Books
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
These are two of my favorite winter books. The kids always love the silly activities of the snowmen in Snowmen at Night. The Snowy Day is a true classic. It's a sweet story about a boy named Peter and his snow day adventures. I like to engage the kids during this book. I'll ask questions like "Do you make snow angels like Peter?" or "How many of you have built a snowman?". When Peter puts the snowball in his pocket, it disappears. I'll ask, "What do you think happened to the snowball?". The kids love to tell you about their own snow day activities!
Songs
Warm Mittens
Courtesy of CanTeach
In our version, we repeat the first verse at the end. We also have actions for each movement.
I wiggle my left hand,
(shake left hand)
I wiggle my right,
(shake right hand)
Inside of my mittens,
(give yourself a hug)
So warm and so tight.
I wiggle my pinkie.
(wiggle pinkie)
I wiggle my thumb,
(wiggle thumb)
so when I make snowballs,
(pretend to make snowball)
my hands don't get numb.
(rub hands together)
I wiggle my left hand,
(wiggle left hand)
I wiggle my right,
(wiggle right hand)
Inside of my mittens,
So warm and so tight.
(give yourself a hug)
Polar Bear, Polar Bear
By Jean Warren, courtesy of Preschool Express.
Hey! Mr. Snowman
Courtesy of the blog Storytiming
I made the prop using our large plot printer and clip art.
Activity
If You Have Some Rhythm Sticks
Courtesy of Jbrary
The Wheels on the Bus
Courtesy of Jbrary
Bread & Butter
Courtesy of Jbrary
Craft
Polar Bear and Snow Globe
We made two crafts with this program!
- Paper plate
- White card stock or construction paper
- Black pom poms
- Google eyes
- School Glue
- Cotton balls
- Two shades of blue card stock
- Cotton balls
- Sequins
- Snowflake stickers
- White card stock or construction paper
- Black and orange markers for the snowman
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