Below are ideas for extending this topic beyond the activity & exploration you just completed.

• Readings: Online picture books all about winter!
• Activity: Make solar s'mores!!

These online picture books describe winter with photos and simple text.

• It’s Winter! shows fun activities in the snow.
• Here comes winter talks about the signs that tell you winter is here.
  
• Is it cold outside? reminds students of all the cozy things to do inside when it’s storming outside.

On a hot sunny day, you can make s’mores on your car’s dashboard. Park in the sun, making sure sunlight is shining on the dashboard. Close the windows.

Put the s’mores together and place them on a cookie sheet or a black dish. (Black because dark colors absorb more heat from the sun than light ones.) To keep things tidier, you can wrap each s’more in aluminum foil.

Leave them in the car for at least half an hour. If they aren’t done, leave them a little longer. Then enjoy!