Robert Frost was an American poet. He wrote a short poem called 'October' that asks the morning to go slowly, so the leaves fall one by one.
§ Parent briefing
…when the leaves are ready to fall, and a poet asks the morning to slow down.
Robert Frost was an American poet. He wrote a short poem called 'October' that asks the morning to go slowly, so the leaves fall one by one.
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§ The story
Robert Frost was a poet who lived on a farm in America. He wrote poems that sound simple and tuck a big feeling inside.
His little poem 'October' is like a letter. He writes to the morning itself. He says: please, go GENTLY. Please, let the leaves fall one at a time, not all at once. He does not want the autumn to be over.
A poem you know by heart is a small thing you can carry anywhere. Today you will learn two lines.
» You read this line
O hushed October morning mild,
» You read this line
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall.
Read the two lines aloud three times. Slowly. Softly. Then whisper them.
§ Tell it in three pictures
Tell the poem in THREE pictures: the quiet morning, the ripe leaves on the branch, and one leaf falling all by itself.
Harder — Under picture 1, write the poet's name. It sounds like the cold white stuff on the grass.
Answer key: The poet: Frost
§ The lines to learn
Say the first line three times. Add the second. Whisper it. Then say it looking out of the window.
Illuminate — Illuminate the great letter O with autumn colours — red, orange, gold, and one deep green.
§ Number page
Go outside. Bring back a small twig with leaves still on it.
Answer key: d) 6
§ Draw the inside
Draw one big leaf as if you cut it in half. Show the stem, the middle rib, the little veins spreading out like tiny roads, and the flat green surface.
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§ Listening minute
Sit under a tree, or by an open window. Close your eyes for a whole minute. Listen for autumn sounds.
Which sound made you feel the MOST autumn?
§ Move & notice
Catch
Walk outside. Try to catch ONE falling leaf before it touches the ground. Press it between two pages of a heavy book.
Predict first
Guess how many tries it will take to catch one.
§ Reflection question
Frost asked the morning to go slowly. But mornings do not listen. So why do we ask?
Word treasury
AUTUMN
From the Latin autumnus. A very old word for the season when the fruit is ripe.
Copy AUTUMN into your treasury book. Draw one leaf beside it in its true colour.
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