The Snowy Day 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 Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats is a timeless children's book that follows the adventures of Peter, a young boy exploring his neighborhood on a snowy day. Peter wakes up to a winter wonderland, and he embarks on a journey of discovery, leaving footprints in the fresh snow and delighting in the simple joys of the season. Throughout the day, Peter engages in imaginative play, makes snow angels, builds a snowman, and even takes a precarious ride on a sled. The book celebrates the innocence and wonder of childhood, as well as the beauty of nature. With its iconic illustrations and sparse yet evocative text, "The Snowy Day" has become a beloved classic that resonates with readers of all ages, capturing the magic and transformative power of a snowy day.
 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.
- Practice making predictions throughout the book. Encourage students to check and see if their predictions were correct.
- Analyze the setting of this book. Discuss where and when it takes place.
- 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.
- Read the book to students without showing the pictures. Encourage them to close their eyes and visualize the story. Discuss their visualization as a class.
- Find examples of antonyms in the book.
- Explore what onomatopoeia is and how authors use it in their writing.
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.
- Snow Day by Lester Laminack
- Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor
- Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- The Snow Dancer by Addie Boswell
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