WINTER'S BLESSINGS

Pretty little snowflakes

 Falling to the ground;

Here is one, there is one,

 Everywhere they're found

See them fall so gently

 Through the frosty air,

Every little snowflake

 Has its beauties rare.

Soon the ground is covered

 With the pretty snow,

Then we see the snowbirds

 Flying to and fro.

Happy little creatures —

 Do not reap or sow,

Yet the Master feeds them,

 Even in the snow.

I think it would be important if I was teaching this poem to a class in Florida that the students have background knowledge about snow.  I would also have to explain to children that have grown up in Florida that in certain places there are distinct seasons in which the winter is very cold and snowy.  I would probably have my students watch a video that shares this information to the students so that they can gain some background knowledge before reading the poem.  Many children in Florida have never seen snow so it would be important for them to watch a video and get information about how snow works.  To me, the poems moral is that every snowflake is different but beautiful.  This relates to people because every one of us is different and beautiful.  It teaches children that it is alright to be different.  I think students would really enjoy this poem because it talks about snowflakes.  I would have my students create snowflakes on their own.  When every student in a class makes a snowflake all of them will look different which is what the poem talks about.  I would have the students hang up their snowflakes on the wall so that everyone can see how they are all beautiful even though they are all very different.