Educational activities, crafts, and printables to go along with the book, the snowy day by ezra jack keats. This book also helps slowly introduce preschoolers to the early science concept of the changing physical properties of snow and water. Lots of story time activities, crafts, and snacks to go along with the snowy day. An easy snowflake craft, plus more book activities for. The snowy day sensory writing tray prek pages every preschooler will want to get their hands in the snow, just like peter and they can with this quick and easy winter sensory writing tray. This mini book is a companion to the book the snowy day and is full of activities to enrich the story. Ezra jack keats wrote a book for young children called the snowy day. This creative winter art project is incredibly bright, fun, and easy for kids and adults of all ages. Then they glued the circles to blue paper to make snowmen. His books include peters chair, whistle for willy, and the timeless classic the snowy day.
Included in this download are templates to create a peter, cause and effect cards, and writing templates i. Peter ventures out into the snow and marvels at the tracks he makes, the snowman he builds, and the angels he imprints in the snow. A majority of the activities can be used with the book snowy day. This free craftivity is a great follow up activity to the read aloud. Since its initial publication, the snowy day has come to be regarded as both a childrens classic and one of the most important picture books ever writtenillustrated. Snowball pompoms love this idea from delightful learning.
The snowy day story time activities sarah avila my joyfilled life art therapy activities the snowy day great book. Without doubt, this shows that the snowy day, the first childrens picture book with an african american protagonist to win a major childrens book award, continues to rock. Fun and easy craft for kids inspired by the snowy day, a classic winter story book, by ezra jack keats. A flurry of activities the ezra jack keats foundation. Free teachers guide for the snowy day by ezra jack keats. Why not make some fun puffy snow art to go along with it. This snowy day resource has minimal prep and will give your students extra practice with the alphabet, numbers, and cvc words, and more. The snowy day by ezra keats was this weeks pick for the virtual book club for kids. Snow sensory writing tray to extend the book the snowy day by ezra jack keats, perfect for preschool, prek, and kindergarten kids. Have you read the book, the snowy day by ezra jack keats.
They traced and cut out each circle shape on white construction paper. These books, crafts, and activities are perfect for celebrating snow whether you are stuck inside during a blizzard, outdoors playing in the snow, or wishing you had snow, you will find lots ideas to inspire plenty of winterthemed creative play fun. This classic book is a favorite of preschool children who are eager for a day to play in the snow like peter. It is an excellent book to use when teaching cause and effect. The snowy day by ezra jack keats is a perfect book to read with the kids on a cold winter day.
Need some ideas for what to do with the kids during winter. Peters story takes place on a snowy day i asked the kids which season this is. The story is quite moving in its depiction of the simple joys of newfallen snow. The book is notable not only for its lovely artwork and tone, but also for its importance as a trailblazer. This caledecottwinning book is among the first to depict a multicultural family in an urban setting engaging in everyday activities and is considered a groundbreaking achievement.
You can find these center activities, as well as a stem activity by clicking. The snowy day by ezra jack keats is a classic and a favorite of mine to read in the winter. Look for this logo to find out which books are part of this important literacy. We discussed what the text said and what the illustration showed. Your kids will love to read the story and then the snowy day sensory writing tray. The book had a special meaning to him and his family. Today the creative preschool collaborators and i are sharing 5 fun winterthemed preschool activities and crafts. Link has other links to snowmen crafts see related links to what you are looking for.
For best results, use bleeding tissue paper which is designed to bleed and spread color when wet if you dont have bleeding tissue paper, you could try using crepe paper, but it may not be as colorful. Use scrap paper to create beautiful landscapes like those in ezra jack keatss the snowy day. As always, my cohosts came up with fun snowthemed learning activities to go along with this book. The legend of john henry in folklore, music and railway history, a third. One of my favorite wintertheme books to share with preschoolers is the snowy day. Activities and downloads the snowy day penguin books. I also recommend red sled by lita judge as an alternate picture book to go with this theme. This book contains several activities to go along with the story, the snowy day by ezra jack keats. A mini book study companion activities pack for the snowy day by ezra jack keats. The snowy day live action film and the heartwarming story behind it. My son wanted to make his picture like a picture in the book of peter. So be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post for other great ideas.
This book is perfect to read in winter and it is great for teaching all about multiculturalism keats was one im so excited for this weeks featured book, the snowy day. The snowy day story time activities my joyfilled life. The snowy day preschool corner homeschool creations. We also used some sequencing cards on the linked page, scroll down to find the snowy day activity card pdf based on the story. Included in this unit are flip booklets for each story so that students can answer comprehension questions. Ezra jack keats 19161983 is the caldecott medal winning author of the snowy day, which broke ground in 1962 as one of the first picture books for young children to portray a realistic, multicultural urban setting.
Ezra jack keats author study craftsideas for 8 books. The second day i pulled out the book instead of the video. The snowy day for teachers and librarians family literacy bags from reading rockets this reading rockets activity packet is designed to support reading activities at home. Ezra jack keats snowy day lesson ideas for kindergarten books, videos, reading lessons, math activities, and more. Inspired by the snowy day the snowy day liveaction film and the heartwarming story behind it, cute claymation and marionettes, real snow, fake snow and paper crafts. The snowy day was the first fullcolor picture book to feature a black child and made a big splash in the world of childrens books. This program was created for kindergarten teachers, but its ageappropriate up to grade 2. The snowy day printables, classroom activities, teacher. Here are a few follow up crafts and activities to use after reading the snowy day by ezra jack keats. The snowy day lyndsey kuster im so excited for this weeks featured book, the snowy day by ezra jack keats. This puffy snow landscape painting is easy to make and has plenty of texture to look like real snow. Pack contains 3 main files and also 7 support files 5 worksheets and 2 files with information about the book. Use these activities and lessons to introduce students to keatss work. Aside from the things that are included in the the snowy day printables, heres a little peek at the more handson things we did together.
Here you will find snowy ideas, lessons, printables, and much more to make learning fun in the cold snowy wintery weather. Each child can make their own beautiful, glittery snowball by following a few simple steps. Ezra jack keats was a caldecott medalwinning picture book author and illustrator. Ezra jack keats book, the snowy day, has always been a favorite of mine. Making tracks in the the snowy day by ezra jack keats, peter makes different kinds of tracks in the snow with his feet and also using a stick. And a book a month club with activities, crafts and snacks. The snowy day activities and worksheets we also have a few center activities and worksheets the students use during the weeklong book study. I created this pocket chart activity to go along with the book. Use this snowy day craft and activities to accompany the read aloud, the snowy day. Preschool activities centered around this book help children explore their natural surroundings.
How to make tissue paper art with snow simple crafts and. The format can be adapted to most any book in the library. Activities included are appropriate for literacy centers, whole class activities a. One of my favorite books to read aloud as winter continues through january is the snowy day by ezra jack keats. When centering a theme around the snowy day, preschool activities should include some kind of craft. Com 41 snow day activities for boys kids crafts outsideconcept. If youre looking for fun things to do in the snow with your kids this winter, there are some great ideas here. Using keatss the snowy day as the theme, i designed this lesson as a rotation of six activity centers, some related to the book and others for improvised play. There are 7 snow themed activities included so you could use these for your we. There is a quietness about the book which evokes that sudden quiet that. To celebrate the top checkout, the snowy day will appear on special, limitededition nypl library cards and. These are activities and crafts based on some popular books by ezra jack keats.
Preschool books preschool crafts winter art winter theme winter activities preschool activities the snowy day book tree study kindergarten art projects. The snowy day activities the snowy day book, crafts. Lots of activities, crafts, and snack ideas to go along with the book the snowy day by ezra jack keats. There are also writing prompts, writing templates, and craft templates associated with each story.
This caledecottwinning book is among the first to depict a multicultural family in an urban setting engaging in everyday activities and is considered a. Its such a fun book that leads to great discussions and questions in prek and kindergarten classrooms. From snow sensory bins to colourful ice walls to making candy on the snow, here are 10 fun and creative snow activities to keep your kids busy and entertained when theyre playing outside on snow days or snowy days. Fun snowy day activities that relate to the book the snowy day by ezra jack keats. Weve chosen a fiction and nonfiction book about snow, appropriate for. According to horn book magazine, the snowy day was the very first fullcolor picture book to feature a small black heroyet another reason to add this classic to your shelves. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. The snowy day, in real life for his audition to study at denver school of the arts, aspiring filmmaker caelen barr, then 11 years old, made a twominute film of the snowy day. This time i read the story to them and stopped to ask craft and structure questions throughout the story. We followed along with peter and his delight in the first snowy day of the season in this caldecott award winning book by ezra jack keats. Ezra jack keats snowy day lesson ideas for kindergarten. Bonus, youll even find some fun ways to play with snow inside. Snow books, crafts, and activities inner child fun.
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