Winter Poetry Basket (Animal Friends Poem)
01/17/2017
What is inside of our Winter Poetry Basket? I like the idea of having a little basket (well, a box in our case) with a themed activity. Today, it is a box with poetry readings, where I would also add anything that might go along with a poem, and some nature's objects like pinecones, spruce tree branches etc.
I finally finished a Winter Animal Friends poem for Julia. (Please, let me know your thoughts
.) I wanted to incorporate animals into a poem since children seem to be most affectionate towards them especially during the winter season. I tried to rhyme every verse, (and not every other one as in some poetic compositions), trusting that it is much easier for a child to remember a poem when every ending word in a single metrical line rhymes with the ending word in a subsequent line.
Winter - the most magical time of the year,
I am thrilled and excited it’s finally here!
Snow covers the Earth with a sparkling glow,
When snowflakes❄️ dance gracefully - I see glitter below.
I hear the geese in the sky come and go,
Flocking the lake, as they honk, flying low.
The squirrel🐿 finds her nuts which she hid in the Fall🍂🍁,
Jumping from branches on trees🌲that are tall.
The bunny🐇, the cutest of all animal friends,
Hops zip-zag: his footprints go far and transcend.
The bear sleeps tightly snuggled up in his den,
We try to be quiet as much as we can!
Winter - the most magical time of the year,
We play in the snow, have hot cacao☕️ and cheer!
We love to observe our animal friends.
Who will we see today? Well, it depends …
Anya © Montessori From The Heart
At the end, Julia and Adrian got to eat marshmallows, which were way too tempting :)
When Julia recites this poem, Adrian likes to play out the verse: be it geese flying or bunny hopping zig-zag or squirrel eating nuts - we love using our animals to bring the activity to life!
Also in a basket we have a poem I made for Adrian about January (read here), and my favorite winter poem growing up А.С.Пушкинa "ЗИМНЕЕ УТРО" (see here).
What are your favorite poems to read to your child!