Weather: Poems for All Seasons (I Can Read Book Series: Level 3)
Introduction Hopkins compiled poems by various artist who wrote about all of the seasons in the year. Creative, funny and descriptive poems that not only appeal to young readers, but also to those that love science and have an interest in mother nature's gifts to us - rain, sleet or snow and of course the fun days filled with warmth and sun kisses. A poem to match the science topic is a great entry for learning new vocabulary or factual points that describe a specific weather condition. When discussing the rain season, Spring, and what happens the next day or following rain with cooler weather conditions, a great opening poem would Grayness, by Charlotte Zolotow.
Grayness
Fog on the river
fog in the trees
gray mist moving
the golden leaves
Willow bending,dancelike,
long arms trailing,trancelike.
Gray morning
gray light
gray mist
gray night.
By Charlotte Zolotow
Extension After reading the poem, ask students if they have ever rode in the car with parents in foggy weather or walked outside and experience low fog. Have students create art work that reveals a picture in fog. Allow access to multiple types of medium, gray construction paper, paints, markers, map pencils and chalk to allow a variety of gray.
Connecting with the curriculum:
Beginning readers, Ages 6 - 9
morning calendar time, science, art, independent reading, journal writing
Weather: Poems for All Seasons contains a mixture of rhyming poems, funny poems, and poems that you can alter the tone to fit the mood or audience. The easy reads make this book perfect for the book center or in the resource center. The illustrations help give life to the words and assit the reader in seeing what the poet is feeling or thinking.
Hopkins, Lee Bennett. 1995. Weather: Poems for All Seasons (I can Read Book Series: Level 3). New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
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