Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature
By: Nicola Davies
Publisher: CandlewickPress
Copyright date: February 2012
Number of pages: 108
Age Level: 3-7
Children's Poetry
This beautifully illustrated book is full of poems that remind the reader that nature is everywhere and is always waiting to be discovered. It reminds us that nature can be found in the city, in our own backyards and even in the streets. These poems help the reader explore nature and remember how beautiful it can be. It explores the sights and sounds of all the seasons, different animals and a variety of plants.
This book can easily be used in many different lessons. The obvious lesson would be a poetry lesson in which the students would create their own poem about a specific piece of nature. I think giving the students the choice to choose which part of nature they want to write about is key. Another way I would want to use this in the classroom is to have students choose a poem from the book then write a continuation of that poem. They would be adding on to it or doing a sequel to the poem. I would also have the students illustrate their own poems as well.
This book can easily be used in many different lessons. The obvious lesson would be a poetry lesson in which the students would create their own poem about a specific piece of nature. I think giving the students the choice to choose which part of nature they want to write about is key. Another way I would want to use this in the classroom is to have students choose a poem from the book then write a continuation of that poem. They would be adding on to it or doing a sequel to the poem. I would also have the students illustrate their own poems as well.
This sounds like a really good resource for the classroom. Not only does it include poems about nature and seasons but also animals. This makes me think of Jane Yolen who collaborated with her son Jason Stemple. He was the photographer and she created the poems to match the picture. You could always have students pick their favorite season and then illustrate it. Next you could have them create a poem to match their picture.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great poem book. I haven't read these poems, but it sounds like you could even use it in a lot of different ways, such as in a science or social studies thematic unit about nature, ecosystems, why we need to recycle/take care of the Earth, etc. It has a lot of potential.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great poem book. I haven't read these poems, but it sounds like you could even use it in a lot of different ways, such as in a science or social studies thematic unit about nature, ecosystems, why we need to recycle/take care of the Earth, etc. It has a lot of potential.
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