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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Kwanzaa in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
You can teach your students about Kwanzaa using these interesting lessons.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth in Motion: Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity from the Adler Planetarium explains the "reasons for the seasons." Featured is a game in which Earth must be properly placed in its orbit in order to send Max, the host, to different parts of the world during...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Season Fitness

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students have fun in fitness as they follow along with their teacher to perform various exercises and stretches found in the different seasons. Doing activities like playing baseball and cross-country skiing, students learn about the...
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Seasonal Changes in Plants

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the seasonal changes in plants.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain what causes seasons on Earth.
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Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Seasonal Affective Disorder (Sad)

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive mental health information dealing with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), covering topics such as symptoms, causes, and treatments.
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Website
Other

Powersource: Cherokee Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Powersource gives links to many Cherokee myths, including the "Cycle of the Seasons" and "Rock House: Why the Sun Follows the Moon." These are both good examples of the Cherokee religious beliefs of creation.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Autumn

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia describes both the Autumn, or Fall, season as well as the reason for the season. Links are provided to information about the equinox and solstice associated with the season as well as a link to...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Word Search: Easter Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th
Whether reviewing vocabulary or looking for a light activity during the Easter season take advantage of this Easter word search template. Choose from a ten or fifteen word grid and select paper or virtual.
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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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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Word Search Template: Christmas Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th
Vocabulary practice or just for fun, use this seasonal template for creating a word search. Make your search in a small grid or large and select whether the activity will be done virtually or printed out.
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Website
Other

Kidfish: Our Lakes

For Students 3rd - 8th
A complete site that examines the geology of a lake, anatomy of a lake, seasons of a lake, and the life span of a lake.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth and Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow exploring Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun. Learn that because of Earth's axis tilt we experience the seasons!
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Allegories of the Four Seasons

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Allegories of the Four Seasons", created by Johann Gregor Van Der Schardt, c. 1570 (Bronze, fire gilding, heigh 71 cm).
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Our Big Backyard

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An activity for students to fine tune their observation skills using their senses in their own backyard. During this activity, students will record their observation to compare and contrast living things over a period of different seasons.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Monarch Butterfly

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The beautiful monarch butterfly is the focus of this elaborate site. Links to photos, video clips, cycle of life, seasonal charts, migration maps, and stories from Mexico are also included. Terrific site for students to explore!
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eBook
Other

Earth Science: Earth's Surface and Heat [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
This textbook chapter looks at the role of temperature in sustaining life on Earth and on weather and climate. It discusses the Earth's movements and the seasons, the circulation of the oceans, wind and weather, and the water cycle....
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Healthy Me: Championship Game

For Students 1st - 2nd
A picture book about the final championship baseball game of the season. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...
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Activity
Other

Primera Escuela: El Otono

For Students 2nd - 6th
A collection of Spanish-language crafts and activities about the fall.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Classics for Kids: Lesson Plans

For Teachers K - 1st
Teach the basics of classical music to your students with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.
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TESL Journal

Bilingual English Portuguese Vocabulary Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers vocabulary-building quizzes that can be used either by learners of English or by learners of Portuguese to test knowledge of the English and Portuguese words for colors, days, months, seasons, greetings, fruits,...
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Handout
Other

Japanese Lifestyle: Japan Climate

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of Japan's climate and its four seasons of weather.