What is your favorite Season?

Snowflakes: Winter Poem

Lesson Plan #127

Teacher: Miss Katherine Victoria VanAnderland, Original Copy

Date: 08/07/2020

Overview & Purpose

Winter is one of my favorite seasons once I adapt to the temps; you can breath better, and it's always nice and crisp to wake you up. Today we will read about a poem during “Winter” and answer questions about it and then I challenge you to write a poem about winter for yourself.

Education Standards

1. Figurative Language

2. Problem Solving

3. Reading Skills

Objectives

1. To read a poem about winter and then answer questions about it

2. To explain the poem as it relates to them

3. Find a common theme that relates to your life

Materials Needed

1. https://www.educationworld.com/sites/default/files/Snowflakes-Reading-3rd-poem.pdf

2. https://www.educationworld.com/sites/default/files/Snowflakes-Reading-3rd-handout.pdf

3. https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/subplans/snowflakes-reading-gr3

4. https://youtu.be/XInL2u0DP88

5. https://youtu.be/GT14pgUDSmk

Verification

Steps to check for student understanding

1. Write an Acrostic Poem about Winter

2. Write about your favorite thing to do during winter

3. Run through the questions and answer them

Activity

Describe activity that will reinforce the lesson

• Today we are going to be talking about snow.

• We know that it snows in the winter and in places where it is very cold. Raise your hand if have ever seen or been in the snow.

• Snow is cold and when it falls, it is very quiet. After it first snows, the snow is beautiful and bright white.

• Every snowflake is different and is made from frozen water vapor crystals.

• Many different people have written about snow in stories, poems and songs. Snow is something that can be fun to write about because it is so beautiful and not everyone gets to see snow.

• I am going to read a poem called, “Winter.”

• While I read the poem to you, I would like you to be thinking about how the words that the author uses helps you to imagine what they are writing about. (Read the poem)

• After hearing the poem, what do you think? Does the poem make you feel a certain way? How does it make you feel? (Allow the students to answer)

• I am going to give you a worksheet that has questions about the poem that I read to you. I will also be giving you a copy of the poem so that you can read it to yourself.

• After you have finished reading the poem again and doing the worksheet, we will talk about your answers.

• Does anyone have any questions?