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Brace yourself for the weather in these books about storm phenomena, weather disasters, climate change, and weather’s causes and effects. These non-fiction selections offer possible informational texts to practice Common Core science literacy skills and experience with "close reading." The interest levels for this list are predominantly elementary and middle school but include selections for more able readers. CurriConnects thematic book lists include ISBN numbers for ordering or searching, interest grade levels, ESL levels and Lexiles’’’’’’’’’’’’’® to match student independent reading levels to challenge, not frustrate. For more on text complexity and Lexiles’’’’’’’’’’’®, see <a href="/single.cfm?id=9704">this information</a> from the Lexile Framework. Don’t miss other <a href="/content/curriconnects.cfm">CurriConnects themes</a> being added regularly. If your library does not have the books, try interlibrary loan!
In the Classroom
Encourage students to select from this list for independent reading to support your unit on disasters, weather, or the Earth’s atmosphere. Share it with your school library/media specialist or public library, as well, for them to "pull" books in support of your science units. Extend the experience by having students create visual presentations of the concepts they learn. If you’re a novice to using technology in your classroom, or you have young students, you may want to use a tool such as Fotor, <a href="/single.cfm?id=14369">reviewed here</a>. For more experienced technology users try an online simple web page using WebNode, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15467">reviewed here</a>, or a brochure, newsletter or poster using Sway, <a href="/single.cfm?id=16373">reviewed here</a>. You could also look for a different tool for creation and sharing from this TeachersFirst Edge list of <a href="/content/edge.cfm?c=18">reviewed presentation tools </a>.
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earth, climate, weather, book lists, atmosphere, independent reading,