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

Vocabulary: hibernate

Science Focus: animal adaptations

  1. Watch a Video:

    The Coolest Winter Adaptations

     

  2. Read the Issue:

    Warming Up in Winter

     

  3. Review Vocabulary Words:

    hibernate

     

  4. Play a Game:

    Find the Hibernators

    Skill: science knowledge

     

  5. Complete Skill Sheets

    Show What You Know

    Skill: comprehension
     

    Draw the Word: hibernate

    Skill: vocabulary

     

    W Is for Winter

    Skill: alphabet knowledge

     

  6. Lesson Boosters

  • Paired Text: The Mitten by Jan Brett

     

  • Vocabulary:

    Winter Word Wall

     

  • Scavenger Hunt: W

     

  • Hands-on Activity:

    Make a Winter Den

     

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: The Mitten by Jan Brett

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

Vocabulary: Winter Word Wall

  • Create a winter word wall! You can include words such as chilly, snowy, mittens, cozy, icicles, and hot cocoa.
  • Use the words to write a winter story together.

Scavenger Hunt: W

  • W is for winter! Together, find and circle each w in the issue.

Hands-on Activity: Make a Winter Den

Skill: apply knowledge

Materials: blankets pillows, classroom furniture, fan

  • Invite kids to use tables, chairs, blankets, pillows, and so on to make a warm winter "den."
  • 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.