Activities to use with the snowy day, by ezra jack keats. Lots of activities, crafts, and snack ideas to go along with the book the snowy day by. I would highly recommend printing the activities from this set onto cardstock so that they are sturdier for younger hands. The book also shows children that exploration of the world leads to fun and learning. Students will practice working with shapes and learn the concepts of foreground, middle ground, and background. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. Celebrate the arrival of winter with a reading of jack ezra keats book the snowy day. Find this pin and more on preschoolkindergarten by amy spleen. The snowy day discussion guide five discussion questions. Children will investigate the many ways snow can be enjoyed. We spend the day with him as he enjoys his time in the snow. The snowy day story time activities winter classroom, winter. Instead of hopping with the potential of dead links, we decided on a closed link up. Open the snowflake on a plate and sparingly spread on some cream cheese.
Download activity santokh rinpoche views 2717 adds 76. The snowy day by ezra jack keats has been a favorite of mine for as long as i can remember. The illustrations are so unique and fun to imitate and there are many activities that goalong with the book to encourage learning, aside from the handson ones. To remember the fun he had, he takes something special home with him in the evening. Students will enjoy reading about peters winter fun while they practice making connections, retelling and visualizing. Ezra jack keats everyday edits given a paragraph about ezra jack keats, students edit it for punctuation and other errors. The public library of keats hometown of brooklyn, n. Keats received the 1963 caldecott medal for his collage artwork, which made the snowy day the first picture book with an african american. Start by reading the book the snowy day aloud to your class. The snowy day lesson plan students make snowflakes from tortilla shells as part of a lesson on snow. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of. Preschool activities in this article are centered around this book and will teach children some science lessons about snow. The snowy day activity card parent instruction worksheet. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
Preschool age children love to learn new big words and a silly snowy day offers them one, ridiculous. 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. If you havent had a chance to read this caldecott award winning story, you are missing out. 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. After a recent snowfall, we read the snowy day, following along with the little boy as he awakens to a blanket of snow coating his neighborhood. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than the snowy day. Formerly known as scholastic printables, we offer printable activities for any subject. Materials and information may be used for your own. If you would like to share, please share a link to my blog or to the page that hosts these files. After reading aloud the snowy day, i introduce a snowy day center with a. The snowy day by ezra keats aff link was such a fun book to read and reread with our children. It is funny how an image can take your right back to kindergarten. Literature guide for the snowy day by ezra jack keats page.
The year 2012 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the snowy day, ezra jack keatss most recognized and beloved book. There is a quietness about the book which evokes that sudden quiet that comes over a city right after a snowfall. The snowy day after listening to the first half of the book, students draw inferences and write an ending. The snowy day the snowy day by ezra jack keats is the perfect readaloud for kindergartners in january. The snowy day by ezra jack keats ezra jack keats the authors official site. A flurry of activities the ezra jack keats foundation.
Now young readers can enjoy this caldecott winner as a fullsized board book, perfect for bookstore storytime, classrooms and libraries, and readalouds of all kinds. This classic book is a favorite of preschool children who are eager for a day to play in the snow like peter. Invite the students to chant along as you place each childs character and name card in the chart and point to the words with a fun pointer. The clear, colorful images, the kid perspective, the gentle flow of the story, and the wintertime theme made the book a good fit for the slightly older, mostly 2030 month old, crowd that showed up. Ezra jack keats legacy lives on in the popularity of his most famous character, peterthe star of the snowy day, whistle for willie, peters chair, a letter to amy, goggles. Delighted by the possibilities, peter rushed to spend the day outside. Literature guide for the snowy day by ezra jack keats. You can use the video below if you dont have a copy of the book in. The snowy day activities one of my favorite winter books is the snowy day by ezra jack keats if youre a facebook fan, you might remember that i picked it as a picture book of the day.
A mini book study companion activities pack for the snowy day by ezra jack keats. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. And now for the fun we had celebrating peter and his snowy day. Discover educational activities, crafts, and printables to go along with the book, the snowy day, by ezra jack keats.
After reading aloud the snowy day by ezra jack keats, introduce a snowy day center with a threestep project. If you have snow outside, have a fun day inspired by peters snow day. It features peter, an african american boy, who explores his neighborhood after the seasons first snowfall. 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.
The snowy day printables homeschool share resources great sequencing cards. The snowy day preschool corner homeschool creations. Jan 04, 2016 the snowy day by ezra keats aff link was such a fun book to read and reread with our children. They follow the directions at the top of the page with their parents as they read and retell the story. Free the snowy day book study companion activities to go with the book by ezra jack keats. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a childs wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. Jan 9, 2017 free the snowy day book study companion activities to go. The postal service dedicated the snowy day stamps oct. The clear, colorful images, the kid perspective, the gentle flow of the story, and the wintertime theme. Please do not link directly to just the pdf files the link you are. The story is quite moving in its depiction of the simple joys of newfallen snow. Make snow angels, have a snowball fight, make fun tracks in the snow, build a snowman and slide down a hill.
The brooklyn public librarys central library is located at 10 grand army plaza. Snow day this story is full of fun activities to take part in when you have a snow day. Over the past few weeks of snow, we have taken advantage of the opportunity to read the snowy day by ezra jack keats. Find this pin and more on january in the classroom by chris bryson. The snowy day printables winter preschool, winter kindergarten. Apr 20, 2020 in striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The snowy day reading activities dolly partons imagination library. The snowy day is about a young boy named peter who wakes to find a winter wonderland outside his window. Enjoying the snowy days snowy day fun babies to bookworms. Jan 04, 2014 directions for using the snowy day pocket chart. Literature guide for the snowy day by ezra jack keats page 2. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Snowy day reading activities comprehension math winter snow.
The snowy day is a 1962 childrens picture book by american author and illustrator ezra jack keats march 11, 1916 may 6, 1983. W hen my kids were small, they really enjoyed reading the snowy day by ezra jack keats. The snowy day, winner of the 1963 caldecott medal, tells the story of a young boy, peter, who wakes up to discover that a beautiful blanket of. Its a simple, yet fun art activity to do after reading the snowy day by. Have you read the book, the snowy day by ezra jack keats. The book also includes a few features that demonstrate how books can be both mirrors and windows or doors. With snow on the ground, a good mix of play and stories planned and a small dose of storytime magic, it was time to include ezra jack keats the snowy day along with nicola smees jingle jingle in the toddlerbaby storytime line up. Page 2 of 2 the snowy day cant find what youre looking for. Snowy alpine tree watercolor resist art rhythms of play alpine tree watercolor resist art is an art project for kids and adults of all ages. Each stamp showcases a different illustration of peter, the main character, exploring his snowcovered neighborhood. The snowy day activities to build skills in sequencing, writing lists, and identifying seasons. Free teachers guide for the snowy day by ezra jack keats. Typically, when i find books that we love and i know that they will be read over and over again, i like to find educational activities to go along with the book. Children will learn vocabulary terms and use prompts to think critically about the story.
They love following the little boy on his adventures through the city on a very snow day. The snowy day by anita bremer teachers pay teachers. Oct 04, 2017 the postal service dedicated the snowy day stamps oct. Sep 08, 2014 the fusskee brothers adapt ezra jack keats classic childrens story the snowy day to music. Oct 23, 2017 the snowy day reading activities dolly partons imagination library. It is an excellent book to use when teaching cause and effect. Engaging children by asking them about their own experiences in the snow, the teacher goes on to read the story aloud before asking the class to. Jan 19, 2017 work on your balance with this snowy day game. Engaging children by asking them about their own experiences in the snow, the teacher goes on to read the story aloud before asking the class to draw. Snowy day shadow box pink stripey socks create a shadow box to recapture the magic from the book. Next, introduce the pocket chart activity to the class in whole group.
Use scrap paper to create beautiful landscapes like those in ezra jack keatss the snowy day. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. Write on a sheet of construction paper, have you ever played in. This free craftivity is a great follow up activity to the read aloud. When were having so much fun and enjoying something, we want it to last forever. Ask your students if they have walked and played in the snow. Ezra jack keats wrote a book for young children called the snowy day.
See more ideas about snowy day, book activities and winter activities. Peter woke up one morning to discover a fresh new layer of snow outside. Objectives children will explore the look and feel of a snowy day. The fusskee brothers adapt ezra jack keats classic childrens story the snowy day to music. It was from a post about ten things to do on a snow day and included. The snowy day by ezra jack keats enhance reading abilities with an activity about ezra jack keatss book the snowy day that enriches and expands childrens language and emergent literacy skills. The snowy day readaloud and lesson plans the core coaches. After reading aloud the snowy day, i introduce a snowy day center with a threestep snowy day project.
Activities to go with the snowy day, includes winter vocabulary, story retelling, sequencing, comprehension questions, decomposing numbers, skip counting, and states of matter. It seems a story just begging to be written and utterly universal, yet at the time 1962, ezra jack keats choosing to use a nonwhite child to centre his story on was a radical choice, the snowy day is widely seen as the first picture book with a black child as its hero. Dec 17, 2016 educational activities, crafts, and printables to go along with the book, the snowy day by ezra jack keats. Before viewing activities share the book the snowy day with children. The book also promotes perreading skills with the repetition in the text. The snowy day the snowy day the snowy day the snowy day the snowy day the snowy day the snowy day. Winter artsnowy scenes a little pinch of perfect this is a great process art activity to let your little ones free explore winter and snowy scenes. In this literature activity card worksheet, students cut out pictures that correspond with the events in the book the snowy day. Dont apply too much as it will go through the holes of the flake. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Naturally, we had to include this book in our engaging readers series. The four stamps celebrate ezra jack keats beloved 1962 childrens story, the snowy day, the first prominent 20thcentury picture book featuring an africanamerican child.
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