*All resources can be found at MES library unless otherwise indicated.
Fiction ResourcesBarrett, J. (1978). Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. New York: Aladdin.
The weather is a foodie's paradise until one day, everything changes. Keats, E. J. (1962). The Snowy Day. New York: Viking Press. Take a walk with Peter through his neighborhood on a snowy day. Rylant, C. (1993). Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind. New York: Simon. Henry and his dog, Mudge, are afraid of thunderstorms but Henry's dad makes up a good game to make them feel at ease. Rylant, C. (1997). Henry and Mudge and the Sparkle Days. New York: Simon. Henry and his dog, Mudge, explore the wonders of winter. E Sch Schmidt, K. (2006). Carl's Nose. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Carl's nose is known for accurate weather predictions until everything changes in one day. (Forsyth County Library only) Stevenson, J. (1997). Heat Wave at Mud Flat. New York: Greenwillow. A heat wave comes to Mud Flat and the animals are cranky to say the least! NonfictionJ551.55 C
Challonar, J. (2000). Hurricane & tornado. New York: Dorling Kindersley. Illustrations and descriptions of hurricanes and tornadoes. (Forsyth County Library only) Cole, J. (1995). The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane. New York: Scholastic. Ms. Frizzle and her class travel inside a hurricane and learn the ins-and-outs of it. J551.5 F Farndon, J. (2007). Extreme Weather. New York: Dorling Kindersley. Describes a wide variety of extreme weather such as tornadoes, droughts, storms, and extreme hot and cold temperatures. (Forsyth County Library only) Gibbons, G. (1993). Weather Forecasting. New York: Macmillan. Describes the job of weather forecasting and four seasons of weather. Gibbons, G. (1990). Weather Words and What They Mean. New York: Macmillan. K-3 book with vocabulary around weather and descriptions. Harris, C. (2009). Science Kids: Weather. New York: Kingfisher. PreK & up. Basic descriptions of weather: snow, rain, clouds, heat, severe weather, etc. Projects included for classroom activity ideas. (Forsyth County Library only) Martin, J. (1998). Snowflake Bentley. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Mary Azarian used woodcuts to illustrate this Caldecott Award-winning picture bookbiography about a man whose passion was to photograph snowflakes. J398 A Milord, S. (1996). Tales of the Shimmering Sky: Ten Global Folktales with Activities. Vermont: Williamson Publishing. Explores seasons, weather and more throughout the world with folklore in various countries. Activities provided range from math, cooking, crafts and games. (Forsyth County Library only) Simon, S. (1993). Weather. New York: Morrow Junior Books. Explores the causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of weather. Uses photographs of actual weather patterns to illustrate ideas presented in the text Singer, M. (2000). On the Same Day in March. New York: HarperCollins. Journey around the globe with a look at weather on the same day in March. |
Video/DVD'sClark, W., Emerzian, G., & Brown, R. (1996). Telling the Weather: A National Geographic Society educational presentation. National Geographic Society educational video presentations. Washington, D.C., USA.
Introduces students to basic weather facts. Teacher guide with objectives included. V-MAG c.1 Cole, J., Degen, B., & Scholastic Inc. (1999). Scholastic's The magic school bus kicks up a storm: How to become weather-wise. New York, N.Y.: Distributed by KidVision. Ms. Friz's bus transforms to a weathermobile when asked, "What makes the weather?" by Ralphie. 30 mins run time. (UNCG - Teaching Resource Center only) Video's on Discovery Education's Website (MES account login required) Centre Communications (Producer). (1999). Types of Clouds. [Video Segment]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Brief overview of cloud types. Teacher's resources accompany segment. Summer Productions (Producer). (2004). Weather Patterns. [Video Segment]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Guided segment about the weather and changes that occur in each season. Teacher's resources accompany segment. KitsKIT-INS c.1
Lakeshore Learning Materials (Firm). (2000). Instant learning center: Weather & seasons. Carson, CA: Lakeshore. Provides sorting practice for up to four students while learning about the weather and seasons. Ages 4-up. (UNCG - Teaching Resource Center only) Dewey NumbersFor WEATHER:
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