The Snow Dancer 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
SUMMARY
"The Snow Dancer" by Addie Boswell is a beautiful children's book that follows the story of a young girl named Sophia who longs for snow. When she wakes up in the morning for school she looks out the window to see the white flurries falling and the ground covered in a white blanket. She gets very happy and excited, puts on her snow gear and dances and twirls around the snowy wonderland outside! Sophia ends up being the first one to place footprints on the snow and not too long after a group of kids join her including one little girl who asks Sophia if she's a snow fairy, but Sophia replies saying that she's a snow dancer! As she dances, her movements create a beautiful flurry of snowflakes, transforming her city into a winter wonderland where she meets new friends and creates amazing memories. Through poetic language and vibrant illustrations, "The Snow Dancer" captures the power of imagination and the ability to find beauty in unexpected places. The book celebrates the importance of embracing creativity and finding joy in the simplest moments. "The Snow Dancer" is a delightful read that encourages young readers to believe in the power of their dreams and the magic that lies within their own hearts.
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.
- Encourage students to use their summarizing and retelling strategies.
- Discuss the different characters in the story and analyze their thoughts and actions.
- Analyze the illustrations in the story. Discuss how they provide meaning that the words might not.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Explore what onomatopoeia is and how authors use it in their writing.
- Introduce and act out action verbs.
- Encourage students to think about ways they can show compassion.
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
- 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
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.
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Snow Day by Lester Laminack
- Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
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