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Writing
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Winter Weather Watch

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Internet research worksheet, students go to a specified Internet site to learn about winter weather. Students answer 6 questions about what they have learned.
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Lesson Plan
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Winter Lights: A Season In Poems & Quilts

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read the book Winter Lights: A Season in Poems & Quilts and do language arts and math activities that go with the book. In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include...
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Writing
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Winter Olympics: January 25, 1924

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn the date January 25, 1924 as the day the first Winter Olympics were held. Students then tell what their favorite event is to watch during the Winter Olympics and explain their answers.
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Lesson Plan
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"Strike a Pose:" Music and Vogueing in The Winter's Tale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. In groups, they "perform" Act 3, Scenes 1-3 by "striking a pose" that best depicts the characters in that scene and by bringing in music that would best accompany the scene.
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Activity
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Holiday Newsletter

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
There are so many holidays celebrated around winter that it can be difficult to keep track. Consider having your class members design a newsletter highlighting a particular holiday, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Martin Luther King Jr....
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Printables
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P is for Penguins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practice printing, matching, tracing, cutting, coloring, and more with a packet full of penguins! Allow these perky winter animals to help your kids out as they work on these skills.
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Activity
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Winter Words

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read words that pertain to winter on strips of paper. In this winter words lesson plan, students have 28 total winter words to read.
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Worksheet
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Winter Themed Math Word Problems - Up to 100

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this winter word problems activity, learners read the math story problems and use the work space provided to find the answer. There are 2 problems on this page to solve, and the activity has a winter theme.
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Lesson Plan
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Newton's Laws and Winter Sports

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate past winter Olympic games utilizing any skiing or snowboarding event to take Newton's Challenge. Helpful Web resources are provided and students enjoy learning science laws along with researching Olympic events.
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Activity
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The Winter’s Tale: Problematic Situation

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Before beginning The Winter's Tale groups read and discuss a scenario that parallels the plot of Shakespeare's play. They then brainstorm possible solutions to the problem.
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Lesson Plan
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How Animals Prepare for the Winter

For Teachers K
Students study animals. In this hibernation instructional activity, students are read Stranger in the Woods and they discuss what various animals do in their habitat during the winter. They work as a class to create their own hibernation...
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Worksheet
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Whistle While you Work - Winter Coloring Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this winter coloring and discussion learning exercise, students color a picture of a man clearing the snow from his car. They discuss what the man is doing and why. They talk about what chores they have to do and whether snow means...
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Worksheet
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Winter Themed Math Word Problems--Up to 100

For Students 2nd
In this winter theme subtraction activity, 2nd graders work out and solve 2 subtraction word problems dealing with the theme of winter.
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Lesson Plan
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Animals In Winter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners read story Animals in Winter, and explore similarities and differences in how humans and other animals prepare for survival in winter. Students create class book that compares and illustrates different ways humans and animals...
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Worksheet
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Winter with the Mandans

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Lewis and Clark's winter with the Mandans worksheet, students read for information and assess comprehension. In this matching, essay, and multiple choice worksheet, students answer fourteen questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Fall and Winter Religious Celebrations

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover the unique beliefs and celebrations of the five major religions in the world. In groups, they discuss the terms associated with each religion and are read books about their celebrations. They create their own dharma...
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Lesson Plan
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What Does Your First Day of Winter Look Like?

For Teachers K
Students brainstorm the characteristics of winter. Using an email program, they share their characteristics of winter with those in another part of the country. They compare and contrast each letter they receive with their own criteria...
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Worksheet
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Bill Nye Video: Earth's Seasons

For Students 4th - 8th
In this earth's seasons activity, students answer fill in the blank questions after seeing Bill Nye's video. Topics include the rotation of the earth around the sun, the tilt of the earth, the time zones and sunlight.
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Lesson Plan
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Make and Shake a Snowglobe

For Teachers K - 5th
Students make a holiday or seasonal snow globe to give as a gift. Make it, then shake it! Students use small jars with lids. They use a glue gun or silicon glue to attach a small plastic toy to the inside of the lid. When the glue is...
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Brainstorming and Creating a Graphic Organizer Using Kidspiration

For Teachers 4th
Although focused on the winter ecology at Crater Lake, this instructional activity could be tweaked to use as a exploration of any region. After a visit to Crater Lake, learners discuss topics relating to winter in this area, such as the...
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Worksheet
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By the Fire...

For Students K - 2nd
For this winter-themed coloring worksheet, students color the scene of people by a fire and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
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Logging Camp

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this winter-themed coloring worksheet, learners color the scene of people at a logging camp and then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
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George Winter Lesson Plan 3

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Bring language arts and U.S. history together in this lesson, which prompts middle and high schoolers to gather biographical information about Abraham Lincoln. They compare and contrast information written about his childhood and discuss...
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Lesson Plan
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Storm Clouds-- Fly over a Late Winter Storm onboard a NASA Earth Observing Satellite

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study cloud data and weather maps to explore cloud activity.  In this cloud data lesson students locate latitude and longitude coordinates and determine cloud cover percentages.