Winter is approaching...

So I made this activity last year, but it's still an easy fun way to do a lesson on the topic of 'winter'.


I used the song Tip of the Iceberg by Owl City.


First we did a mind map of what students thought of winter, what words they knew, what activities they liked to do in the winter. 


Then we listened to the song, by Owl City, first without the paper. 
Then they got the fill in the blank sheet for the song. We listened twice more. 


Take it up.




Then we discussed some of the words that are more difficult. 


Then to finish up your discussion get the students to create a small story about their perfect winter day. Tell them to try and use the vocab you mind mapped before the start of the lesson. 


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Owl City- Tip of the Iceberg


Fill in the blanks

Welcome back
Winter once again
And put on your warm fuzzy _______
Cuz you'll feel much better when

The __________ fall
Gently to the ground
The temperature drops
And your ________ _________ all the rivers around
But I keep you warm

If speed's a pro
Inertia must be a con
Cuz the____ _____ blows at precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on

If all the roads
Were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from __________ to Nebraska
Then on to _________ and back
Cuz you keep me warm

Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
Rivulets flow from your eyes
Paint runs from your mouth
Like a__________
And your lungs crystalize

I'll travel the ___-______ _________
I'll brave ____________and frozen lakes
And that's just the____ ___ ____ __________
I'll do whatever it takes
To change

Farewell powdery paradise
We'd rather______ on the finished ice
Fingers failed us before they froze
_________ bit down on all our toes

______ ______ build up and enfold us
As we wait out this winter storm
So we _________ close in the darkness
And keep each other so warm

For Beginners hand out this vocab list as well:
skate                waterfall               sub-zero        tip of the              snow drifts
Frostbite           freeze                  wind              Alaska
sweater            shivers                  cold               Maine
snuggle             snowflakes           tundra            iceberg




Answer Sheet:

Welcome back
Winter once again
And put on your warm fuzzy sweater
Cuz you'll feel much better when

The snowflakes fall
Gently to the ground
The temperature drops
And your shivers freeze all the rivers around
But I keep you warm

If speed's a pro
Inertia must be a con
Cuz the cold wind blows at precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on

If all the roads
Were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska
Then on to Alaska and back
Cuz you keep me warm

Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
Rivulets flow from your eyes
Paint runs from your mouth
Like a waterfall
And your lungs crystalize

I'll travel the sub-zero tundra
I'll brave glaciers and frozen lakes
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
I'll do whatever it takes
To change

Farewell powdery paradise
We'd rather skate on the finished ice
Fingers failed us before they froze
Frostbite bit down on all our toes

Snow drifts build up and enfold us
As we wait out this winter storm
So we snuggle close in the darkness
And keep each other so warm