What season or time of the year is January? Let’s write the January is a winter month. name of this month on top of the first column. will vary and could include January, snow, cold, What words from the story and details from the illustrations frozen ground, short and dark days, sheep have heavy winter tell us it is winter? Let’s add some notes in our column for the coats, sheep huddled together to stay warm, no leaves on the season of winter. (Adding pictures, too is recommended) trees, people wearing coats, gloves, hats, wild deer coming close to the farm looking for food. Pictures representing snow, leafless trees, winter clothes, etc. may be added. Why do the animals stay to the barn in the winter? (The teacher will refer back to this question later when animals are Animals stay close to the barn to get fed. grazing outside) Listen to these sentences from the story again: is a cold, grey time of year and night falls early” is less time of daylight in the winter. “It And days are too short and dark.” “the What do you it means that falls early”? Turn to your “night shoulder partner and quietly discuss this question and raise your hand when you are ready to answer. If not already on the chart, tell students we will add “less daylight and sunshine” Reread pages 4 5. – What is the next in the story? The next month is February. Listen to this sentence again from the story: It means that February comes after January. (If students need follows January.” What does that mean? scaffolding here, the teacher could say means to come “February “follows after or be behind. What does it mean that Feb. follows Jan.?”)
What season or time of the year is January? Let’s write the name of this month on top of the first column. What words from the story and details from the illustrations tell us it is winter? Let’s add some notes in our column for the season of winter. (Adding pictures, too is recommended) Why do the animals stay to the barn in the winter? (The teacher will refer back to this question later when animals are grazing outside) Listen to these sentences from the story again: “It is a cold, grey time of year and night falls early” And “the days are too short and dark.” What do you it means that “night falls early”? Turn to your shoulder partner and quietly discuss this question and raise your hand when you are ready to answer. If not already on the chart, tell students we will add “less daylight and sunshine” Reread pages 4 – 5. What is the next in the story? Listen to this sentence again from the story: “February follows January.” What does that mean? January is a winter month. will vary and could include January, snow, cold, frozen ground, short and dark days, sheep have heavy winter coats, sheep huddled together to stay warm, no leaves on the trees, people wearing coats, gloves, hats, wild deer coming close to the farm looking for food. Pictures representing snow, leafless trees, winter clothes, etc. may be added. Animals stay close to the barn to get fed. is less time of daylight in the winter. The next month is February. It means that February comes after January. (If students need scaffolding here, the teacher could say “follows means to come after or be behind. What does it mean that Feb. follows Jan.?”)
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