Freebie Friday! Snowman, Snowman What Do You See Printable

By On December 1, 2011 · 47 Comments · In Books and Literacy Activities, Freebie Friday, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Printable Books, Therapy Ideas and Activities

It’s Freebie Friday! AND it’s the most wonderful time of the year! So many activities, so little time ;)

One of the most popular activities I did with my daughter last month was my Turkey Turkey What do You See Book. My daughter LOVED this book, and we had to read it many, many times (until, of course, she spilled water on it! SIGH). So, when I asked her if she would be interested in another book called like that Turkey Turkey book, she excitedly said “YES!!”

So, I went ahead and put together Snowman, Snowman What do You See?

This is actually a spin off from a book I made a couple years ago to do with groups of preschoolers with mild-moderate speech-language delays. I was targeting winter clothing and winter items. However I made this book even more fun AND I have a bonus activity that my daughter really loved doing!

In this book, Mr. Snowman is seeing all kinds of different winter clothing, a sled, and of course some snow flakes!

How to use this mini book:

  1. You will need a pen, and a glue stick (if using the pictures provided) and crayons (if not using the pictures provided) and optional: a picture of your child.
  2. You will notice on each page that there is a small picture of each winter item next to its name in the sentence. This is to help young children help you “read” the book. (The pictures can also be an extra visual cue for step four. The children can match picture to picture).
  3. Read the book once through with your child. On page 11, you will need to write in your child’s name on the lines provided.
  4. Go through the book a second time and have your child either glue in the appropriate pictures on each page OR have your child draw his/her own pictures for each page.
  5. On page 11, you can either glue in a photo of your child OR have your child (or yourself) draw a picture of your child, wearing winter clothes like in the story.
  6. As your child glues/draws, talk a little about each item: What color is it? What does it feel like? Where do we wear it on our body? Do you have one of these? What color is it? Where would we go to buy it? Why do we wear/use it? How to we build a snowman? What are the individual things we would need to make a snowman? How do snowflakes feel? Are they warm or cold? Where does it snow? Does it snow at your house? Etc. Be creative!
  7. Read the book often during winter months, especially if you plan on going to the snow. See if your child can “fill in the last word” on each sentence after you have read the story several times.
  8. Follow up activities: Go through your local ads and see if you can find the items from the story in the ads, or go to the store (like Target or Walmart) and see if you can find the items there. How much to the items cost? Can you add up the cost of all the items? If you have these items laying around, try dressing up in them, or making a
    snow person scarecrow!
  9. BONUS: Use the pictures on the last page (see example to the left) to make a winter picture scene. Draw your child’s face, or use a real picture of your child’s face, and have your child “dress himself” up to go outside in the snow and go “sledding” or “build a snowman.” Talk with your child about how snow feels, and why you need to dress warmly to go play in it.

My daughter really liked the bonus activity! She liked dressing “herself” in the winter clothes (I helped of course). And gluing on all the snowflakes. (I drew a stick figure with a face, and then she “dressed” it). We talked about where we wear the different clothes…she went on to tell me that she was going to go to the store with her “little cart” and buy snow boots.The things they come up with!  Here was her masterpiece:

Please go ahead and download your own copy HERE. These directions are included in the PDF document. So, download it and HAVE FUN! And if you do this activity with your child (or small group of children) PLEASE let me know how it goes! I LOVE feedback and comments!

Also, if you haven’t already, check out all the awesome activities that are linked up to my Thrifty Thursday Linky Party…I bet you will find some other GREAT, free, activities!

Cheers!

I’m linking up at the following….

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Preschool TeacherToys In The DryerI Can Teach My ChildClassified: MomLink PartyPhotobucket Montessori Monday

 

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47 Responses to Freebie Friday! Snowman, Snowman What Do You See Printable

  1. Jessica @ Preserving Life's Moments says:
    December 2, 2011 at 7:04 am

    Looks like fun. Can’t wait to add this to our stuff to do this month.

    Reply
  2. Jamie H says:
    December 2, 2011 at 11:17 am

    Super cute book! My daughter loves stuff like this! We’d love it if you linked up with us and shared this book with our readers too! http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-2.html

    Reply
  3. Carrie @ Crafty Moms Share says:
    December 2, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Great idea, Katie! I would love it if you would share it at our Sharing Saturday. http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/2011/12/sharing-saturday-8.html

    Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Jenny@Get 'Er Done, Momma! says:
    December 2, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    Thanks for sharing this! I think my little boy and I will have a lot of fun with this together. :)

    Reply
  5. Lori says:
    December 3, 2011 at 9:20 am

    Great Activity! Thanks for following Cachey Mama’s Classroom. If you would like, you should link up to my Thinky Linky Thursday linky party. http://preschoolteacher81.blogspot.com/search/label/thinky%20linky%20thursday
    Thanks again!
    Lori

    Reply
  6. Michelle G says:
    December 3, 2011 at 4:35 pm

    Thank you for sharing this cute make it book! My twins love the brown bear, brown bear book so this will be right up their alley:)

    Reply
  7. Carrie @ Crafty Moms Share says:
    December 4, 2011 at 10:19 am

    Thank you for sharing it at Sharing Saturday!

    Reply
  8. Beth says:
    December 5, 2011 at 4:33 am

    Super cute! Thanks for sharing your time & creation with all of us!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Can’t wait to see what you do this week,
    Beth =-)

    Reply
  9. Lori says:
    December 5, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    Cute idea, thanks for linking up to Thinky Linky Thursday!

    Reply
  10. Sharon says:
    December 6, 2011 at 5:54 pm

    I downloaded your Turkey Turkey PDF, printed it, made the book with my PreK students and then copy/pasted and made it in to a ppt! I used the ppt for 3 wks during my PreK group speech sessions leading up to Thanksgiving, and they LOVED it!! It was great to see them learn new words (mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries!!). THANKS for sharing such a great activity, I can’t wait to share this new one with them!!!
    -Sharon, SLP

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    • Katie says:
      December 6, 2011 at 6:22 pm

      Sharon, you just MADE MY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What an AWESOME idea to make it a PPT!! I have another freebie book coming out this Friday also…along with a fun activity tomorrow, so make sure to stop back by. Thanks again for letting me know how you used the Turkey Book!!

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      • Sharon says:
        December 8, 2011 at 6:14 pm

        just made the snowman, snowman into a ppt! i wish i had your creativity, i’m so excited to see the kids learning new words (mittens, sled, scarf!!)…they have fun seeing the pictures “fly” across the screen!! thank YOU again!! :)

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        • Katie says:
          December 8, 2011 at 7:33 pm

          YAY!!!!!!!!!! Sharon, you made my day again ;) Please let me know how the kids like it! :D

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          • Sharon says:
            January 25, 2012 at 5:23 pm

            never replied to this…i am STILL using snowman, snowman ppt…and i am SO excited that these little munchkins of mine have learned mittens, snow pants, sled, scarf…they are bi-lingual prek (spanish speaking), and this is their first encounter with these words! :) thanks again, and happy new year!

          • Katie says:
            January 25, 2012 at 7:37 pm

            Awesome Sharon! Fantastic! You are so welcome!

  11. Mommy Cameron | Raising the Cameron Clan says:
    December 6, 2011 at 6:04 pm

    I have been looking around and I love your printables. The are amazing! A new homeschool mom in our home learners group was asking about blogs with {Free} Printables. So, to help her out I started a linky party on my blog. I would love for you to link up. Check it out at : http://www.raisingthecameronclan.com/homeschooling/2011/12/06/introducing-free-printables-linky-party/

    Hope to see you there!
    Aimee (Mommy Cameron | Raising the Cameron Clan)

    Reply
  12. Rebeccca says:
    December 6, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    This is so awesome! Thank you so much for sharing! My kids are going to love it!

    Reply
  13. Carla @ Whole Child Creative Curriculum says:
    December 7, 2011 at 11:57 am

    This is such a wonderful book! I can’t wait to use it! I’d also like to link to this post on Saturday when I share some preschool resources!

    Reply
  14. Deb@ Living Montessori Now says:
    December 8, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    Adorable! I was always a fan of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See – and this is an awesome variation! Thanks so much for linking up with Montessori Monday and sharing your free printable. I featured this at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and pinned it to my Kids’ Winter Activities Pinterest board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-winter-activities/.

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    • Katie says:
      December 8, 2011 at 5:48 pm

      Thanks so much Deb for the Facebook feature and Pin! I am lovong your site and just started following you via email so I don’t miss a thing ;)

      Reply
  15. Brooke @ Let Kids Create says:
    December 11, 2011 at 9:58 am

    This looks like a lot of fun, I have shared it on my facebook page. Thanks for sharing it on Monday Madness.

    Reply
  16. Vicki says:
    December 19, 2011 at 8:14 am

    this is just so cute, my grandson will enjoy this very much and i will enjoy him with it. thank you. ♥

    Reply
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    December 20, 2011 at 8:37 am

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  18. Jen says:
    January 9, 2012 at 11:19 am

    LOVE this! Thanks for sharing. I am printing it right now b/c it fits perfectly in my ‘winter’ plans. :)

    Reply
  19. Kelli Miller (@momof3boys3702) says:
    January 12, 2012 at 6:19 am

    Oh I just love your educational resources! I would love for you to share your stuff on my site via my weekly homeschooling on the cheap linky: http://3boysandadog.com/deals/2012/homeschooling-on-the-cheap-january-12-2012/

    Reply
  20. Sierra at H is for Homeschooling says:
    January 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    I wanted to let you know that I am featuring this in my Fave Five Friday post tomorrow, so be sure to check it out! :) If there is any problem with me sharing the picture, please let me know! If you would like to, you can use the featured button provided in my sidebar. Have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • Katie says:
      January 19, 2012 at 7:43 pm

      Fantastic!! I’ll be SURE to add your featured button! Thank you SO much for featuring my activity…I’ll share your post on my Facebook page! :D

      Reply
  21. Eddie says:
    January 23, 2012 at 7:49 am

    This is adorable, and perfect for our winter theme – thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply

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