About the Course

Even the biggest blizzards start with a single snowflake, and this course will help you kick off weeks of learning based on the simple snowflake. This five week-long course will provide you with a wealth of resources to get your students engaging and asking questions across several subjects.

This course includes:

  • Weekly lessons complete with videos, teaching points, and resources
  • Topics that range from culture to the weather, covering STEAM, ELA, and Social Studies subjects
  • Community support from Qi Learning Academy and your instructor, Jennifer Terry

Your Instructor

Director of Educational Services Jennifer Terry, M.A.

Jennifer Terry, M.A. has been in education for over 25 years. She has worked in multiple roles within the school system as a Pre K-8th grade classroom teacher, an instructional coach for school, and a Culturally Responsive Teaching Coach for districts. In addition to this work, she recently co-authored a Socially Conscious Social Emotional Learning Curriculum that is rooted in Culturally and Linguistically Responsive pedagogy. Jennifer also works for the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning as a school consultant. She created and leads the Summer Institute training for teachers.

A unique course for students who are as unique and different as snowflakes

From day one, this course will get students exploring and asking questions

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Course curriculum

    1. Snowflake unit overview

    2. The science behind snowflakes

    3. Additional diverse books to use in this snowflake unit

    4. Using T-Charts to scaffold critical thinking

    5. What is a learning cue?

    6. Type of learning cue: Scientific phenomena

    7. Type of learning cue: Discrepant event

    8. Type of learning cue: Driving questions

    9. Type of learning cue: Presentation of a problem

    1. Week one overview video

    2. Teaching points week one

    3. Teaching resources and standards alignment grid for week one

    1. Week two overview video

    2. Teaching points for week two

    3. Math, social studies, and science resources for week two

    1. Week three overview video

    2. Teaching points for week three

    3. ELA and art resources for week three

    1. Week four overview video

    2. Teaching points for week four

    3. Social studies and science resources for week four

    1. Week five overview video

    2. Teaching points and final project for week five

About this course

  • $75.00
  • 23 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Also included in the course

  • T-Charts

    The included set of t-charts will help students document their thoughts and observations. The questions and space in these worksheets will encourage kids to categorize and evaluate what they are learning and discovering.

  • Learning Cue Videos

    The course introduction also includes a break down of learning cues, a powerful classroom tool to kickstart learning. Several videos explain the different types of learning cues and how they can be applied in your classroom for maximum engagement.

  • Weather Journal

    Students record different aspects of the weather on a daily or weekly basis in the weather journal. We've included ways to input data for young students or older students in your classroom.

Kids perhaps know best the wonder and beauty of snow. Encourage them to further explore this natural phenomenon in this course.

Snow has inspired literature, poems, and more. Let it inspire your students!

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