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Monthly Theme
Thunderstorms
 Thunderstorms are large, strong storms that usually include thunder and lightning. They are extremely common in New Hampshire on hot days during the summer. Although thunderstorms can be extremely dangerous, they provide a great opportunity to explore meteorology, ecology, physics, and chemistry with children.
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More Resources
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Books
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley and True Kelley (1999)
Learn what causes the flash, crash, rumble, and roll of thunderstorms.
Franklin And The Thunderstorm by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark (1998)
Franklin is afraid of thunderstorms. When a storm approaches while he is playing at Fox's house, a flash of lightning sends Franklin into his shell. He refuses to come out — even for snacks — until his friends make him laugh with their tall tales about what causes storms.
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse; Illustrated by John J. Muth (1999)
During a three-week drought in the city, Tessie pleads for rain!
It's Raining, It's Pouring by Andrea Spalding (2002)
A little girl sets out to find out why the old man is snoring when it is raining.
Little Cloud by Eric Carle (2002)
Little Cloud trails behind the other clouds because he is too busy changing shapes
Rain by Marion Dane Bauer; Illustrated by John Wallace (2004)
This book explores where rain comes from!
Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons (1990)
Where weather comes from and its common weather terms.
Websites
Weather Watch
Learn more about weather at this site from Scholastic. You can learn the secrets of weather reporting, control the weather with the interactive Weather Maker activity, explore the power of hurricanes, learn about winter storms, or investigate tornados.
Weather Wiz Kids
Learn about hurricanes, tornadoes, clouds, rain, wind, and more at this site from meteorologist Crystal Wicker. You'll also find weather jokes, games, and quizzes as well as weather folklore, photos, and careers in weather.
SciJinks Weather Laboratory
View weather movies, check out some weather jokes, learn about weather folklore, or see how a weather satellite works at this interactive site from NASA.
The Weather Dude
This site from meteorologist Nick Walker has loads of information for kids about the hows and whys of weather. You'll can also find out the truth behind weather proverbs, links, weather songs and weather quizzes!
Web Weather for Kids
Learn more about thunderstorms at this site from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Kidstorm
Learn about tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, and storm chasing at this site from journalist Chris Kridler.
Curriculum Resources
Weather
This site from Enchanted Learning has activities, craft ideas, and more.
Weather Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts
This site has coloring and activity sheets, teaching ideas, rhymes, and crafts.
Preschool Weather Theme
More resources for a preschool weather theme including songs, coloring sheets, games, and craft ideas.
Watch Out...Storms Ahead
You can download Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book from NOAA here. This is very large pdf file.
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