Once we’ve sequenced all the pictures, I usually have the kids help me retell the story at the end to start practicing “first, then” (First they made a snow dad! Next they made…?). Use it to hold the kids’ attention (give each student a picture, have them listen for their word during the story), provide visual assistance to kids who need it, have an assistant use the folder with a student who needs some extra support during circle, etc. We print/cut/laminate/velcro the visuals from most books we use during large-group activities. If you do have access to Boardmakershare, also recommend searching for winter/snowman activities-there are some great ones! Eastman, S-blends to go with “The Jacket I Wear in the Snow”.

cold, SMARTBoard for building snowmen (made by Kristin), S-blends to go with “Snow” by P.D. The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzelĭownloads: Visuals from the story (made by co-worker, Kristin), Sn- blend visuals (mostly snow related), SMARTBoard targeting hot vs. Narrator: I guess you know what happened when the sun came out. There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro We also drew snowmen on the whiteboard I had the kids give me directions on what to draw next (using body part vocabulary, top/bottom, how many?, etc) until we had a great snowperson.Also a great book for simple predictions (They made a snow dad. Perna's Class aka commax1969 1.35K subscribers Subscribe 360K views 6 years ago In preparation for the Kindergarten Collage Project I am reading the book. For snack we emphasized our hot/cold theme with cups of hot chocolate…and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. But, hey, with all the kids who have s-blend goals on my caseload? I will use every snow-related material I can get my hands on.Īctivities: I brought in a “mystery sack” with random items (some normal: scarf, hat, etc-mostly bizarre like in the book: markers, quarters, etc) and had the kids decide what body parts the items should be (an arm made out of headphones? an orange marker nose?). We have had such a mild one here in Chicagoland that books about snowmen almost don’t feel appropriate. Figured I should post about this book before winter officially ends.

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