The Biggest Snowman Ever is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
"The Biggest Snowman Ever" by Steven Kroll is a delightful children's book that follows the story of two mice, Clayton and Desmond, who embark on a friendly competition to build the biggest snowman ever. When they realize they are unknowingly using the same snowball, they decide to work together and combine their efforts. With the help of their mouse friends, they gather more snow and construct an enormous snowman. As the snowman grows, the community gets involved, bringing decorations and accessories to make it even more impressive. The town comes together to celebrate the creation, and Clayton and Desmond realize that working together has made their snowman truly special. Through its charming illustrations and engaging text, the book highlights the importance of teamwork, friendship, and the joy of collaborative projects. "The Biggest Snowman Ever" is a heartwarming story that encourages young readers to embrace cooperation and the power of unity in achieving remarkable outcomes.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Analyze the setting of this book. Discuss where and when it takes place.
- Identifying the theme, message, or moral is an important skill that takes a lot of practice. Use this story as an opportunity to help your students with this reading strategy.
- Practice comparing and contrasting after you read the book.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Practice identifying and using articles.
- Introduce pronouns and practice using them.
- Discuss the importance of teamwork and what a good teammate looks like.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â 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
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
You and your students will love the similar books listed below, which can all be found in our free picture book list.
- Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
- Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright
- The Missing Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg
- How to Catch a Snowman by Adam Wallace
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