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The Snowy Day Picture Book Study Guide

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Picture book study cover for The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, showing the book's cover of Peter in a red snowsuit
Title page to start the winter read-aloud unit
How to Use This Resource: author note telling teachers to pick activities, read the book, discuss it and reread it
Planning note to read before choosing activities
Winter extension ideas: fingerprint snow, popsicle-stick snowflakes, sensory table, melting snow test and snowsuit race
Menu of crafts and hands-on extensions, plus a prop list
Video links: four QR codes with YouTube URLs for a read aloud, read along, animated video and live film of the story
Scan-and-watch options for a listening center
Word cards for reading practice: tree, sun, snow, went, day and stick, each with a left-to-right arrow beneath the word
Cut apart for sight-word review or word hunts
Small word cards to cut out: the words on and up, each printed four times, to add to the word card set
Extra word cards for pocket-chart sentences
Snowflakes nonfiction passage: students read how water vapor freezes into ice crystals that grow and fall as snow
Science tie-in reading to pair with the story
Outline of a child in a pointed hood with arms raised, labeled with the book's title and author, for coloring or tracing
Template for coloring or a collage of Peter
My Snowman craft: students glue cut-out snowman parts onto a snowy scene with clouds and falling snowflakes
Art center craft; parts are on a separate page

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This is a must read book during the winter! Students will love reading about Peter's magical winter wonderland. Join the charming boy as he explores a fresh snowfall, leaving footprints, sliding down hills, and saving a snowball for tomorrow. The minimal text and vibrant illustrations have earned accolades for decades.

Extend the snowy magic beyond the pages with 30+ engaging printables that reinforce literacy foundations, comprehension, critical thinking, STEM concepts, and more. Flexible options allow teachers to use this resource from preschool to grade 3.

Students can write their own snowy day adventures, practicing letter shapes, sorting words/pictures, filling in missing story words, snowflake cutting, and other wintery skill-builders. Snowball craft directions, non-fiction reading, youtube links, coloring pages, mazes, and sequencing strips encourage cross-curriculum connections.

With various activity types and difficulty levels, teachers can pinpoint resources to class needs and learning levels. Print only what you require to immerse students in this trailblazing, Caldecott-winning story. Included materials like discussion questions, tracing pages, early writing prompts, book report templates, phonics practice, story elements exercises, character traits work, and more support differentiated teaching.

This resource was created with teachers in mind! Just print, copy, and teach! Watch their creativity unfold as they design new covers, sequence events, explain melting processes, compare tales, illustrate snowy fantasies, and make deeper connections during this iconic book.

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