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Children will identify ways that animals and people keep warm in winter.

Vocabulary: hibernan

Science Focus: animal adaptations

  1. Watch a Video:

    Las adaptaciones de invierno

     

  2. Read the Issue:

    Abrigados en invierno

     

  3. Review Vocabulary Words:

    hibernan

     

  4. Play a Game:

    Encuentra a los animales hibernando

    Skill: science knowledge

     

  5. Complete Skill Sheets

     

    Demuestra lo que sabes

    Skill: comprehension

     

    Dibuja la palabra hibernar

    Skill: vocabulary

     

    Abrigado comienza con A

    Skill: alphabet knowledge

     

  6. Lesson Boosters

  • Paired Text: El mitón by Jan Brett

     

  • Vocabulary:

    Palabras de invierno

     

  • Scavenger Hunt: A

     

  • Hands-on Activity:

    Crea una guarida de invierno

     

CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.K.1 key details, RI.K.4 vocabulary, RF.K.3 phonics, RL.K.1 key details (literature), W.K.8 writing

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text: El mitón by Jan Brett

  • In this classic, many animals try to warm up together on a cold winter’s day.

Vocabulary: Palabras de invierno

  • Create a winter word wall! You can include words such as frío, nieve, bufanda, gorro, hielo, and chimenea.
  • Use the words to write a winter story together.

Scavenger Hunt: A

  • ¡Abrigado comienza con a! Together, find and circle each a in the issue.

Hands-on Activity: Crea una guarida de invierno

Skill: apply knowledge

Materials: blankets pillows, classroom furniture, fan

  • Invite kids to use tables, chairs, blankets, pillows, and so on to make a warm guarida.
  • Then help them test their design to see if it keeps out the cold winter air! Have kids go inside the den. Point an electric fan at the den. Can kids feel the breeze? If so, they need to adjust their design.