Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars by: Douglas Florian

Title: Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars

Author: Douglas Florian

Summary

The book titled Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars by: Douglas Florian. This text possesses poems about the planets, comets, stars and the moon.

Here's an excerpt from the text:

"Saturn's rings turn round Saturn.
  Its moons turn round it too.
  Saturn, by turns, turns round the sun.
  Saturning through and through." (Florian 25-26).

Lexile Level: 0 non-prose text

Recommended for

Ages: 4-7 Years
Grades: Preschool to Third Grade

Learning Standard

"Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song."

(Reading Standards for Literature K–5; Grade 2).

Learning Goal

Students will demonstrate knowledge of astronomy and the elements of basic poetry through this lesson.

Learning Objectives

• Students will identify elements of poetry shown in the text titled Comets, Stars, The Moon and Mars by: Douglas Florian. 
• Students will create their own poem, based on basic research conducted 
• Students will create an illustration depicting the chosen object from space.

Learning Activity

This activity will focus on students engaging in a basic poetry lesson, in which they will learn elements such as rhyming and alliteration. Students will learn basic knowledge of astronomy through tools, which include completing worksheets. Students will read the text titled Comets, Stars, The Moon and Stars by Douglas Florian and will choose a planet, comet or the moon to conduct research.

Then, students will create a poem to demonstrate their knowledge of the elements of poetry and create an illustration of their chosen topic. This learning activity will occur in a four part lesson that will build upon each segment to reach the completion of this activity. A rubric will be used to assess this activity.

Learning Outcome

Students will conduct research and demonstrate their knowledge of basic astronomy. In addition, students will create a poem to demonstrate their knowledge of the elements of poetry.

Selling Tool

Poster

References

Florian, D. (2007). Comets, stars, the Moon, and Mars (p. 45). Orlando: Harcourt.

Mid-Hudson Library System --Comets, Stars, The Moon, and Mars (n.d.). Retrieved November 01, 2017, from http://search.midhudsonlibraries.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1768458__Scomets%20stars%20the%20moon__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved October 5, 2017, from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy