So after reading Snowmen at Night, this gives us the opportunity to compare and contrast the two stories. By January, we’ve already read Snowmen at Christmas. You can find Snowmen at Night in January’s set, and Snowmen at Christmas can be found in December’s set. (I have learned from students through the years of teaching that to get a snow day one should wear one’s pajamas backwards, sleep with a spoon under one’s pillow and flush three ice cubes - just sayin’.) The adapted books make it home in Reading Toolkits too. So as the snow approaches, read Snowmen at Night by Caralyn and Mark Buehner, set aside some snowman supplies, and get ready for the incoming snow - and hopefully a snow day. Enjoy hunting for a dinosaur, Santa, a bunny or a cat in the snowdrifts, clouds - or even in the moon! But this story is still interesting to older children, especially since the illustrator includes extra secret hidden images in each picture. This book is geared to children in lower elementary grades and younger. Then, have them glue the discs on the sequencing page in. This will help them build the fine motor muscles in their hands while working on scissor skills. This snowman book tells of the fun that snowmen have after da. You could let the students cut out the story discs, if you’d like. Today's children's book read aloud is Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner on Once Upon A Story. Just print the pages, cut out the sequencing cards, and you’re all set.
It is fun to get children to imagine what snow people may be up to as we sleep. This low-prep activity is quite easy to prepare. Snowmen at Night really triggers the imagination. You’ll know he’s just been doing what snowmen do at night.” “So if your snowman’s grin is crooked, or he’s lost a little height,