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January 14, 2013 • 23 Comments

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My two-year old has had a series of obsessions.  We’ve gone through school buses, construction vehicles, dogs, and trains.  Now, he is really, really into SNOWMEN!  Here are some books and literacy activities we’ve been exploring for this newest interest.

SNOWMEN BOOKS WE ARE ENJOYING

We are in love with the Snowmen series by Caralyn and Mark Buehner.  The stories are clever and cute and the illustrations are absolutely wonderful.  There are even a few hidden items in each picture spread as an extra bonus activity.  My son adores these books!

Here are a few more snowmen titles we are enjoying.

Snowballs by Lois Ehlert

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

Frosty the Snowman (We have the voice recorded one from Hallmark.)

Making a Friend by Allison McGhee

Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan

Peekaboo Bunny:  Friends in the Snow by Capucilli (The snowman doesn’t appear until the last page. However, my kids love this lift-the-flap book.)

That’s not my snowman… by Fiona Watt (This is another book for the younger crowd.  It’s a touch and feel book.)

SNOWMEN ACTIVITIES WE ARE ENJOYING

Here are a few of the snowmen literacy activities we have been doing for fun.  First up is this super adorable felt snowman my mom made for Christmas.  Head over to her blog to see how she did it.  Of course, it was a great idea found on Pinterest!  We use it to build oral language skills by describing body parts and accessories.

We’ve also been singing this little tune we made up to practice beginning sounds.

There Was a Snowman in Our Yard

(to the tune “Old McDonald Had a Farm”)

Note:  The letter between the slashes represents the sound for that letter.

There was a snowman in our yard.

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow

And on our snowman was a hat.

/h/ /h//h/ /h/ /h/

With a /h/ /h/ here and a /h/ /h/ there

Here a /h/, there a /h/ everywhere a /h/ /h/

There was a snowman in our yard

On a wintry day!

Repeat replacing the bold print with other items such as nose, button, mouth, etc. and their beginning sound.

Grandma brought this button snowman activity over last week.  They made a Mommy, Daddy and two little snowmen.  Each snowman was labeled with it’s name.

Finally, we got enough snow to make our very own snowman complete with a name tag.  He has since melted, but we eagerly watch the forecast for the next big snow.

For more snow ideas, check out my “Snow Activities” Pinterest board!

Do you have a favorite snowman book or activity?  We’d love to explore some new books and activities.  Please share your ideas in the comments.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. Carolyn says

    March 4, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    Love the snowman crafts. Kids will enjoy making these.

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  2. Catherine says

    January 26, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    We love Harry and the Snow King by Ian Whybrow – thanks for this great list 🙂

    Reply
    • Jodie says

      January 29, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      Thanks for the recommendation. We will check that one out too.

      Reply
  3. erin says

    January 20, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    Fun activities! I’ve had snowmen on the brain lately too, and we did a couple of fun activities with them. Thanks for the book suggestions.

    Reply
    • Jodie says

      January 21, 2013 at 11:36 am

      You are so welcome! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.

      Reply
  4. Erica @What Do We Do All Day? says

    January 19, 2013 at 8:01 am

    I am itching for snow! I guess we will just have to resign ourselves to reading about snowmen this year. Good thing we have your post to guide us! 🙂 Thanks for sharing at The Children’s Bookshelf.

    Reply
  5. Sugar Aunts says

    January 18, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    What fun! Thanks for sharing on Share it Saturday last week!

    Reply
  6. JDaniel4's Mom says

    January 18, 2013 at 8:57 am

    Your snowman crafts are wonderful. How great to get to play in real snow. We have been hoping and praying to get snow here.

    I will be sharing this post on the Read.Explore.Learn. Facebook page tomorrow.

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    • Jodie says

      January 18, 2013 at 3:48 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  7. Tricia @ Two Big Two Little says

    January 18, 2013 at 8:24 am

    Looks like your kids had a lot of fun with these snowmen activities. Thanks for linking up to the kids co-op. I will be featuring these activities in my post this week.

    Reply
    • Jodie says

      January 18, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  8. Renee C. says

    January 17, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    Tis the season of snowmen, isn’t it? So many great books you have listed there. I love that button snowman craft – I’ll have to remember that one for making gift tags at Christmas. Must Pin!!

    Thanks for linking into the Kid Lit Blog Hop again Jodie! Great to see you there and I hope you’ll join us again next week. 🙂

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    • Jodie says

      January 17, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      It does seem to be popular to talk about snowmen books right now. There are some great posts out there with lots of recommendations.

      Reply
  9. PragmaticMom says

    January 15, 2013 at 9:23 pm

    Wonderful post! We didn’t get enough snow yet for snowmen building but I love all your snowmen ideas!

    Reply
    • Jodie says

      January 16, 2013 at 3:27 pm

      Yeah, we had to be a bit creative about packing our 1 inch of snow to make our snowman. We are hoping for a bigger snow for more snowmen!

      Reply
  10. Our Learning says

    January 15, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    We love snowman books, too! Have you read How to Build a Snowman (http://ourlearningcollection.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-build-snowman.html)? It’s a fun book for toddlers. I love the button activity!

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    • Jodie says

      January 16, 2013 at 3:28 pm

      That one looks cute, we’ll have to get it from the library. Thanks for the recommendation!

      Reply
  11. Randy Coates says

    January 14, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    I like how you are linking everything into literacy activities. I would have to say that my favourite is the song, too. Repetition can be done in fun ways and helps children pick up words.

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    • Jodie says

      January 14, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      It’s amazing how as a parent of young children, we read and sing the same things over and over again. Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment!

      Reply
  12. CountryFun ChildCare (@CountryFunCC) says

    January 14, 2013 at 10:17 am

    We are also totally into snowmen books here too. What I found new was the song. Clever! We’ll be singing it here this week and spreading to friends.
    Thanks for sharing.

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    • Jodie says

      January 14, 2013 at 12:31 pm

      So glad you’ll be able to use the song!
      PS- I just sent you an email about the upcoming blogging project.

      Reply

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