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The days are shorter, cooler and darker and there is a chill in the air. As we settle into these cold months, there are many ways to warm our hearts (and our classrooms) — poetry included. There is something so magical and soothing about the written word, especially at this time of year. We've put together this beautiful collection of winter poems to share with kids of all ages. We hope you and your students will enjoy them. Winter Poems for Elementary School Children 1. snow kisses by Suzie Bitner "If you go out when it's snowing..." 2. The first snow by Evaleen Stein "Plunge into the deep thunderstorms..." 3. snowflakes, snowflakes by Unknown "...dance around." 4. I'm a little penguin from Mrs. Martin "Black and white." 5. Red mittens, blue mittens by Debbie Clemens "All fingers together." 6. thawing by Eunice Tietjens "The snow is soft..." 7. Winter is the warmest ...

OK, I have to admit that I'm becoming a huge Newsela fan. Here's why. It really works for my students. Newsela is a free database of free high quality non-fiction books for my students from a variety of sources. Newsela collects news articles from a variety of trusted sources including The New York Times , The Washington Post , Scientific American , and more than a hundred others. Even better, each article can be customized for five different reading levels. You can print articles or have your students read them online, where they can annotate along the way. You can also assign built-in comprehension tests or writing assignments. All these features are free for all teacher users. Schools can also subscribe to additional content, including more than 20 types of information text to support teaching throughout the curriculum. Learn more about Newsela's paid options here. It's pretty easy to assign Newsela articles and activities in Google Classroom so you can ...