Make thunder in a can and lightning in a pan, watch the wind at work, learn snow facts and folklore and much, much more! In 10 easy-to-follow chapters, children in grades 1-4 are introduced to the many faces of weather, investigating their environment and making exciting discoveries along the way! Each chapter features indoor and outdoor learning opportunities from experiments and sky watching to discovery centers and extension activities. The hands-on learning tasks are accompanied by lively scientific facts, trivia and lore, and the unique format enables educators to connect weather themes to all areas of the curriculum. Here's a complete approach to learning that opens the doors to discovery and is guaranteed to make children "weather wise."

Our March activity book has been prepared to help teachers of lower elementary grades in teaching a unit about the weather. Activities include an emphasis on observing the weather. A strong emphasis is placed on reading skills and comprehension. Creative writing is also encouraged with story starters and storybook characters. Holidays of the month are included as well as recipes that emphasize natural foods.

This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about the weather through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.

Help children measure and tell time by the sun, the clock and the calendar; and learn why there are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and 365 days in a year. Here's a cross-curriculum approach to time with learning activities that bring together history, science, language arts and math. A comprehensive look at time from the ancient civilizations who first tried to understand, arrange and measure it - to modern society where we organize our lives around the clock!

When Greta Thunberg learned about climate change, she was deeply troubled. The young woman then took action. Through protests and outspoken speeches, she has taken the world by storm. Standing up to lawmakers has not been easy. Neither has living with an autism-spectrum disorder. These challenges have forged Greta into a strong teenager. In this book, readers will examine her life story and learn more about climate change through narrative text, engaging photos, and graphics. They will come away inspired to take action and be Teen Strong. At just 32 pages, Full Tilt Fast Reads help striving middle school readers build reading stamina and stay engaged with high-interest low-level content and dynamic topics.

The German poet Theodor Fontane once wrote: "A good aphorism contains the wisdom of an entire book in one sentence." The Art of a Successful Life goes a step further, collating a myriad of quotes all of which offer insights to inspire you to think about yourself, your life and your goals, and to give you the confidence and strength to cope with difficult situations. In this book, you will find quotes from a range of thinkers: from the physicist Stephen Hawking to the artist Michelangelo, and from entrepreneurs such as Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett to Confucius, Cicero, Schopenhauer and Goethe. In bringing them together, the author provides an original and practical guide to everyday life. This, alongside the 20-week success programme featured in the book, will provide you with the inspiration and strength to successfully navigate a variety of situations in all areas of your life.

Elmo wants to go sledding — but it's a beautiful late-spring day without a snowflake in sight. So Elmo asks his friend Abby Cadabby to change the weather. But sometimes Abby's spells create some wonderful wackiness...