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Winter Weather: Winter is the ______when temperatures ______, snow ______the ground, ______covers windows and ______hang from roofs. When the temperature is ______zero, water ______and ice ______on puddles, ponds and lakes. Children have great fun ______the ice in puddles on their way to school.

Winter Fun: After a heavy ______, children play in the snow. They ______snow forts, make ______and ______, and have ______fights. People also ______skiing, skating, and sledding in the winter. Another popular winter sport is ______.

Winter Dangers: The cold weather can also be dangerous; people ______on the ice and cars ______down hills crashing into each other. As well, heavy snowstorms called ______can knock down power lines and cause ______. Some people also ______a cold when they stay out in the cold.

Keeping Warm: Because winter is so cold, people have to find ways to ______warm. People wear ______coats, ______for their necks, ______for their hands, and ______on their feet. Children drink ______when they come in from the cold. And families sit around the ______at night and talk about what they did during the day.

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