Lesson Plan: Beauty Is All Around Us

Great Thinker's Challenge:

Go out into the local community to find beautiful things in your local environment. Look for beautiful things that exist in nature and beautiful things that are human-made. Consider what makes them beautiful and write an ode to an object.

Learning Objectives:

• (Literacy) Write an explanatory text in which a topic is identified and supporting details are noted.

• (Literacy) Use descriptive words and expressions to convey emotion and feeling in creative writing.

• (Literacy) Read poetry aloud with appropriate rate and expression.

Materials/Preparation:

• Beauty Is All Around Us worksheet

Grade Range: 2-5

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