Mrs.
Attaya's First Grade Winter Wonderland
Snow
Friends
work
samples by Tina, Tiffany and David
Read: Sadie and
the Snowman
Make a story graph
comparing features on the snowmen created in
story
Make a large class
snowman out of paper. Label parts of the snowman
with words. Hang in the class for use as a word
bank when writing snowman stories and
descriptions.
Homework: take
home cut out snowman to decorate and
return.
Adjectives that
describe snowman.
Lost poster: write
a description of your snowman
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Sadie
and the Snowman
by
Allen Morgan
Comparison
Chart - features of
snowmen
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The
Snowman
by
Raymond Briggs
Telling
a story using picture
clues
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Penguins
Penguin
Research
First
Grade Penguin Web Page
Brainstorm black
things, white things
and black and
white things on the penguin:
Draw and label
parts of a penguin:
work
sample by Eric
Make paperplate
penguins.
Write and
illustrate penguin facts to attach:
*work
samples by Allie, David and Valerie
Create a penguin
using Microsoft Word Draw tools and add text
Mittens
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Three
Little Kittens
FolkTale
Classic
Rhyme
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The
Mitten
by
Jann Brett
Story
Sequence
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Missing
Mittens
by
Stuart Murphy - MathStart
Odd/Even
Numbers
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Caps,
Hats, Socks and Mittens
by
Louise Borden (in Scholastic
reader)
4
Seasons
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Read
the traditional rhyme, The Three Little
Kittens.
Reread story
leaving blanks for children to fill in along the
way.
Sequence events in
the story.
Make class book -
students illustrate events in the
story.
Read
The Mitten.
Make list of
characters in the story.
Compare/contrast
different versions of this story.
Visit
Jann
Brett
web site for beautiful masks for retelling
story.
Make paper
envelope with mitten on the front to hold paper
pictures of characters from the story. Use to
retell the mitten story.
Read
Missing
Mittens
Make graph using
students gloves and mittens.
Odd/even number
exploration using gloves and
mittens.
Make mitten shaped
books:
Mittens Warm
Hands, Friends Warm Hearts
Bulletin Board Display:
Literacy
Stations
 Reading
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Math
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Browsing
Box
Winter
books
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Calendar
Math
Materials:
Old calendar pages, direction cards,
crayons.
Children
read and follow directions on direction
cards related to their calendar page.
EX: Color
each Tuesday blue.
Circle
the 1st day of the month.
ASSESS:
calendar page is turned in for Math
calendar math
assessment
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Phonics
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Social Studies
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Spin
A Word
Materials:
3 letter word spinners, letter tiles,
black lined paper and gel
pens
The
child will spin 3 letter spinners. The
child will assemble letter tiles to make
word and use gel pens to write the word on
black paper
ASSESS:
student ability to read and write 3-4
letter words
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Froggy
in Winter
Materials:
copies of digital pictures of Froggy
dressed for the 4 different seasons,
season words, paper
Children
will create a backdrop appropriate for one
of the Froggy seasonal pictures. The child
will add details to show understanding of
the season. The child will write sentences
about picture to include for class wall
book.
ASSESS:
cooperative game - social skills
assessment
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Writing
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Computers
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Snowman
Writing
Materials:
picture story tablet paper
The
child will draw a picture and write about
a snow friend
Add
snow words to writing
station
SHARE with
class during share time following
rotation. Save for student
portfolios.
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Kid
Pix - Snowy Day Picture
The
child will use draw tools to create a
snowy scene. Print and use as snowman
writing prompt
ASSESS:
use of drawing tools to create a
picture
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Science
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Creative Arts
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Black
and White
Materials:
black and white paper, penguin xerox,
black and white animal
books
The
child will read and record animals and
things that are black, white and black and
white on paper collage
ASSESS:
assignment turned in to finished work box
for Science assessment
thanks
for the idea, Emily!
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The
Mitten Story Retell
Materials:
paper pocket, xerox of animals that go
with the story, crayons
The
child will use materials to create a
mitten and characters from the book to
retell the story.
ASSESS:
creative expression, appropriate
vocabulary and story sequence
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Listening
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Literacy
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Snowman
Following Directions
Listen
and Respond
The
child will listen to the directions on
tape. Ordinal positions and position words
will be emphasized. Respond using snowman
response sheet
ASSESS:
Language Arts - Listening
Ordinal
Directions
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Rhyming
Mittens
Materials:
paper mittens with rhyming words matches
on mitten pairs, rhyming word
puzzles
Children
match mittens to form rhyming word pairs.
Children read and record rhyme pairs on
mitten recording sheet using skinny
markers
ASSESS: record
sheet checked for accuracy - Language
Arts
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SNOW time like now
to
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a note
our way.
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