Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for The Snowy Day will love this post. It includes information bout the book, resource recommendations, and teaching ideas.
With a theme of feelings, this The Snowy Day picture book by Ezra Jack Keats is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will become one of your favorite children’s books about winter!
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- Read a summary of The Snowy Day.
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THE SNOWY DAY SUMMARY
One morning, Peter wakes up and looks out his window. He is excited to see that it had snowed! Everything he can see is covered in snow. Peter eats his breakfast and heads outside. He crunches through the snow, looking at his footprints as he walks. When he finds a stick, Peter uses it to smack a tree. He is surprised when the snow falls from the tree onto his head.
Peter continues his adventures through the snow. He watches some older boys have a snowball fight, and looks forward to when he is old enough to join them. He climbs a big pile of snow and has fun sliding down. Peter even makes snowballs and a snow angel. Before going inside, Peter makes a snowball and puts it in his pocket for the next day.
He is excited to tell his mother about all the fun he had in the snow. Before bed, Peter gets his jacket to check on his snowball and realizes it is gone! Peter is very sad that his snowball is gone. He even dreams that the sun melted all the snow. However, when he wakes up, Peter is delighted to see that the snow is still there! In fact, new snow is falling. After breakfast, Peter and his friend head out into the snow for another day of adventure.
THE SNOWY DAY LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based The Snowy Day reading comprehension questions focus on:
- making predictions
- visualizing
- analyzing setting
- analyzing illustrations
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- feelings
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- irregular verbs
- compound words
- antonyms
- onomatopoeia
THE SNOWY DAY ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for The Snowy Day?
- Lexile® Measure: AD500L
- Guided Reading Level: J
- DRA Level: 16 – 18
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 2.7
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.
What genre is The Snowy Day?
It is a classics book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 32 pages long.
