Our playground and field are covered in snow, so it was fitting this week to read Eric Carle's book Dream Snow!In the story, a farmer falls asleep and dreams that snow covers his farm animals. This book is very clever! Clear plastic sheets, with "snow" on them, can be lifted to reveal the animal underneath!
Armed with our knowledge of sentences, we made our own version of the book, but with a twist!
Students each wrote clues about an animal of their choosing. Kids were challenged to write a sentence beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period. As well, students were required to spell Word Wall Words correctly (weekly spelling words posted on the wall).
An illustration of the animal accompanied their clues, too!
Just like in Dream Snow, a clear page with painted "snow" covered the animal, so it would be lifted up to reveal the animal hidden under the snowbank! The very best part of this was adding "snow"!
Here are the clues:
Peek under the "snow" to see the animal!
Because of their fantastic work, the hallway board near our classroom has curious students reading our clues and peeking under the snowbanks! Well done, Grade One!
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