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Main: Say: Sharing information that we know or have learned can be exciting.  Learning something new is fun and it is just as much fun to share with someone. Many times, we speak to someone to tell them what we have learned.  That is a great way to share because the person can ask questions to find out more information. Writing is also a good way to share what you have learned.  When you are writing about information that you have learned, it is important to include as much information as you can. Your reader will not be able to ask you questions like someone you were talking to would.  S...

Say: What do you like to do when it snows?  If you have never seen or been in snow, what do you think you would like to do?  (Allow the students to answer.) Main: Say: There are so many different things to do in the snow.  You can have a snowball fight, go sledding, build snowmen or even just go for a walk in the snowy woods.  Look at the snow covering the trees and bushes is beautiful.  Do you know what snow is?  (Allow the students to answer.) Snow is tiny ice crystals.  Each snowflake is made of tiny ice crystals that are clumped together.

Main: Say: We add numbers so that we can figure out how many of something we have.  If we did not add numbers, we would end up counting a lot.  For example, instead of adding 2 pieces of candy to 4 pieces of candy and getting 6, you would have to count every piece of candy.  (Write this problem on the board- 2 + 4 =6.  You can use your fingers to show them adding.) When figuring out an addition problem, it is a good idea to draw a picture to help you.  If you were adding 1 + 2, you could draw one circle and then two more circles.  (Demonstrate this) 

Main: Say: Snowflakes fall from the clouds when it is cold outside.  Snowflakes can be very big or very small. Snowflakes all look different.  They all have the same number of sides, but every snowflake has a different pattern.  Raise your hand if you have ever looked closely at snowflakes as they were falling on your coat or glove.  What did you see?  (Allow the students to answer.) Sometimes, snowflakes fall apart of stick together as they are falling from the clouds.  This may be why some snowflakes look different. There are also snowflakes that form and look like cylinders and cryst...

Main: Say: Hibernation is when animals go into a deep sleep.  Some animals barely breathe and the temperature of their body gets very cold.  Why do you think animals hibernate?  (Allow the students to answer.) Animals hibernate so that they do not have to be outside in the winter.  Many animals that hibernate find a place to curl up and they hibernate all winter!  Other animals only hibernate for a few months and then wake up. When an animal is done hibernating, they start breathing normally and the temperature of their body goes back to normal. To get ready to hibernate, animals eat a l...