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Comprehension: Weather - Clouds (upper elementary/middle) Reading comprehension focusing on different types of clouds, how they are formed, and what they indicate about the weather.
Matching: Weather (pre k-primary) Colorful picture cards to use with matching activities and games.
Biography: "Snowflake" Bentley (elem/upper elem) This biography of the first person to photograph single snow crystals works well in conjunction with science lessons or as a "stand alone" reading comprehension. *Bentley's photographs are in the public domain and can be found in many places for free.
Book: Great Groundhogs! (primary) Comprehension and vocabulary work to accompany Karen Gray Ruelle's "Harry and Emily" holiday story.
Coloring Page: Rainbow  
Coloring Page: Sun Color this picture of a sun, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Sun #2 Color this picture of a sun, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Sun/Cloud Color this picture of a sun and cloud, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Comprehension: Rainbows (elem/upper elem) "Humans have always been fascinated by rainbows." An informative explanation of rainbows, followed by multiple choice questions.
Comprehension: Water Cycle (elem/upper elem) Brief text on the water cycle, with comprehension questions and a creative writing prompt.
Fiction: A Rainy Day (primary) A short reading comprehension about a rainy fall day, followed by a "color and write" on the same theme.
Fiction: Hurricanes (elementary) Terrance is frightened. A hurricane is headed directly towards him! Students can learn about this weather phenomenon along with Terrance in this fact-filled story, and then review their knowledge with comprehension questions.
Fiction: Hurricanes (upper elementary/middle) A higher-level version of our elementary reading comprehension, this lesson contains a broader vocabulary and more hurricane facts.
French: Etre dans le brouillard Illustrated poster with French idom: "Etre dans le brouillard". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique, "Etre dans le brouillard"
French: Il fait un froid de canard Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il fait un froid de canard". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Il fait un froid de canard".
French: Les températures en celsius Graphic display of key reference points on the celsius scale with matching activity. Learn to talk about body temperature and weather in French. Image graphique des points de repère du système celsius avec activité. Apprendre le vocabulaire et le système pour discuter de la température du corps et du temps.
French: Bookmarks- weather idioms Weather related idioms in bookmark format. Marque-pages avec expressions idiomatiques utilisant le vocabulaire du temps.
French: Crossword- weather words French crossword puzzle with weather vocabulary. Mots-croisés avec le vocabulaire du temps.
French: Weather poster-grammar Grammar poster about weather. Affiche de grammaire au sujet du temps.
French: What's the Weather? A short recap of French weather expressions. Les expressions du temps en résumé.
German: Unscramble the Words - Weather From EIS to WOLKE - unscramble the weather-related vocabulary words.
German: Word Search - Weather Find the words, from EIS to WOLKE - in this lightning-storm-shaped puzzle.
German: Word Wall - Weather Twenty basic weather vocabulary words from EIS to WOLKE.
Grid Coloring: Umbrella Follow the directions and color the grid to make the shape of an umbrella. Grid coloring is great for developing early map skills.
Rebus: Play in the Snow (b/w) The color version of this rebus is available on our member site.
Shape Puzzle: Kite (b/w) easy Cut out the shapes and arrange them into this shape of a kite.
Shape Puzzle: Kite (color) easy Cut out the shapes and arrange them into this shape of a kite.
Unscramble the Words: Weather Terms [member-created with abctools] From "air" to "tornado".
Venn Diagram: Mexican Climate Use this Venn diagram to compare Mexico's climate to that of your hometown.
Word Search: Tornado [member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach word search puzzle tool. NOTES: Find the tornado themed words in this tornado-shaped word search.
Word Wall: Fall (pictures) From "autumn" to "sunflower". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Wall: Summer (pictures) From "beach towel" to "picnic basket". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Worksheet: Rainbows (upper elem) Can you invent your own mnemonic devices for the order of the colors of the rainbow? Try to make some in the chart below.
Writing Paper: Clouds Lined and unlined paper with a picture of clouds.
Writing Paper: Sun (Primary) Wide-lined paper with an illustration of the sun at the top. (primary) (20 pt. line, 1.5 spaces between lines)
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Matching: Weather (pre k - primary) b/w Picture cards to use with matching activities and games.
Booklet: Hurricanes (primary) A simple introduction to the formation of hurricanes.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Sunshine The letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with suns. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more.
Acrostic Form: Hurricane (weather)  
Word Wall: Spring (pictures) From "blossoms" to "windy". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Sunshine (A-L) The letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with suns. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more
Unit: Snowflake Formation Part 1 (elem/upper elem) Five pages, comprehension skills and related exercises.
Book: Feel the Wind (primary) Vocabulary enhancement to accompany Arthur Dorros's book explaining the causes and effects of wind. Caution: this book may be hard to find.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Sunshine (upper case M-T) Bulletin board letters with sun design.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Sunshine (Q-Z) The letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with suns. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more
Forms: Weather Venn diagram, web organizer, seasonal fact wheel.
Shapebook: Cloud (Blank) Trace and cut out the cloud pattern for a great student shapebook.
French: Jeu des sept familles—thème: le temps Ce fichier représente le thème “le temps” pour le Jeu des sept familles. This file represents the theme "Weather" for the Seven Families game.
French: Il fait un temps de chien Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il fait un temps de chien". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique, "Il fait un temps de chien".
French: Bordure décorative, expressions de temps Décorer la salle ou les panneaux d’affichage avec ces images et ces expressions pour décrire le temps. Peut servir de “Mots au mur” Bulletin board trim or decoration with weather expressions. Can be used as word wall.
French: Weather vocabulary posters and expressions Ten illustrated weather vocabulary and weather expression posters. Dix affiches illustrées avec du vocabulaire et des expressions au sujet du temps.
French: Qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente Illustrated poster with French idom: "Qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente".
French: Prendre un coup de soleil Illustrated poster with French idom: "Prendre un coup de soleil". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Prendre un coup de soleil".
French: La Météo Weather maps with related fill in the blank activities.
French: Juste un nuage Illustrated poster with French idom: "Juste un nuage". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Juste un nuage".
French: Il vit sur son petit nuage Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il sur son petit nuage". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Il vit sur son petit nuage".
French: Il tombe des cordes Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il tombe des cordes". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Il tombe des cordes".
French: Il pleut à verse Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il pleut à verse". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Il pleut à verse".
French: Il pleut à seaux Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il pleut à seaux". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Il pleut à seaux".
French: Il fait une chaleur à crever Illustrated poster with French idom: "Il fait une chaleur à crever". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Il fait une chaleur à crever".
Spanish: Vocabulario - El tiempo (primaria) Una actividad de vocabulario para nivel primario sobre el tiempo. An easy poem for primary level about the weather.
Spanish: Poster de vocabulario - El tiempo 1 Poster de vocabulario básico: el tiempo y las estaciones. Parte 1. Basic vocabulary poster: the weather and the seasons. Part 1.
Spanish: Poster de vocabulario - El tiempo y las estaciones (elementaria) Poster de vocabulario: Tiempo y Estaciones. Vocabulary poster: Weather and Seasons.
Spanish: El Tiempo Spanish words and expressions pertaining to the weather.
Spanish: Comprensión de texto - El tiempo para niveles avanzados. Learn about the weather. Aprende sobre el tiempo.
Spanish: Comprensión de texto - El tiempo Learn how to talk about the weather. Aprende a hablar del tiempo.
Spanish: Spanish 1 - Práctica en la Red. El tiempo (secundaria) Practica las expresiones que se usan para describir el tiempo con esta actividad: ¡Encuéntralo en la Red!. Practice the expressions used to describe weather with this Internet hunt.
Spanish: Spanish 1 - Explicación de Expresiones que describen el tiempo (secundaria) Aprende las expresiones que se usan en español para describir el tiempo. Learn expressions used in Spanish to describe the weather.
Spanish: Spanish 1 - Practica las expresiones que describen el tiempo y las estaciones (secundaria) Practica las expresiones que se usan para describir el tiempo y hablar de las estaciones con esta actividad. Practice expressions used to describe the weather and seasons.
Spanish: Spanish 1 - Otra práctica de expresiones que describen el tiempo y las estaciones (secundaria) Otra práctica de vocabulario que se usa para describir el tiempo y las estaciones. Another practice of vocab: expressions used to describe the weather and seasons.
Writing: Book - "Raindrop, Plop" (primary/elementary) A guide for students to use to write their own books about weather and counting, inspired by Wendy Cheyette Lewison's "Raindrop Plop".
Writing Prompt: Weather - Who Cares? (elementary) Who is affected by the weather, and in what ways?
Writing Prompt: Weather (elem/upper elem) Use words from a word bank to write short answers about the weather and its effects.
Writing Paper: Rainbow (primary/elem) Wide-lined paper with an illustration of a rainbow at the top left. Portrait orientation.
Writing Paper: Groundhog Day "Describe what the weather is like where you live." Lined paper with writing prompt and cute illustration of a groundhog.
Worksheet: Weather Words (elementary) Define and draw key weather-related vocabulary.
Worksheet: Weather Journal (elem/upper elem) A page for students to describe the weather and draw a picture. Copy it to make a journal.
Worksheet: Matching Weather Match the words to the pictures.
Worksheet: Air Pressure Star-themed homework worksheet prompts students to learn more about air pressure.
Word Wall: Winter From "boots" to "toboggan", these vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Wall: Weather (pictures) From "weather" to "water cycle." These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Wall: Weather From "cloudy" to "windy", these vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Wall: Temperature and Atmosphere [member-created using abctools] 11 key words, from "atmosphere" to "thermosphere"
Word Wall: Fall Harvest (pictures) From "apple cider" to "scarecrow". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Search: Weather Words [member-created with abctools] From "anemometer" to "weather".
Word Problems: Hurricanes (elementary) Hurricane Fred is moving towards Coconut Beach at 13 mph. If Hurricane Fred is 130 miles from Coconut Beach, how many hours will it take for Hurricane Fred to reach Coconut Beach?
Visual Aid: Thermometer Print and cut out the thermometer to show how hot and cold temperatures are reflected. Makes a great classroom decoration - what's the temperature today?
Visual Aid: Thermometer Print and cut out the thermometer to show how hot and cold temperatures are reflected. Makes a great classroom decoration - what's the temperature today? (lower resolution, smaller file size)
Venn Diagram: Seasons/Hemispheres Use this Venn diagram to compare seasons in the Northern and Southern hemispheres (the United States and New Zealand)
Unit: Weather (elem/upper elem) Students create a weather dictionary, and record weather for a week. Includes a reading comprehension on water (from the viewpoint of a water droplet). Engaging and fun!
Spelling: Weather (elem/upper elem) Learn vocabulary with this fun weather-themed set: a word search, word scramble, dictionary skills, and more. From "atmosphere" to "velocity".
Spanish Flashcards: Seasons Flashcards in Spanish and English for the seasons fall, winter.
Spanish Flashcards: Seasons Flashcards in Spanish and English for the seasons spring, summer.
Small Signs: Weather  
Small Badges: I am a weatherman  
Signs: Weather - Snow  
Signs: Weather - Rain  
Signs: Weather - Partly Cloudy  
Signs: Weather - Cloudy  
Signs: Weather - Sunny  
Signs: Weather - Windy  
Sign: Weather - Fog  
Sign: Weather Colorful sign for booklet covers or center signs.
Shapebook: Weather Words (primary/elem) [member-created withabctools] Students put vocabulary words in the rays of the sun shape. Trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
Shape Puzzle: Kite (color) hard Cut out the shapes and arrange them into this shape of a kite.
Shape Puzzle: Kite (b/w) hard Cut out the shapes and arrange them into this shape of a kite.
Research and Report: Weather Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about weather. Includes a survey and graph to find out about people's favorite weather.
Research and Report: Snow Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about snow. Includes a survey and graph to find out about people's favorite thing to do in the snow.
Report Form: Weather (color) Booklet form for students to write a short report on weather.
Report Form: Weather (b/w) Booklet format for students to write a short report on weather.
Report Form: Snowflakes Booklet format for students to write a short report on snowflakes.
Rebus: Play in the Snow (full color)  
Rebus: Play in the Snow (b/w)  
Rebus: It's Raining (full color)  
Poetry Prompts: Snow (upper elem) An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using snow themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Notebook: Weather (upper elem/middle) Students learn useful weather-related vocabulary, chart local weather for a week and graph the results, and look at clouds from both sides (scientific and artistic).
Log: Weather Use this observation log to complement a weather lesson--students track the weather for five days.
Line Graph: Rainfall "How many inches of rain did Bennington receive during week 1 in 2002?" Use a line graph to determine the changes in rainfall over a two-year period.
Large Poster: Weather (color) To use this colorful and informative four-page poster of illustrating various types of weather: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.
Large Poster: Weather (b/w) To use this informative four-page poster of various types of weather: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.
KWL: Weather (booklet, color) Use this booklet form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about the weather.
KWL: Weather (booklet, b/w) Use this foldable booklet form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about the weather. In black and white.
KWL: Snow (booklet) Foldable booklet for students to organize their knowledge about snow and snowflakes.
Game: Sort the Seasons (primary/elem) Sort the sentences into their matching seaons. This game is a good opportunity for discussion and group work.
Flashcards: Weather These cards match our calendar weather set: sunny, cloudy, partly cloudy, rainy, snowy, stormy.
Experiment: Tornadoes Create your own mini-tornado in order to better understand this weather phenomenon.
Early Reader: Weather (b/w) "It is sunny!" Easy to read booklet, weather-related vocabulary with pictures to color
Early Reader: Sunny Days (pre-K) "I like sunny days." Read the story and copy the words into the sentences below. Includes a word search and drawing prompt.
Early Reader: "I see... " (weather) "I see the sun."
Early Reader: "I see... " (weather - b/w) "I see the sun."
Drawing: Seasons of Change Draw a picture to represent each season.
Drawing: Seasons - What I Wear Draw pictures of seasonally appropriate clothing.
Drawing: A Picture Perfect Day (primary/elem) Draw a picture of perfect activity in perfect weather.
Draw and Write: Seasons of Fun (elementary) Draw pictures and describe fun seasonal activities.
Dominoes: Weather (primary/ESL) Double-six dominoes, but with weather words instead of dots. Great for early literacy/language instruction.
Desk Tag: Weather (foldable) desk tag with six weather pictures above the name space
Desk Tag: Weather desk tag with six weather pictures above the name space
Crossword: Weather - Hurricanes [member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach crossword puzzle tool. 3 ACROSS: A huge mass of spinning wind.
Comprehension: Weather (upper elementary) This fact-filled reading comprehension introduces the vocabulary needed to talk about all the different kinds of weather.
Comprehension: Weather (elementary) This fact-filled reading comprehension introduces the vocabulary needed to talk about all the different kinds of weather.
Comprehension: Tornadoes (upper elementary) A fact-filled reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Tornadoes (elementary) A fact-filled reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Tornado Safety (upper elementary) "The best defense against a tornado is being prepared..." Learn about tornados with this informative reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Meteorologist (elem) Reading comprehension and word search.
Comprehension: Hurricanes (upper elementary) Learn about hurricanes with this fact-filled reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Hurricane Safety (upper elem) What is the best thing that you can do if a hurricane is approaching? Learn about hurricane safety with this informative reading comprehension lesson.
Comprehension: How Forests Make Rain (elem/ upper elem) Explains the importance of trees in the production of rain.
Comprehension: Clouds (upper elementary) An introduction to clouds. A good lesson for reading comprehension and science.
Coloring Page: Windsock  
Coloring Page: Wedge Tornado  
Coloring Page: Weather Vane  
Coloring Page: Stratus Clouds gray, flat, and layered
Coloring Page: Rainbow (2)  
Coloring Page: Hurricane  
Coloring Page: Funnel Tornado  
Coloring Page: Fish Windsock  
Coloring Page: Dog Weather Vane Color this dog-shaped weather vane.
Coloring Page: Cumulus Clouds white, puffy, and piled
Coloring Page: Cirrus Clouds white, wispy, and curly
Coloring Page: Bug Wind Wheel  
Coloring Page: Airport Windsock  
Color and Write Prompt: A Windy Day (primary) A picture to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Clip Art: Hot and Cold (coloring page) coloring page
Clip Art: Basic Words: Hail (coloring page) coloring page
Chart: Weather (elementary) Chart for students to record weather for a week. Includes cute graphics to use with the chart, an exercise with the words weather/whether, and a cloze activity.
Chart: Thunderstorm Colorful chart illustrating how a thunderstorm functions.
Chart Cards: Weather Use these colorful weather symbols for picture graphs and calendars.
Calendar: Weather header (color) A calendar header for our weather calendar set, plus all of the months.
Calendar: Raindrops (days) Blue raindrops with the numbers from 1-31, as well as matching "empty" raindrops. Great for making a calendar or for playing math games. Six to a page.
Calendar Set: Weather (26-31 )  
Calendar Set: Weather (21-25 )  
Calendar Set: Weather (16-20 )  
Calendar Set: Weather (11-15 )  
Calendar Set: Weather ( 6-10 )  
Calendar Set: Weather ( 1-5 ) Each day has six options. Put the option on the calendar that shows the day's weather (if the first of the month is rainy, use the RAINY graphic with a 1).
Bulletin Board Trim: How's the Weather? (color) small scallop border with the words "How's the weather?" alongside pictures of various weather types (sunny, cloudy, etc.)
Brainstorming: A Closer Look at Meteorologists Use this magnifying glass graphic as a report cover or as a brainstorming exercise to encourage students to explore what meteorologists do.
Brainstorming: A Closer Look at Acid Rain Use this magnifying glass graphic as a report cover or as a brainstorming exercise to encourage students to explore what acid rain does.
Brainstorm! Weather "Words that come to mind when I think about..." This page features a thought bubble waiting to be filled with on-topic words. Great for kicking off a new unit.
Booklet: Winter Words (primary) Fill in the missing letters in this illustrated booklet of winter-themed words.
Booklet: What Rhymes With Fall? (primary) Booklet, vocabulary and pictures for words that rhyme with "fall".
Booklet: This Rain Is Insane (primary) Jane said, "I hate this weather. Ten straight days of rain. Let's all hope it will change soon or I'll go insane."
Booklet: Summer (primary) Summer vocabulary with simple pictures to color.
Booklet: Spring (preschool/primary) Eight pages about spring, from "baby animals" to "windy". 1/2 page each. Makes a great introductory booklet.
German: Reading Comprehension - Weather "Ich heiße Karl. Das Wetter ist heute kalt. " A short German text incorporating weather-related vocabulary, with ten comprehension questions.
Book: What Will the Weather Be? (primary/elem) Enhances vocabulary and comprehension for Lynda DeWitt's book about weather and meteorology.
Book: Tornado Alert (elementary) Vocabulary and comprehension exercises supplement Franklyn M. Branley's informative book about tornadoes.
Book: Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind (primary) Enhances vocabulary and comprehension for this installment in Cynthia Rylant's delightful "Henry and Mudge" series.
Book: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (elem/upper elem) Enhances vocabulary and comprehension of Judi and Ron Barrett's 1982 book about what it would be like if food fell from the sky like rain.
Book: All the Colors of the Rainbow (elementary) Enhances vocabulary and comprehension for the book about rainbows and prisms by Alan Fowler.
Book Report Form: Weather Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about the weather.
Book Report Form: Snow Two report forms guide students through the writing of a book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about snow.
Bar Graph (create): Weather (color/ cute) Students use these worksheets to graph the weather conditions during each month of the year. Graphs up to 15 days for each of 7 weather conditions. Some weather graphics are cute (snowman, daisy with umbrella).
Bar Graph (create): Weather (color) Students use these worksheets to graph the weather conditions during each month of the year. Graphs up to 15 days for each of 7 weather conditions.
Bar Graph (create): Weather (b/w) Students use these worksheets to graph the weather conditions during each month of the year. Graphs up to 20 days for each of 7 weather conditions.
Badges: I am a weatherman  
Assignment Forms: Weather (all ages) Fun weather-themed late homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Assignment Forms: Snow (all ages) Fun snowflake-patterned late homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Activity: Water Cycle Center activity: instructions for making a poster about the water cycle.
Activity: Mathematical Weather Station (elementary) Popsicle sticks and craft boxes make a great project for tracking the weather.
Booklet: Seasons (primary) Put together this booklet of seasonal vocabulary with cute illustrations. Students can color and learn seasonal words.
German: Picture Sentences - Weather "Das Wetter ist heiß." Choose the sentence that best matches the picture.
German: Matching - Weather Two matching exercises: match German vocabulary words with color illustrations, and match German vocabulary words with their English counterparts. With answers.
German: Glyph - Weather "Wenn du kaltes Wetter magst, male den Buchstaben 'W' rot an."
German: Flashcards - Weather Picture cards with vocabulary words in German (sun, rain...) AND flashcards with German and English. Twenty words in all.
German: Crossword - Weather 1 ACROSS: Air in movement.
German: Chart - Weather 20 weather-related vocabulary words presented on a color chart. Useful for study or as a bulletin board decoration. In German/English, German only and unlabeled for review practice.
German: Card Game - Weather "Hast du eine SONNE Karte?" Match the weather vocabulary cards in pairs in this vocabulary-building variation of Go Fish.
German: Bookmarks - Weather 20 weather-themed bookmarks with color illustrations; English word above and German word below.
PowerPoint Interactive: French Weather Expressions Exercice interactif pour renforcer les expressions du temps. Interactive PowerPoint exercise to reinforce French weather expressions.
French: Le temps se gâte Illustrated poster with French idom: "Le temps se gâte". Affiche illustrée avec l'expression idiomatique,"Le temps se gâte".
French: La Météo B Weather maps with related multiple choice activities.
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