vocabulary of the equinox, solstice, etc. is included.
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Dltk Ninos: Dibujos De Invierno Para Colorear
A collection of winter-themed, Spanish-language coloring sheets.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Notes on the Seasons
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...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Hero Elementary: Super Seasons Snapshots
Children can look around to practice making observations and to notice details they might otherwise not notice. There are scenes for each season - spring, summer, fall, and winter. Explore a park to learn how animals and plants change...
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Sada: Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
This site describes three types of treatment for this disorder. These treatments are light therapy, anti-depressant drugs and psycho therapy.
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.
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Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder
This site give information on SAD, effects it has on people, and what causes it.
Other
Antarctica Online: Life in Antarctica
Explains the history of the U.S. Antarctic Program and describes each of the three stations operated by the United States, of which McMurdo Station is the largest. Following that is a description of how seasons are experienced in the...
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Scene
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Scene."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Shoveling
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Shoveling."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Shoveling
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Shoveling."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Winter Snowman
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Winter Snowman."
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Earth Sky: Everything You Need to Know: December Solstice 2014
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spring Activities
[Free Registration/Login Required] This April calendar is packed with activities: Calendar, rhyming, graphing, seasons sort and assessment. "Th", "ch", "wh," and "sh" sort and assessment, tally marks, addition, and counting Easter eggs.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Winter Monsoon in India, 1910
A map from 1910 of the Indian subcontinent and the Central Asia region showing the typical rainfall distribution patterns during the winter monsoons, keyed to show areas of rainfall ranging from very light to heavy rainfall. The map...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: A Blanket of Snow
Read about how even as snow covers the land with a beautiful white blanket, signs of spring lurk beneath it. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Other
Sunnex: The History of Light Therapy
Contains a brief history of the use of light to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder. Includes information about case studies, time periods, and reliability.