Red Room: Winter Recreation

This week in the Red Room we will be focusing on showing students how to have fun with or in the snow. Since we live in an area that does not snow, you will have to get a little creative. We begin the week by reading the book, “The Story of Snow” by Mark Cassino Students will come away with a good understanding of how snow is created and begin to appreciate the amazingly beautiful and awe-inspiring, nature-made masterpieces: snowflakes.

Week 1 Sub Theme Objectives:

1. Understand the “Story of Snow” as written by Mark Cassin
2. Know things they can do to have fun with the snow.
3. Be able to sing some songs about the snow!

This week in the Red Room we will be introducing students to Jim Reed and storm chasing. Use the book, “Storm Chaser” by Jim Reed when explaining what a storm chaser does and the types of weather a storm chaser photographs.

Week 2 Sub Theme Objectives:

1. Know what storm chasing is.
2. Know who Jim Reed is and what he does.
3. Be knowledgeable of the types of weather a “storm chaser” takes pictures of.
4. Understand the risks involved in “chasing” a storm.

This week in the Red Room we will be exposing students to some of the many sports that can be played in the snow or on the ice. We will focus on sports that are played in the Winter Olympics so that students are familiar with some of the sports that people compete in (i.e. figure skating, skiing, ice hockey, etc.).

Week 3 Sub Theme Objectives:

1. Be familiar with at least 2 sports played on the ice.
2. Be familiar with at least 2 sports played in the snow.

Visual Arts

1.1 Recognize and describe simple patterns found in the environment and works of art.

4.4 Give reasons why they like a particular work of art they made using the appropriate art vocabulary (i.e. color, shape, texture, etc.)

Artist of the Month

Jim Reed (Severe Weather Photographer)

Music of the Month

Franz Shubert