Today's Classroom Activities :

Sensory Snakes

Sensory Snakes
Science/Poetry/ArtRead the following poem together. Could your students write other poems telling what they know about snakes?

Snake Ears

by Marie Cecchini

Did you ever wonder
How snakes hear?
If you look real close,
Do you see any ears?

So how does a snake know
When you're around?
It picks up vibrations
When you step on the ground.

Now create a snake in the grass by tightly rolling two brown paper towels to form a snake. Wrap masking tape around the entire length, using one continuous piece of tape. Tape, glue or staple the snake to a stiff piece of cardboard and paint the snake and its setting appropriate colors. Add grass, rocks or water around the snake using various pieces of colored paper.

Animal Poetry let's you try a comparison of critter-themed poems with your young bards this month.