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Weather-Related Crafts and Activities:
| RAINSTICK Rainsticks are ceremonial musical instruments used to invoke the rain spirits. You can make a simple Rainstick from a cardboard tube and aluminum foil. |
STYROFOAM PUPPETS Make adorable puppets from styrofoam trays and drinking straws. |
PAPER PLATE SNOWMAN Make a cute snowman decoration from 2 paper plates. |
SNOWMAN NECKLACE Make a cool snowman ornament from white glue! |
| SNOWMAN CARD A cute and simple-to-make snowman card. |
REAL CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE A beautiful snowflake made from pipe cleaners and borax. |
SNOWFLAKE DECORATION OR CARD Make a paper snowflake and use it to decorate a window or make a great card. |
WIND SOCK Make a great windsock from an oatmeal box and paper. |
General Weather Quizzes and Worksheets:
Pre-readers' Wild Weather Quiz for Little Explorers This is a picture dictionary scavenger hunt for children who are starting to be familiar with the alphabet and the sounds the letters make. It is to be used with the online picture dictionary Little Explorers. |
Student Research Activity - Weather Quiz Second-Third Grade Introduction to Research on the Internet - Weather Quiz to be used with the online picture dictionary Little Explorers. |
![]() Look It Up! Weather Quiz To find the answer to the 20 questions on this printable weather quiz, look up the words in the Little Explorers picture dictionary. Or go to the answers. |
Write Eight Weather Words Find and write eight weather words. Sample answers: rain, snow, sleet, sunny, tornado, wind, cloud, hurricane. |
Draw Four Types of Weather Draw four types of weather. Below each type of weather, write its name. |
Weather Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make weather-related spelling words. Words: anemometer, barometer, blizzard, hurricane, lightning, meteorology, rainbow, temperature, thermometer, thunder, tornado. Or go to the answers. |
Snowflakes: Printable Read and Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on snowflakes, with a short passage to read, a diagram on how snowflakes form, a matching activity, and questions to answer. Answers: 1. six, 2. ice, 3. clouds, 4. vapor (gas), 5. temperature and humidity. Or go to the answers. |
Temperature and Thermometers: Printable Read and Answer Worksheet A printable worksheet on temperature and thermometers, with a short passage to read, a diagram of thermometers, and questions to answer. Or go to the answers. Go to a pdf version. |
Bad Weather: Draw and Write - Printable Worksheet Draw a picture of bad weather and write about it. Describe what you should do when this type of weather is here an what you do during this weather. |
Tornado: Draw and Write Draw a picture of a tornado and write about it and the destruction it can cause -- for young writers. |
Tornado Alley: Word Hunt Worksheet How many words can you make using the letters from "Tornado Alley"? Sample answers: late, doll, yarn, ... Go to worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks. |
Thunderstorm: Word Hunt Worksheet How many words can you make using the letters from "Thunderstorm"? Sample answers: throne, does, snore, ... Go to worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks. |
Tornado Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of tornado; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers. |
Meteorology Definition - Multiple Choice Comprehension Quiz Answer 8 multiple-choice questions on the definition of meteorology; a lesson in using a dictionary. Go to the answers. |
Introduction to Tornadoes Read about tornadoes, what they are, how they form, how fast they rotate, how they are classified, and where they are likely to form. |
Weather Grammar Potpourri Worksheet Find synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and compound words, then capitalize, punctuate, and correct the spelling of sentences. Or go to the answers. |
Newspaper Local Weather Page Write the local weather page of a newspaper. |
Newspaper US Weather Page Write the US weather page of a newspaper. |
Find a Weather-Related Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a weather-related word for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page. |
Snowflakes Cloze Worksheet Fill in the blanks in the text about snowflakes. Or go to the answers. |
Snowflake Bingo Play snowflake bingo with the numbers 0-11. Print snowflake bingo cards with numbers on the snowflakes and then call out numbers (or use simple math problems that have answers from 0-11). |
Rainbow Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight rainbow nametags in black-and-white on one printable page. |
Rainbow Nametag Printable (Color) Eight rainbow nametags in color on one printable page. |
Match the Components of Weather-Related Compound Words Draw a line from the word of the left to the word on the right that make a weather-related compound word. Words: sunset, rainbow, thunderbolt, weathervane, daytime, hailstone, overcast, snowflake, cloudburst, waterspout. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet and answers. |
Weather: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using weather-related words. For each answer, the student writes a short question. |
Weather Spelling Words Question Worksheets to Print:
Hurricane Spelling Word Questions Use the list of hurricane-related spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: hurricane, season, eye, landfall, waterspout, counterclockwise, tropical, meteorologist, surge, barometer, warning, radar. Or go to the answers. |
Rainbow Spelling Word Questions Use the list of rainbow spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: rainbow, spectrum, sun, red, arc, prism, indigo, shining, moonbow, colors, mist, orange. Or go to the answers. |
Tornado Spelling Word Questions Use the list of tornado-related spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: hail, tornado, wind, radar, waterspout, counterclockwise, meteorology, meteorologist, lightning, barometer, warning, shelter. Or go to the answers. |
Winter Spelling Word Questions Use the list of winter spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: snow, sled, icicles, skis, mittens, scarf, jacket, snowman, skates, snowflakes. Or go to the answers. |
Weather Compound Words Spelling Word Questions Use the list of weather compound words spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: rainbow, snowstorm, snowflakes, raindrops, moonlight, daybreak, sunset, thunderstorm, waterspout, hailstorm, overcast. Or go to the answers. |
Weather Calendar to Print Out and Color:
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Weather Related Books to Print Out:
Groundhog Day, I See... A Printable Activity Book for Early Readers A short, printable activity book on Groundhog Day for early readers, with pages on the groundhog and weather related words. The pages include: I see a groundhog, shadow, sun, cloud, rain, snow, and rainbow. |
Hurricanes (For Early Readers) A short book about hurricanes including what they are, marine warning flags, hurricane structure, classification, tracking and forecasting, preparing for a storm, storm surges, the end of the storm. There are many activities, including connect the dots, color by number, unscramble the words, fill in the blank, solve a maze, and a wordfind puzzle. |
Hurricanes (For Fluent Readers) A short book about hurricanes including what they are, how they form, hurricane structure, classification, tracking and forecasting, preparing for a storm, landfall, storm surges, the end of the storm, and a short quiz. |
Snowflakes An information book about snowflakes to print for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, activities to do (matching and questions to answer), and short phrases to copy. |
My Weather Book A short weather book for early readers with pages to color and sentences to copy. Pages include: It is sunny, It is cloudy, It is raining, It is snowing, It is windy, It is foggy, and I see a rainbow. |
Weather Color-by-Number Book A short weather book for early readers with pages to color by number and sentences to copy. Pages include: It is sunny, It is cloudy, It is raining, It is snowing, It is windy, It is foggy, and I see a rainbow. |
Clouds:
Clouds Learn all about clouds. |
Clouds: Label Me! Printout Label many types of clouds. Answers |
Clouds: Label Me! Printout (Simple version) Label the types of clouds. Answers |
The Earth's Atmosphere:
Earth's Atmosphere Label Me! Printout Label the atmospheric layers of the Earth. Answers |
The Earth's Atmosphere Learn all about the Earth's atmosphere - the thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. |
Groundhog Day:
| Groundhog Day is celebrated in the USA on February 2nd. Each year on this day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, people from all over the USA watch Phil the Groundhog as he emerges from his burrow.
On Groundhog Day, Phil the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter's hibernation. If he sees his shadow, he is thought to return to his hole (some people think this is an omen of six more weeks of bad winter weather). If he doesn't see his shadow (i.e., if it is cloudy), he is thought to stay above ground (some people think of this as a sign of mild weather to come). |
POP-UP GROUNDHOG PUPPET![]() A cute and simple-to-make groundhog puppet that pops in and out of his hole. |
GROUNDHOG MASK A groundhog mask made from a paper plate. |
Groundhog Printout The groundhog is a rodent that is also called the woodchuck. |
Groundhog Matching Printout Draw lines between the groundhogs that are alike (match the shadows and the direction the groundhog is facing). Or go to the answers. |
Coloring and Drawing Worksheets:
I Can Color Groundhog Day Words Color Groundhog Day words, including thermometer, eyes, cloud, sun, burrow, Pennsylvania, shadow, sky, storm. |
Draw Four Groundhog Day Items Draw four Groundhog Day items. Below each item, write its name. |
Groundhog Day: Follow the Instructions Color groundhogs, burrows, shadows, and the sky according to simple directions, such as, "Color the groundhogs who can see their own shadow orange." Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day: Draw and Write Draw a picture about Groundhog Day and then write about it. |
Spelling Worksheets:
Missing Letters in Groundhog Day Words Find the missing letters in Groundhog Day words, and then color the picture of the word. The words are groundhog, cloud, shadow, burrow, sunny, see, cold, hot, Pennsylvania, storm. |
Unscramble Groundhog Day Words Unscramble Groundhog Day words, and then color the pictures of the words. The words are shadow, see, groundhog, burrow, cloud, sun, cold, hot, Pennsylvania, storm. |
Circle the Correctly-Spelled Groundhog Day Words Circle the correct spelling of Groundhog Day words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are groundhog, cloud, shadow, burrow, sunny, see, cold, hot, Pennsylvania, stormy. |
Match Groundhog Day Words and Pictures Match 10 Groundhog Day words to their pictures. The words are hot, cold, cloud, groundhog, sun, storm, eyes, Pennsylvania, burrow, shadow. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day: Word Hunt Worksheet How many words can you make using the letters from "Groundhog Day"? Sample answers: odd, angry, hound, ... Go to worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks. |
Match the Syllables: Groundhog Day Words Match two syllables to make 10 Groundhog Day words. The words are groundhog, woodchuck, shadow, weather, burrow, winter, predict, emerge, stormy, rodent. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day Word Shape Puzzle Solve a word and letter-shape puzzle on Groundhog Day words. Words: see, bad, day, cold, rain, cool, cloud, sunny, light, storm. Or go to the answers. |
Put 10 Groundhog Day Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet Put 10 Groundhog Day words in alphabetical order. The words are: burrow, cloudy, emerge, groundhog, predict, see, shadow, sunny, weather, winter. Go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day Spelling Word Questions Use the list of Groundhog Day spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: groundhog, emerge, burrow, shadow, clouds, predict, winter, weather, mild, stormy. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day Wordsearch Puzzle Find the Groundhog Day words in the wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message: "Pennsylvania." Or go to the answers. |
![]() Find a Weather-Related Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a weather-related word for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page. |
Writing Worksheets:
Write a Groundhog Day Acrostic Poem Write a poem about Groundhog Day. Start each line with a letter from the phrase "Groundhog Day." |
Groundhog Day: Draw and Write Draw a picture about Groundhog Day and then write about it. |
Groundhog Day Verbal Analogies Printable Worksheet Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: reindeer --> caribou : groundhog --> animal, mammal, woodchuck, weather, predict. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day Grammar Worksheet Find synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and compound words, then capitalize, punctuate, and correct the spelling of sentences. Or go to the answers. |
Write a Sentence for Each Groundhog Day Word Write a sentence for each of the Groundhog Day spelling words. Words: see, shadow, weather, good, bad, storm, cloud, snow, rain, wind. |
Groundhogs:
A Quiz on Groundhogs: Grades 2-3 A word scavenger hunt for students in Grades 2-3, using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary. |
Groundhog Quiz Answer 10 multiple choice questions about these burrowing rodents. Or go to the answers. |
Hibernating Animals Many animals go into a very deep sleep during freezing weather and then awaken when the weather warms. The groundhog is a rodent that hibernates. |
Underground and Burrowing Animals Printouts of animals that live underground for all or much of the time. |
Counting and Math Worksheets:
Groundhog Day Connect-the-Dots Printout Connect the numbers and letters to draw a groundhog, its burrow, and its shadow. |
Groundhog Day Alphabet Code Use the alphabet code to find the Groundhog Day message. Answer: "Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog from Pennsylvania." |
Groundhog Counting Printout Count the groundhogs with and with a shadow, in and out of a burrow, looking to the right or left, facing their shadow, etc. Or go to the answers. |
Fractions of Groundhog Printout Find the fractions of the groundhogs with and with a shadow, in and out of a burrow, looking to the right or left, facing their shadow, etc. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Venn Diagram Printout #1 On this printout, the student groundhogs by their shadow direction, the direction they're facing, and whether or not they're in a burrow, by placing them in Venn diagrams. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Venn Diagram Printout #2 On this printout, the student groundhogs by their shadow direction, the direction they're facing, and whether or not they're in a burrow, by placing them in Venn diagrams. Or go to the answers. |
Groundhog Day Books to Print
Groundhog Day, I See... A Printable Activity Book for Early Readers A short, printable activity book on Groundhog Day for early readers, with pages on the groundhog and weather related words. The pages include: I see a groundhog, shadow, sun, cloud, rain, snow, and rainbow. |
Groundhog Day A Printable Activity Book for Early Fluent Readers A short, printable activity book on Groundhog Day for beginning readers, with pages on Groundhog Day, groundhog anatomy, word unscrambles, facts, and questions. |
How Many Groundhogs? A Printable Counting Book for Early Readers A short, printable activity book on Groundhog Day for beginning readers; count the groundhogs, shadows and burrows, and color the pictures. |
Groundhog Day I Can A Printable Activity Book for Early Readers A short, printable activity book on Groundhog Day for beginning readers. Activities include matching, color by number, fill in the missing letters, connect the dots, solve a maze, and finish the grounhog picture. |
Water Cycle:
Water Cycle Learn all about the hydrologic cycle - how water circulates on Earth. |
Water Cycle Diagram: Label Me! Printout Label the diagram of the hydrologic cycle - how water circulates on Earth. Answers |
Water Cycle Find It! Quiz A quiz on the Earth's water cycle to solve using the Little Explorers picture dictionary. |
Readers Theater Script: Water Cycle Adventure A short play for students to read while learning about the water cycle. |
The Seasons:
The Seasons (simple Version) A simple printout on the seasons. |
A Page on the Seasons Read a page on what causes the Earth's seasons, then take a quiz on the page. Or go to the answers. |
Hurricanes:
Hurricanes A hurricane is a strong storm with high winds and rain. The very center of the storm, called the eye, is calm. |
Hurricane Activities Learn all about hurricanes by doing a fill-in-the-blank printout and tracking activities. |
Printouts of Weather-Related Terms in Many Languages:
Daytime Sky/Weather in English Label the sun, cloud, rain, rainbow, lightning, snow, and tornado in English. Answers |
Daytime Sky/Weather in French Label the sun, cloud, rain, rainbow, lightning, snow, and tornado in French. Answers |
Daytime Sky/Weather in German Label the sun, cloud, rain, rainbow, lightning, snow, and tornado in German. Answers |
Daytime Sky in Hebrew A Label Me! Printout Label the daytime sky in Hebrew: sun, wind, rain, rainbow, snow, lightning. Answers |
Daytime Sky/Weather in Italian Label the sun, cloud, rain, rainbow, lightning, snow, and tornado in Italian. Answers |
Daytime Sky/Weather in Spanish Label the sun, cloud, rain, rainbow, lightning, snow, and tornado in Spanish. Answers |
Weather Phrases in English: Label Me! Printout Label the weather phrases in English, including: It is cold, hot, nice, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, cloudy, and sunny. Answers |
Weather Phrases in French: Label Me! Printout Label the weather phrases in French, including: It is cold, hot, beautiful, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, cloudy, and sunny. Answers |
Weather Phrases in German: Label Me! Printout Label the weather phrases in German, including: It is cold, hot, nice, raining, snowing, windy, lightning, cloudy, and sunny. Answers |
Weather Phrases in Italian: Label Me! Printout Label the weather phrases in Italian, including: It is cold, hot, nice, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, cloudy, and sunny. Answers |
Weather Phrases in Spanish: Label Me! Printout Label the weather phrases in Spanish, including: It is cold, hot, nice, raining, snowing, windy, lightning, cloudy, and sunny. Answers |
The Seasons of the Year in English A Label Me! Printout Label summer, autumn, winter, and spring in English. |
The Seasons of the Year in French A Label Me! Printout Label summer, autumn, winter, and spring in French. Answers |
The Seasons of the Year in German A Label Me! Printout Label summer, autumn, winter, and spring in German. Answers |
The Seasons in Hebrew A Label Me! Printout Label the seasons in Hebrew: winter, spring, summer and fall (autumn). Answers |
The Seasons of the Year in Italian A Label Me! Printout Label summer, autumn, winter, and spring in Italian. Answers |
The Seasons of the Year in Spanish A Label Me! Printout Label summer, autumn, winter, and spring in Spanish. Answers |
Draw the Weather, Given Phrases in French: A Printable Worksheet In each box, draw a weather scene given phrases in French, including: It is cold, hot, beautiful, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, cloudy, and sunny. Answers |
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