Language Arts – Open Court

 Grade 4 Unit  4Theme: Surviving

Story: McBroom and the Big Wind by Sid Fleischman

Resource Type

Themes

Websites /Activities

 Informational article

 Wind Energy

Teacher reads this article to students. There should be a discussion about wind energy vs. fossil fuels. Students then visualize what life would be like with only wind and or only natural power. Students could draw or write a description of what a typical day might be like.

   Teacher resources

  Wind

This site has many pictures, videos and other materials that will help students understand about wind.

 

  Kids Storm Page

 Storms

 

This site has many references about the different types of storms.