Under the Snow.
By Melissa Stewart
Illustrated by Constance R. Bergum
Illustrated by Constance R. Bergum
Book Summary:
This book explores the question, "What is hidden under the snow?" And answers this questions with several answers, including, a chipmunk that snoozes for a few days at a time, a mourning cloak butterfly that may be taking cover in a pile of brush, a wood frog that may be nestling in scattered leaves on the forest floor, and in a wetland, a beaver family huddles together in their cozy lodge made of sticks. This book teaches students about hibernation and what animals do to keep warm in the winter.
Lesson: A Cozy Place for the Winter.
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Lesson Duration: 40 minutes
Standards addressed:ScienceStandard: K-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of seasonal weather changes.
Indicators: K-4.2: Compare the weather patterns that occur from season to season.
K-4.3: Summarize ways that the seasons affect plants and animals.
Lesson Objectives:
Lesson Objectives:-The student will write 1 sentences about where a specific animal (student chooses) lives/hibernates in the winter (where is there home?).
-The student will create an illustration of the animal he/she choose, which shows where the animal lives in the winter.
-The students will be able to identify how two-three animals survive in the winter.
-The student will create an illustration of the animal he/she choose, which shows where the animal lives in the winter.
-The students will be able to identify how two-three animals survive in the winter.
Materials:
1. The teacher will ask the student how animals stay warm in the winter: Do they wear coats? Mittens? Scarves? Hats? Do they live in houses and have heaters and a fireplace?
2. The teacher will talk about hibernation with the class and ask the student what kinds of homes they have.
3. The teacher will make a list on a flip chart of student responses.
4. The teacher will introduce the book, Under the Snow.
5. The teacher will ask the students to be thinking about where animals go during the winter as she reads them the story and after the story she will be asking them to add to their list.
6. The teacher will read the students the story, asking them questions throughout the read aloud.
7. When the teacher is done reading the class the story, the teacher will ask the students what places they can add to their list of animal winter homes. The teacher will call on students to add to the list.
2. The teacher will talk about hibernation with the class and ask the student what kinds of homes they have.
3. The teacher will make a list on a flip chart of student responses.
4. The teacher will introduce the book, Under the Snow.
5. The teacher will ask the students to be thinking about where animals go during the winter as she reads them the story and after the story she will be asking them to add to their list.
6. The teacher will read the students the story, asking them questions throughout the read aloud.
7. When the teacher is done reading the class the story, the teacher will ask the students what places they can add to their list of animal winter homes. The teacher will call on students to add to the list.8. The teacher will make sure that each home listed has an animal listed next to it and a quick sketch of the home (ex. a den, cave, or burrow) and a quick sketch of the animal.
9. The teacher will tell the student that he/she will now get to choose one of the animals on the list and draw a picture of that animal.showing where it lives in the winter. Then the student will write one sentence saying where the animals lives in the winter.
10. The teacher will do an example on the board but use a made-up animal so that no one can copy her example.
11. The teacher will ask the student if he/she has any questions and then ask the student to return to his/her desk.
9. The teacher will tell the student that he/she will now get to choose one of the animals on the list and draw a picture of that animal.showing where it lives in the winter. Then the student will write one sentence saying where the animals lives in the winter.
10. The teacher will do an example on the board but use a made-up animal so that no one can copy her example.11. The teacher will ask the student if he/she has any questions and then ask the student to return to his/her desk.
Procedure:
1. The teacher will hand out halves of writing paper, drawing paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, and regular pencils.
2. The teacher will walk around the room providing scaffolding to those that need it and jotting down notes of any student observations she deems as important.
3. The teacher will tell the student that once he/she is done he/she should raise his/her hand and the teacher will come by and check his/her work.
4. The teacher will tell the students that once everyone is done, they will share their work with the class.
5. After, sharing the student work to the class, the teacher will tell the students that in order to go to recess the students must write down two animals and where they live on a half sheet of paper. The teacher will hand pre-cuts slips of paper around. The teacher will ask that the student writes his/her name at the top and to not worry about spelling. The teacher will call the students up by tabkle groups and have them turn in both their slip and their pictures and sentence before they go out to recess.
1. The teacher will hand out halves of writing paper, drawing paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, and regular pencils.
2. The teacher will walk around the room providing scaffolding to those that need it and jotting down notes of any student observations she deems as important.
3. The teacher will tell the student that once he/she is done he/she should raise his/her hand and the teacher will come by and check his/her work.
5. After, sharing the student work to the class, the teacher will tell the students that in order to go to recess the students must write down two animals and where they live on a half sheet of paper. The teacher will hand pre-cuts slips of paper around. The teacher will ask that the student writes his/her name at the top and to not worry about spelling. The teacher will call the students up by tabkle groups and have them turn in both their slip and their pictures and sentence before they go out to recess.
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