"The Snowy Day" | Picture Book Study

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.