1. Who Has Seen the Wind? Part One 3rd Grade, Language Arts
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Mary Ruebusch
McCurdy School

2. Teacher Page Objective: The learner will read
a poem and use words to describe
the movement of the wind.
Activity: Students will read the poem
and they will answer questions in a log.

3. Teacher Page Procedure: 1. Read the poem to the class.
(If you want to make a transparency
copy the following slide and have a
transparency made in advance.)
2. Answer questions in student logs.
3. Discuss answers with the class.

4. Who Has Seen the Wind. By Christina Rosetti Who has seen the wind
Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rosetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the leaves bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

5. Who Has Seen the Wind. By Christina Rosetti Who has seen the wind
Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rosetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through.

6. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the leaves bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

7. What words does the poet use to prove that the wind is blowing?
Answer in your journal.
The leaves trembling and bowing down.
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8. What are some other words that would show that the wind was blowing?
Make a web in your journal.
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Breathing
Gusting
Whooshing

9. What are some examples that you can give to show the wind is blowing?
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for 5 ideas.

10. Write sentences showing these objects using wind.
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sample
sentences.

11. Sample answers The weather The kite twirled vane was spinning.
in the breeze.
The balloon floated
away in the sky.
The sail boat
slid over the
glassy sea.
The windmill
rotated slowly.

12. Poets use descriptive words to create the feelings or ideas they wish to express.
Read the poem again.
What feeling or idea do
you think the poet wants
you to have?
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