Copy Work: Have your child copy the following poem into his/her journal. Make sure to discuss when a writer uses a colon (when he/she wants to include a list). You may also want to discuss the meanings of each of the descriptive words and have your child explain how they each relate to the corresponding season.
Four Seasons ~ Author unknown
Spring: showery, flowery, bowery.
Summer: hoppy, croppy, poppy.
Autumn: wheezy, sneezy, freezy.
Winter: slippy, drippy, nippy.
Journal Ideas:
1) Sit down with your child and brainstorm your own words for the seasons. You can write a poem, some phrases, or just some descriptive words that come to mind.
2) Listen to Antonio Vivaldi's composition of "Spring". If you do not have this recording on a CD, then you can access it here: Vivaldi Spring . You will need to click on the "play" symbol that appears on the video area.
Allow your child to listen to the music once and think about images of Spring. Then have your child listen to the music a second time while describing these images in his/her journal.
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