The Jacket I Wear In The Snow Book Extension

This book extension is based on the classic story by Shirley Neitzel 'The Jacket I Wear In The Snow'.  It's an all time favorite of ours that we started using nearly 30 years ago as new teachers.  It is still being read today.  And we still love it!!  You'll find so many activities in the extension, including a fun "I Have Who Has" that will have your students practicing story detail, sequencing and recall!

           

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The BIGGEST Snowman Ever Book Extension

Books about snow are always a big hit with children everywhere. This book in particular is a great book to teach your children about team work. We all love Steven Kroll's characters, Desmond and Clayton!  In this book, these two little mice work together to build the BIGGEST SNOWMAN EVER!!

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We also want to tell you about a favorite activity that one of our favorite Kindergarten teacher does with this book.  She has all her students tear up pieces of white construction paper into 1 inch pieces. (white copy paper works fine too.)  She doesn't tell the student "why".   Once they have finished, they try to hold all the pieces in their hand, they stand in a circle, and she counts...one, two, three...then, they "MAKE IT SNOW"!!!!  They throw all the pieces in the air.  Yes, it's crazy.  Yes, it's a mess.  But, now you read the book.  And now it's their turn to build THE BIGGEST SNOWMAN EVER!  They work hard to pick up all the "snow" and glue it down to make a class snowman!!  You can also make them in groups to see who makes the biggest.
HAVE FUN!!! 

Sneezy the Snowman Book Extension

Sneezy the Snowman is the perfect book for winter. This "cool" snowman is trying his best to find a way to warm up, but nothing seems to work. The children LOVE it, and it lends itself well to teaching rhyming words, writing activities, and sequencing activities.

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The Mitten - Book Extension

Who doesn't love Jan Brett?  It is so easy to foster a love for reading when you immerse the kids in her books!  They are amazed by the illustrations.  THE MITTEN is an all time favorite with us!    The story is about a little boy, his grandmother, a mitten, and lots of forest animals that squeeze inside the mitten to stay warm.  It's a great time to introduce the students to the lost art of knitting!

We compiled our favorite activities into a book extension.  Included are also many engaging activities for reading such as comprehension involving rereading for details. There are activities for putting the story in the correct sequence, writing and labeling activities, a mitten shape book to make, and much more. Your students will be making connections and comparisons with their own experiences with mittens keeping warm in winter. 

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Snowmen at Night - Book Extension

We don't know about you, but we are hoping for some major snow this year!!  We have a lot of snowy favorites! Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner is a fun story about what snowmen REALLY do at night. The kids love it and the illustrations are beautiful!

We have put together some of our favorite activities in a book extension for Snowmen at Night. It is perfect for 1st and 2nd graders!  There are also many engaging activities for reading such as making predictions, and vocabulary, writing activities such as making lists and writing about a snowman scene, language activities with opposites and similes, and a math game of roll, add, and cover with a snowman theme. 
We included a "Snowman Games" section!  The snowmen in the story got to play games, so why shouldn't we!?!?!  Included are Pin the Nose on the Snowman, Spin to Color, Roll and Cover, Spin to Build, and Bingo!  Divide your kids into rotating groups and let the fun begin!

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Melted Snowman Labels FREEBIE

These Melted Snowman labels will wrap perfectly around a water bottle that will make it a perfect drink for a Christmas or winter party. They print perfectly on to Avery 8164, or 5264 shipping labels that are 3 1/2 x 4 inches. Who doesn't need to drink more water? Or snowman? 

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