Make Words With Snow Lesson Plan

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What We Are Learning

 

Science Focus:

snow

 

Literacy Focus:

compound words

 

Vocabulary Theme Words:

snowball, snowfl ake, snowman, snowplow, snowsuit

 

Skills We’re Practicing:

group discussion, critical thinking, vocabulary, phonological awareness, gross-motor skills, number recognition

  • Snow Pumpkin by Carole Lexa Schaefer is a delightful story that follows two kids as they make a snowman with a jack-o’-lantern as the head. When the sun warms the snow, something begins to happen to their snowman. Be sure to ask children to make predictions about what will happen next!

Roll a Snowman Game

Materials: small white pom-poms (you can also use white beans, small cotton balls, or beads), glue, a die, Roll a Snowman skill sheet

  • This easy-to-play math game lets children practice one-to-one correspondence. 
  • Have children sit together in pairs. Give each child a copy of the skill sheet, 21 pom-poms, and a die.
  • To play, one child rolls the die and identifies the snowman on the skill sheet that’s made of that many snowballs. Then they put a pompom into each snowball to complete the body.
  • Children should take turns and race to see who will complete their game board first. Then they can play again! If you’d like, have them glue down the pom-poms and decorate the page to make a snowy scene! one-to one correspondence/number recognition

Materials: coffee filters, child-safe  scissors, watercolor paint, paintbrushes, water, markers, spray bottle, string, tape, mirror (optional)

  • Create your very own winter wonderland with this fine-motor skills activity!
  • Give each child a coffee filter. Have them decorate it with watercolors. They can also decorate it with markers and spray their designs with water so the colors spread and blend. Let the coffee filters dry.
  • Have children fold their coffee filter three times. Then have them carefully cut shapes into all sides of the folded filter.
  • Finally, carefully unfold the filters and see the beautiful designs! You can talk about all the shapes children see in their snowflake.
  • You can also modify this activity to talk about symmetry! To do so, have children make their snowflakes from coffee filters that are not painted. Once they open the filters, ask children what they notice. The filters are the same on both sides but flipped! Explain that this is called symmetry. You can also demonstrate by putting a mirror against the center line to show that it’s the same. Tell children that real snowflakes are symmetrical too!
  • Use tape to attach a string to the top. Hang the snowflakes around your classroom to go along with your winter theme! fine-motor skills