Flap Poem Teacher Instructions
I see:
1. Print these two pages front-to-back (be sure to “flip” on
the short edge and cover or delete this text box first!)
2. Have the students fold the paper in half like a book, with
the Observations page to the outside.
3.
I hear:
Students can then participate in a Sit Spot and record their
observations – using “juicy” or really descriptive words. For
example: “Don’t just write bird, but describe what it’s doing or what it
looks like: a small black, brown and white bird flying from bush to bush
or a big bright blue and black bird with dark black feathers sticking up
on its head.”
I smell:
4. Once students have finished recording their observations,
have them open up the paper.
5. Then, with the Observations page facing up, students
should fold the left side of the page so that they cover the
vine design and the words I see, I hear, I smell, I feel, I
wonder and Where I am are on the same side of the paper
as their Observations.
I feel:
6. Next to each set of words (I see, I hear, etc.), students can
choose one or two of favorite/most descriptive
observations to write down for each “category”.
I wonder:
7. Once the students have finished writing something on each
line, they can unfold the flap and discover that they have
written a wonderful poem!
Where
I am:
Observations
Location:_________________________ Date:__________
Weather:
What I see:
What I hear:
What I smell:
What I feel:
What I wonder: