Books
Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer
Snow Happy! by Patricia Hubbell
Snow Happy has great rhyming and repetition. Every time I read "snow happy", I asked the group to join in.
Songs
Warm Mittens
Courtesy of Can Teach
View the posting titled Winter Wonderland for more details.
There's Something in the Snow
Courtesy of Storytime Katie
Animals & Noise:
Wolf-Howl, Howl
Polar Bear-Grrr, Grr
Penguin-Waddle
Snow Owl-Hoot, Hoot
Snow Bunny-Thump, thump, thump
The kids loved this rhyme! I created a prop using our plot printer and clip art. I made a little snow mound and printed images of the animals. After we made the sound, I asked the group "Which animal do you think makes that noise?". They would shout the answer and I would show them the picture. Then the animal would "hide" in the snow. This is a great way to incorporate stick puppets and flannel boards.
Polar Bear, Polar Bear
By Jean Warren, courtesy of Preschool Express
Activity
Bubbles!
I used the song Icky Sticky Bubble Gum from the CD Action! Fun! Dance!
Craft
Ice Skates
- Ice skate clip art
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- Glue
- Stickers
- Crayons
- Sequins
