winter wonderland presented by: julie quast, m.s.e. national board certified teacher and reading...
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Winter Wonderland
Presented by:Julie Quast, M.S.E.
National Board Certified Teacher and Reading
Specialist
GoalTo increase students
knowledge and experiences
while instilling a love for learning.
WinterDiscuss What is Winter?
Is it hot or cold? etc.
Build the word “winter” using cut-out letters or magnetic letters. Mix up
letters and spell.
Compare seasons (could use Venn Diagram)
Make a Winter Word Wall
Winter Winter Chart for one-to-
one correspondence,
read together, find the
word winter with a
pointer, build with
sentence strips as class
and then place in the
pocket chart center.
WinterSort summer and winter clothingUse shaving cream to create snow scenes. Frolicking Frosty ~ positional wordsHibernate your very own class bear in a box! Snowball Pass game (one little, two little, ect.)
WinterREAD, READ, READ!!! Reading aloud is the most important part of the day! Helps build vocabulary, builds knowledge, models good reading, and so much more! There a thousands of wonderful winter stories!
The Mitten by Jan BrettMitten Word Wall:
Activate Prior Knowledge by brainstorming about mittens. Cut-out a mitten shape and write the words students brainstorm. Ex. Mittens are... Students use this chart to create their own sentence.
Read the story for Enjoyment!
The Mitten by Jan Brett Invite someone to
class to knit.
Make a class book of the students writing and drawing about their favorite part of the story.
Discuss RESPONSIBILITY –then match pairs of mittens
Talk about things that come in pairs like mittens, socks, shoes, eyes, ect.
The Mitten by Jan BrettAct out the story
using a large white sheet cut-out in a
mitten shape. Give students cards or
masks for the character and video
tape. Later go to the movies with popcorn
as their snack and watch themselves as
movie stars!
Print masks at: http://www.janbrett.com/mitten_masks_main.htm
The Mitten by Jan BrettWriting:
My mitten is so big that ____ can fit in it.
Math: Using the story characters
make up addition and subtraction story
problems.It’s never too early
for mathematical thinking!
The Mitten by Jan BrettResources:
www.hubbardscupboard.org ~ a printable student copy of The Mittenwww.janbrett.com ~ author's website with over 4,000 activities, printables, and projects, biographical info, and much more!
Penguins
The Traveling Penguin: Travel around the world with Paul. Taste test foods from each country and look at live pictures on the Web.
Play Land or Water using a blow-up globe.
How do penguins stay warm? Make a blubber mitt using Crisco in a Ziploc bag. Place mitt on ice and on a heating pad.
What is a Huddle? Create a class huddle and discuss how the person in the middle would be the warmest.
Waddle like a penguin
Penguins
Penguins carry their baby on their feet. Can you? Use a large pom-pom and try!
Label the parts of a penguin
On a large penguin brainstorm words that begin with the /p/ sound
Create a rookery of penguins by placing penguins on the wall in a large group.
Penguins
CENTERS Math: Mitten graphing by color, number order with snowmen
Literacy: write names of animals from the mitten using chart, write winter words, sort words beginning with “p”
Science: sort items for winter and summer, sort items for inside and outside, sort hot and cold, use thermometer to measure temperature
Questions???
Thank You!
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