Dancin' in the Rain by Shel Silverstein

In this lesson children used self-reflection to describe what they would do in the rain. We also discussed words with similar meaning-- also known as synonyms. As a group, we read the poem and asked the following questions:

-          What does drizzles means? What do you think is drizzling?

-          W hat does dribbles means? What do you think is dribbling?

-          W hat does drips means? What do they think is drips?

-          Do you think these words have similar meaning? Why or why not?

-          Have children share what they like to do when it’s raining (e.g. dance in the rain, stay inside, play outside)

Once children had participated in our discussion children were to go back to their seats are illustrate a picture of something they like to do in the rain. All children were to describe and illustrate pictures of something they like to do when its reading. Half of the class illustrated pictures of them inside their houses playing with their siblings or parents, watching TV, or laying in bed. The other half drew pictures of them playing sports, riding their bike, or dancing. Their illustrations and descriptions prove that they were able to complete the assignment with success.