The Snowy Day
Information About This Unit
Description of Learning Unit:
In this unit, you will listen to "The Snowy Day" with your child. Snowy day fun will include drawing a 3-D snow painting, writing a poem, playing outside, and making snowflakes. You will also talk about problems and solutions in stories, and your child will find the problems and solutions in stories about Cinderella and some sheep, plus your child will write his own story with a problem and a solution. Your child will also learn the sight words "before, best, both, and buy." This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach language arts. 
List of Objectives:
- Listen to the story "The Snowy Day."
- Understand that stories have problems and solutions.
- Be able to find the problem and the solution in stories.
- Learn the following sight words: before, best, both, and buy.
List of Materials and Supplies Needed for This Pathway:
- Foam shaving cream
- White glue
- Construction paper
- Small plastic bowls
- Paintbrush or Q-tips
- Toothpicks, twigs, or craft sticks, if desired
- Paper
- Crayons or markers
- A pencil
- Snow or sand
- Sticks
- Cardboard
- Dimensional fabric paint (in squeeze bottle)
- Resealable plastic bag
- Glitter
- Scissors
- Paper
- Sight word cards (two cards for each word)
- A printer and basic printing supplies, card stock or paper and marker if desired
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- Scissors
- Markers or a pencil
- A pencil
- Crayons or markers
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
- Crayons or markers
- Scissors
- Glue
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayons or markers
- Pencil
Worksheets and Coloring Pages:
- A printer and basic printing supplies
- A pencil
- Crayons or markers
Links to Free Learning Material
Literature Activities:
| The Snowy Day | (no rating) |
Listen to "The Snowy Day" and discuss the story with your child.
| A Snowy Day | (no rating) |
Your child will create a 3-D snowy day picture.
| Snowy Day Poem | (no rating) |
Your child will write an acrostic poem using the letters in snowy day.
| Playing Outside | (no rating) |
Your child will explore some of the activities Peter did when he was outside.
| Snowflakes | (no rating) |
Learn about snowflakes and have your child create snowflakes.
Sight Words - Before, Best, Both, Buy:
| Introduce Sight Words | (no rating) |
Show your child the flashcards with the words "before, best, both and buy."
| Concentration | (no rating) |
Play this matching game with sight word cards.
Language Arts Concepts - Problems and Solutions:
| Problems and Solutions in Stories | (no rating) |
Explain to your child that most stories are about a problem that has to be solved. Help your child find the problem(s) and solution(s) in the Cinderella story.
| What's Your Problem | (no rating) |
Your child will write a story that has a problem and a solution.
| Peter's Problem | (no rating) |
In "Peter's Chair" Peter has a problem, write and draw pictures about his problem and how he solves it.
| What's Your Problem | (no rating) |
Your child will write a story that has a problem and a solution.
All About Me:
| All About Me Book | (no rating) |
Your child will write about the people he or she lives with.
Learning Tools (worksheets, drills, printables, online games, tests, etc.):
| Color and Write About a Snowy Day | (no rating) |
Print this page and have your child color the page and write (or dictate) a story about the scene.
| Animal Tracks Game | (no rating) |
Your child can play this interactive game and match the tracks to the animal.
| Animal Tracks Maze | (no rating) |
Print this page and have your child help the animals find their way home.
| Identify the Animal Tracks | (no rating) |
Print this page and have your child match the tracks to the animal.
| Story Handwriting Paper | (no rating) |
Use this handwriting paper for the activity What's Your Problem.
| Mitten Template | (no rating) |
Use this mitten template for the sight word card game Concentration.
| Snowflake Pattern | (no rating) |
Use this pattern for the Snowflakes activity.
| Problem and Solution Handout | (no rating) |
Use this worksheet to write about problems in stories.
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Free Online Video:
| Animal Tracks Video | (no rating) |
Learn how to identify some animal tracks in this video.
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Free Online Audio:
Free E-Books (and classics available in most libraries):