Don’t forget to share some of your own snow stories! Invite students to share some of their experiences with a partner or to the whole class. Ask students what snow fun they experienced over the long weekend.I decided to focus on the sensory details because I liked the idea of the different sounds of snow. It was hard to choose just one lesson to for this anchor book – it could be used for multiple different purposes. Youtube Read Aloud HERE Lesson – Option 1 – The Sounds of Snow A perfect anchor book for teaching onomatopoeia and highlighting the sounds of snow. All night long, snow falls silently, blanketing the world in white-and a creating a very noisy day! This very simple story is told using only sound words. Watch Youtube Read Loud HERE Snow Sounds – An Onomatopoeic Story– David A. This 2020 release is definitely being added to my Reading Power “connect” list, as well as my Powerful Understanding “SELF” – grandparents and “OTHERS” – empathy. SO many curriculum connections in this book including awareness and attention to nature, onomatopoeia, empathy, family and cultural traditions, cultural food, and connection to grandparents. I love anchor books you can use for several different lessons. Along the way, she notices various ways to hear the new snow that’s all around her. Her grandmother is loosing her sight and Lina is going over to help her make some traditional Lebanese food. This story follows a girl on a walk to visit her grandma the morning after a big snowfall. So I thought it best to capture this rare occurrence in this week’s OLLI! THE ANCHOR BOOKS: Ten Ways to Hear Snow – Cathy Camper To add to the snow excitement, the stars aligned with the snowfall occurring on Family Day long weekend and Valentine’s day. This past weekend, however, I think every single person, young and old, two legged and four, emerged from their indoor bubble and ventured outside to walk, pull or ride a sled, build a snowman, or make a snow angel. Likely not a “storm” by East Coast standards, but for people in the lower mainland, even a few centimeters results in a whole lot of snow joy! Since Covid restrictions have been put in place, there aren’t many opportunities for community gatherings. It doesn’t often snow on the west coast of BC, but this past weekend, a rare winter storm blew through our neck of the woods. OLLIE #16 (Leaving Our Heartprints) THE INSPIRATION: OLLI #15 ( 100 Things That Make Me Happy) OLLI #8 (I’m Talking DAD! – lesson for Father’s Day)
OLLI #7 (All About Feelings – “Keep it! – Calm it! – Courage it!) OLLI #6– ( Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt) OLLI #5 – (WANTED: Criminals of the Animal Kingdom) Here is a list of the previous OLLI lessons and anchor books in case you missed any of them: Either way, I hope you find some ideas that you can use with your students to lighten your load just a little this year! These OLLIs can be used both in class and virtually person.
While we are now back in class, I know there are many districts still juggling virtual and in-class support. I originally created OLLIs when schools in my province of British Columbia shut down last spring due to Covid19.
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