Welcome to our In the Know topic for January, Winter Snowstorms. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.
Grades K-1 look at how communities prepare for snowstorms. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
Grades 2-3 learn about some of the worst snowstorms in the nation’s history. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
Grades 4-5 look back at the Chicago Blizzard of 1967. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
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