Read Poetry

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Mark Herald, contains many poems that support science instruction. As these or other poems are read, students can identify words and phrases that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. They can also use the illustrations and details in the poem to describe the characters, setting and events of the poem.

• “Deer in the Dawn” (p. 96) aligns well to the life science content in Oh Deer.
• “Water” (p. 8) aligns well to the 1st grade Earth Science Content Statement “Water on Earth is present in many forms.”