Valentine Snowman
I made a snowman yesterday
So jolly, fat and fine.
I pinned a red heart on his chest
And called him Valentine!
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Focus Poetry
day 1:
introduce poem, invite predictions, discuss the message
day 2:
read poem together, discuss new/interesting vocabulary
day 3:
read poem together, use poem to introduce or reinforce any new print concepts
We reviewed sight words: and, on, his, red, etc.
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day 4:
read poem together, move/stamp/clap/snap to the rhythm, reinforce print concepts
We discussed finding smaller words inside words to help decode them... "yes" and "day" in "yesterday" and "is"
in "his."
day 5:
students add poem to poetry journal, then illustrate and take it home to share with their families
They illustrated the poem and then "highlighted" (with yellow crayon) the known words.