THE SNOWY DAY
WRITTEN BY EZRA JACK KEATS
Students create an interactive winter scene featuring Peter while retelling the beginning, middle, and end of The Snowy Day. This craft strengthens sequencing, story comprehension, and text-to-self connections.
1st
Grade
Skills Focused
40
Minutes
Easy
Prep
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Lesson Focus
Students will:
Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story
Retell the important events in sequential order
Make text-to-self connections by comparing experiences
Create a hands-on literacy craft to strengthen  reading comprehension
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Perfect for Read-Alouds, Literacy Centers, Small Groups & Whole Group Lessons!
What Teachers Are Saying
Mrs. Daniels
FIRST GRADE TEACHER
"My students loved creating their snowy neighborhoods! This craft sparked great conversations about the setting, and the descriptive words helped strengthen their vocabulary. It made a wonderful winter bulletin board."Â
Mr. Hughes
FIRST GRADE TEACHER
"This activity was easy to prep and highly engaging. My students enjoyed adding their own snowy details while practicing how to describe the setting with evidence from the story. It was th perfect literacy craft for January!"Â