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Gross Motor Game: Build a Snowman

Build a snowman one piece at a time: students cut out the parts and complete a movement task, such as giant steps or arm circles, before adding each piece.
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Gross Motor Game cover asking "Do you want to build a snowman?" with a snowman in a top hat and red scarf in falling snow
Title slide to introduce the winter movement game
Game instructions: students build a snowman by doing the gross motor task assigned to each snowman body part
Read aloud before starting so children know the goal
Snowman pieces to cut out and build: two white snowballs, one small and one large, for the snowman's body
Print and cut to assemble the snowman as tasks are done
Snowman pieces to cut out: an orange carrot nose and two brown stick arms for adding to the snowman during the game
Prep page: nose and arms for the snowman display
Snowman pieces to cut out: five large black buttons, a black top hat and a long red scarf to dress the snowman
Prep page: hat, scarf and buttons to add after each task
Snowman pieces to cut out: eight small black buttons that form the snowman's smiling mouth
Prep page: mouth pieces for the final crawling task
1st body part, 2 giant snow balls: children pretend to roll the snowballs by taking 8 giant steps across the room
Station 1: big-step movement to start the build
2nd body part, 1 orange carrot: children balance on one foot for 5 seconds while pretending a carrot sits on their nose
Station 2: one-foot balance challenge
3rd body part, 1 long red scarf: children treat the scarf as a balance beam and take 10 steps forward and 10 backward
Station 3: pretend balance-beam walk
4th body part, 8 small black buttons for the mouth: children crawl 8 feet across the room to gather the scattered buttons
Station 4: crawling task to finish the snowman's face
Grades
Preschool–1, Elementary
File type
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
Holiday & Seasonal, Seasons, Winter
Topic
gross motor game, gross motor activity
Resource types
Activities, Games
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What's inside this resource

Gross Motor Game: Build a Snowman will allow your students to enjoy some winter fun and gross motor movement at the same time. Students will cut out pieces and put together body parts to build their snowman. For each body part to be built, there is a gross motor task to accompany it.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Perform a movement task for each of eight snowman parts
  • Assemble a snowman in order as tasks are completed

Skills covered

  • Gross motor movement — crawling, jumping forward and balancing on one foot
  • Fine motor cutting — cutting out the snowman pieces

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Core concepts

  • Gross motor skills
  • Fine motor skills
  • Winter

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