Preschool Snow and Snowmen Theme Activities
Below you can find tons of fun and engaging Snow and Snowmen Activities! Pick and choose the activities for your lesson or download a free copy of our Snow and Snowmen Preschool Lesson Plan to save you time!
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Snow and Snowmen Theme Map
Do you need helping planning your Snow and Snowmen theme?
Use the suggested learning objectives and vocabulary ideas found on our Theme Map to help you plan your own Snow and Snowmen Lessons.
Use the suggested learning objectives and vocabulary ideas found on our Theme Map to help you plan your own Snow and Snowmen Lessons.
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Snow & Snowman Art & Craft Ideas
Snowy Puffy PaintInvite your preschooler to create a Melted Snowman using Puffy Paint. Check out my tutorial on my blog: Melted Snowman Puffy Paint Tutorial.
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Snowy Crystal ArtSnowy Crystal Art is a great process art invitation and it's perfect for this theme!
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Snowman Snack
Create a fun Snowman Snack for a creative edible activity!
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More Art & Creativity Snow & Snowman Ideas from around the web
*Paint the Snow from Growing a Jeweled Rose
Build a Snowman Activity Tray by Happy Hooligans
Snowman Factory from Buggy and Buddy
Snowflake Night Craft from Racing and Saving Mama
Snowflake Painting from Little Bins for Little Hands
Build a Snowman Activity Tray by Happy Hooligans
Snowman Factory from Buggy and Buddy
Snowflake Night Craft from Racing and Saving Mama
Snowflake Painting from Little Bins for Little Hands
Snow & Snowman Dramatic Play Ideas
Add a variety of winter weather dress up items (mittens, scarves, etc.) to your dramatic play space as well as pretend snowballs.
Build a SnowmanThis clever space below, belongs to community member Amy McMonagle of BuggaBee & Me Daycare.
Amy sewed these large snowballs from felt. After the children have stacked their snowman, they can embellish him with snowman features that attach with velcro. |
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*Shoveling Snow
Set up an invitation to shovel snow indoors. Place cotton balls, balled up socks, or pretend snowballs all over the floor. Then invite children to scoop up with a shovel.
More Snow & Snowman Dramatic Play ideas from around the web:
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Snow & Snowman Building & Small World Play Ideas
*Snow Plowing Small World PlayAdd Construction vehicles, cotton balls, or white pompom's to your construction area. The kids can practice "plowing" their streets.
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Snow Roof Structure
Challenge preschoolers to build a structure in a plastic bin, then test the roof construction by adding snow to the top.
More Snow & Snowman Building & Small World Play ideas from around the web:
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Snow & Snowman Language & Literacy Ideas
Build a Name & a Snowman!Two things that preschoolers love in one, snowmen and their name!
Customize the snowman to reflect the child's name and letters in their name. Included in the Editable Name Activities Pack. |
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First Sounds Letter Matching
Work on phonemes and letter identification with this activity from the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
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Snowman Sight Word MatchingSnowman Sight Word Puzzles is a perfect way to add sight word identification to this theme.
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Build a Snowman Sequencing ActivityWork on sequencing with this cut and paste activity from the Snowman & Snowflake Cut and Paste set.
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Red Sled by Lita Judge
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin
Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book by Deborah Lee Rose and
Carey Armstrong-Ellis
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and Mark Buehner
White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin
Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book by Deborah Lee Rose and
Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Math Ideas
*Snowball Counting CardsCount up snowballs while staying warm with Snowball Count and Clip cards from the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
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Snowball Ordering by SizeInvite children to order snowballs by size with this activity from the Snow & Snowman Activity Pack, then try extending this activity by creating snowballs outside or with play dough and sort by size
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Snowman and Button Color MatchingIdentify the bow color on each snowman, then add buttons of the same color to the snowman to practice color matching and fine motor skills. Community Member Sheena W. used small magnets with these cards, you can also using the printable buttons included in the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF
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Weighing snow
Take a scale and some buckets outside to weigh snow! After the first couple buckets encourage children to guess how much each bucket of snow will weigh. This could also be done in a sensory bin with a balance scale.
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Preschoolers can practice measuring with non-standard forms of measurement with this fun snow tracks measuring activity included in the Winter Measure, Graph, and Compare pack.
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More ideas from around the web:
Jumbled Snowman from Playground Parkbench
Counting Snowball Activity from Fun-A-Day
Marshmallow Names from Fun-A-Day
Make Fake Snow from Playtivities
Snowball fine Motor Activity from Blessings Overflowing
Counting Snowball Activity from Fun-A-Day
Marshmallow Names from Fun-A-Day
Make Fake Snow from Playtivities
Snowball fine Motor Activity from Blessings Overflowing
Science, and Discovery Ideas
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Member Jenna L. provided materials for creating animal territories and places to hibernate! I love the creative use of both classroom materials and outdoor collections that were used!
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Member Laurie C. shared this fun activity to go along with the book Footprints In The Snow. I love when activities stem from a good book!
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Community member Lori C. of Lori's House Daycare brought out play shoes to make footprints in play dough! This is such a clever way to talk about footprints and patterns!
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Create Fake SnowWhip up some fake snow for your sensory bin!
Add accessories to the bin for children to build snow people or form igloos. Get this easy Fake Snow Recipe on my blog |
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Snow VolcanoCreate a volcano in the snow!
Materials:
Help your preschoolers build a mound of snow. Make a well in the center at the top of volcano, big enough to fit the cup in. Fill the cup about halfway with baking soda and place inside the top of the volcano. Mix 1/2 cup of vinegar with the food coloring and a few drops of dish soap in a small container that the children can handle. Once the vinegar mixture is ready it's time to pour it into the volcano and watch the magic happen! |
More Ideas from around the web:
Potato Heads in the Snow by Happy Hooligans
Snowman Sensory Bin by Glued to my Crafts Blog
Melting Snowman by Little Bins for Little Hands
Create a Snowy World for Trains from Play Trains
Snow Window from No Time for Flashcards
Melting Snowman from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Snowman Sensory Bin by Glued to my Crafts Blog
Melting Snowman by Little Bins for Little Hands
Create a Snowy World for Trains from Play Trains
Snow Window from No Time for Flashcards
Melting Snowman from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
Physical Development Ideas from Pre-K Printable Fun and our Community!
*Snowman Action CardsUse the Snow Action Cards from the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF to get little bodies moving indoors or out!
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Mandala Pattern Snowflake
Support fine motor development by inviting preschoolers to create a snowflake inspired mandala pattern using the Mandala Patterns Mats.
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Trace and Color a Snowman
Trace and Color Pages are a fun way to work on pre-writing skills and fine motor development. This pack includes this fun snow person page.
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Build a Snowman Cut and PasteInvite your preschooler to build a snowman with this
Cut and Paste Snow and Snowman Activities from PKPF |
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Snowman Play Dough Mat
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Shoveling or Hauling Snow
Shoveling or hauling snow is an excellent workout for large muscles!
Add some child-sized shovels and buckets to your outdoor space to watch this play naturally unfold.
Add some child-sized shovels and buckets to your outdoor space to watch this play naturally unfold.
Snow Bowl
Upcycle some plastic bottles by filling them with cotton balls to make snowman pins. Line them up and invite children try and knock them down by rolling a ball towards them.
Snowman EmotionsRecreate emotions on this snowman dough mat included in the Snow and Snowman activity pack.
Use with play dough or any loose parts of your choice |
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A Place to Chill
Jazz up your calm down space or box with some snow themed posters and objects including a sign that says "A Place to Chill"
EDUCATOR RESOURCES : GROUP ACTIVITIES, CIRCLE TIME, & PARENT ENGAGEMENT
Snowball Themed Attendance Chart
Combine thematic fun and name recognition in this fun snowball theme sign in activity
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*Play a Collaborative Game: Snow Buttons Rolling Game
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Set this game up with an adult or peers, take turns rolling the playing cube and adding buttons to the snowman!
This activity can be found inside the Snow and Snowmen Activity Pack from PKPF |
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Circle Time Finger Plays
Introduce the fingerplay 5 Little Snowpeople from Jbrary
More ideas from around the web:
