"What did I know, what did I know / of love's austere and lonely offices?" Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" offers secondary students a powerful entry point into the quiet sacrifices parents make through unconditional love. This resource guides students through TWR sentence-, note-taking, summary, and paragraph-level activities as they analyze the poem's imagery, tone, and central message, applying key literary terms along the way. Students develop the academic vocabulary and analytical skills needed to write thoughtfully about how Hayden portrays a son's belated recognition of his father's love. Classroom-ready and easy to implement, this resource supports ELA instruction during Father's Day or any poetry unit centered on family and reflection.