READINGS AND ACTIVITIES LIST:
(Readings are typed in black and activities are typed in blue.)
Hurricanes:
Cole, Joanna. (1996). The Magic School Bus: Inside a Hurricane. New York: Scholastic Press.
Provides insight into hurricanes. It discusses changes in the air, wind, rain, thunder and
lightening. This book is an entertaining way for students to learn by making them feel like they
are on the inside. (Grades 1-3)
Hurricane Crossword Puzzle
Disaster Math
The Eye of the Storm a poem by Mr. Kim Robin Edwards
Make an atmosphere in a pan
Make it rain
Hurricanes Hit Home a poem by Nicola Cleary
Write your own hurricane poem
Quiz Challenge
Thunderstorms:
Berger, Melvin and Gilda. (1999). Can it Rain Cats and Dogs? New York: Scholastic Reference.
This book is a question and answer book, providing the answers to more than 80 about
weather with amazing realistic illustrations. (Grade 2-4)
Make a rain gauge
Try to predict the weather for one week
Simon, Seymour. (1992). Storms. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Provides high-quality information on thunderstorms, tornados and hurricanes and how
to protect from them. It also explains how they form and reasons why they die out. Grade 4-6
Draw and write about stormy settings, incorporating details about
weather safety and how storms occur.
Thunderstorm Crossword puzzle
Steele, Phillip. (1991). Rain: Causes and Effects. New York: Franklin Watts
Provides information on the water cycle, rain, predicting rain, forecasts, weather maps,
and using rainwater. Also, it describes the meteorological conditions under which precipitation
is most likely to occur.
Thunderstorm word scramble
Write a script for a local weather broadcast
Thunderstorm a poem by Mary Bell
Write a thunderstorm haiku poem depicting storm images
Make a rain-stick
Steele, Phillip. (1991). Storms: Causes and Effects. New York: Franklin Watts
Provides information on winds, storm warnings, water danger, thunder and lightening,
storm zones, and storm protection. It examines the different types of storms, how they are
mapped and measured by meteorologists, and ways to protect oneself from them. This book
has remarkable pictures.
Observe weather conditions, record results in a journal for a week
Make homemade thunder
Smith, Howard E. (1990). Weather. New York: Doubleday Books
Provides outstanding information on hailstorms, hurricanes, air masses, fog,
thunderstorms, tornados, rainfall, snow and blizzards. Marvelous illustrations!
Write a story about what you did one rainy day
Draw a picture of clothing that should be worn on a rainy day.
Tornadoes:
Berger, Melvin and Gilda. (2000). Do Tornadoes Really Twist? New York: Scholastic Reference.
This book is a question and answer book, providing the answers of why, how, and
where to more than 70 questions about tornados and hurricanes with amazing realistic
illustrations. Grade 2-5
Write up a disaster plan for your household if there were a tornado
Do ‘Tornadoes’ fill in the blank worksheet
Tornado a poem by Lauren Williams
Make a wind chime
Write a letter to a local weather person
tornados a poem by lil nicky
Draw a picture of a tornado
List the classifications and descriptions of tornadoes
Simon, Seymour. (2002). Super Storms. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Provides general information about storms with realistic photographs. This book gives
precise information of different storms that have hit the United States.
Tornado word search
Make a ‘twister in a jar’
Blizzards:
Hopping, Lorraine Jean. (1999). Blizzards! New York: Cartwheel Books
Provides information on famous blizzards, blizzard tips, snow storms, and predicting
blizzards in the United States in a chapter book format. Grade 2-3
Play Blizzard Bingo with friends or family
Make/draw your own snowflake
Osborn, Will & Mary Pope. (2003). Twisters and Other Terrible Storms. New York: Random House
Provides facts, photos, illustrations, and weather tools. Discussions on wind, clouds,
rain, twisters, hurricanes, blizzards, and storm predictions. Includes photographs, definitions,
an index, information on twisters, hurricanes, blizzards, forecasting the weather, storm
chasers, and much more!
Blizzards and Snow Storms word search
Write a story about a ‘snow day’ off from school