Students love a snow day even when the weather is warm!
Pretend SNOW DAY!
Posted by: BookMuncher #117756
This year our first and second grades will be having another Snow Day... back by popular demand. In the week before, the kids help by cutting lots of snowflakes and we hang them throughout the hallways with white crepe paper from the ceilings. We have a fake fire place going, and the kids wear their pj's. We do everything you would do on a real snow day. The first part of th eday, we rotate between teachers, listening to snow stories. We also make huge snowmen with materials from home like in Ehlert's Snowballs. The kids spread out, share their supplies, and make a huge mess!
We have a fake snowball fight in the gym with white puff balls. We curl up and read around the room. We decorate cookies and drink hot cocoa and watch Raymond Brigg's THe Snowman. We paint with pastel colors ...
2 parts Ivory Snow or similar soap powder (not liquid) 1 part Water * You can also add food coloring for texture paintings....hopefully not YELLOW SNOW..LOL
Mix Ivory Snow and water and beat until it is the consistency of whipped cream. Divide the mixture into paper cups or small bowls.
Use this mixture as you would use any paint with brushes. This can also be used as "snow" for snow pictures or on a Christmas tree as pretend snow (take a handful and rub on branches. Let dry).
We have a "Snow Day At School" every winter, when we need a little break. We complete winter word puzzles, read comprehension passages dealing with snow/winter/etc., complete activities using reading a thermometer as the basis, read the book "Snowmen At Night" and then each student draws his/her own snowman and then writes about the adventure it has, enjoy free reading with hot chocolate. We have also practiced measurement by measuring and graphing how far students can do the the "Standing Snowboot Jump" wearing my snow boots, find the area and perimeter of winter scarves, guess the number of marshmallows in the jar, etc. At the end of the day the students clean out their desks and then we head to the gym with all of the papers they were going to throw away. We then crumple up the discard ...
