Winter Weather

Winter Camouflage
Reading/Poetry/Art Share the following poem. What other weather phenomena covers everything in its path? Search online for images of snowstorms and sandstorms. In what climates and parts of the world are these happenings most likely? Compare and contrast the two. Which would your students rather experience?

Snowflakes

by Martin Shaw

They never ever make a sound
When they come floating to
the ground.
Unless you see them as they fall,
You'd never know they came at all.

They cover cars and houses, too,
Just like a blanket covers you.
These flakes of snow, serene
and white,
Fall silently by day and night.

Weather Maps
At the end of this lesson,students will have a basic knowledge about weather, they will learn about the different types of weather maps, and they will create and present a national weather map showing different weather conditions.