Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Well of Truth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and explore an Egyptian folktale. For this folktale lesson, students read the book The Well of Truth and discuss geographical facts about Egypt. Students complete several reading comprehension activities including a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time and Cycles - Dendrochronology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the lives of trees by examining ring cycles.  In this plant life lesson, students identify the field of study known as dendrochronology and discover its history.  Young scholars investigate a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Autumn Learning Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners discuss autumn. In this language arts lesson plan, students discuss words that are associated with the season of autumn. Learners read books about autumn.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Beginning Analogies 9

For Students 4th - 5th
In this analogies worksheet, students read the word pairs and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Londoners Offered BLT for SAD

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Londoners Offered BLT for SAD," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Winter Weather Teaching Box

For Teachers K - 1st
A collection of hands-on educational resources about the science of winter weather for primary grade students.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Celebrating Winter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Turn your classroom into a winter wonderland with these festive activities, videos, and interactive games for grades PreK-12. Explore different winter holidays, investigate snowflakes using math and science, create winter-themed crafts,...
Lesson Plan
Other

Virginia Department of Education: Weather Patterns and Seasonal Changes

For Teachers K - 1st
By the end of this lesson, students will describe the weather for each season. They will also describe how the weather affects the plants, animals, and people during each season. Activities include taking a weather walk, charting daily...
Unit Plan
NASA

Ucar Center for Science Education: Web Weather for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information, lessons and activities regarding clouds, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes and winter storms.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Atmospheric Temperature Affects the Water Content of Snow?

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're lucky enough to live in a place that gets snow in winter, you know that the feel of the snow can vary a lot. Sometimes it can be light and fluffy, and other times heavy and wet. This project shows you how to use data from daily...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: With a Little Bread as Bait, Can You Make a Bird Migrate?

For Students 1st - 5th
You might like to play in the autumn leaves and winter snow, but have you noticed that many birds don't like to stick around for the cold weather? And instead of the birds you're used to seeing in the warm months, your new feathered...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Ready for Cold Weather

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An information text about hedgehogs and how they hibernate in the winter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.