Wide Awake in Winter Lesson Plan

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Academic Standards

 

Reading Objective:

Children read an emergent text about winter animals.

 

Science Focus:

adaptations, hibernation

 

Literacy Focus:

emergent texts

 

Vocabulary:

cave

 

CCSS:

RI.K.1, RF.K.1, L.K.1, SL.K.2

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  • Watch our video Winter Sleepers.
  • Afterward, talk about what the different animals were doing in the video. Some were going to sleep, but some, like the deer, were awake!
  • Read the magazine together.
  • Complete our Show What You Know skill sheet to reinforce the key takeaways from the issue.
A stuffed animal tucked in a box

Materials: stuffed animal or plastic animal figurine, variety of materials such as a shoebox, newspapers, tape, towels, and so on

  • Talk about how bears and other hibernators need a safe, warm place to sleep over the winter. A den is a place where bears are protected from snow and cold winds.
  • Provide kids with a variety of open-ended materials, such as those listed above. How might they use these materials to create a den for the animal? Allow children to experiment.
  • To help guide children’s building, you might invite them to “check their work” with a small electric fan. If the “wind” is getting in, that means there’s a spot that needs covering up!