Snowmen at Night Activities, Craft & Lesson PDF Too
- By Deedee Wills
- Updated on January 14
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Snowmen at Night Activities
My class has always loved this sweet book. We begin our week’s lesson by reading it over and over because honestly, the kids never get tired of it! Snowmen at Night was written by Caralyn Buehner and
illustrated by her husband, Mark Buehner. The rhyming in the text makes it fantastic for strengthening phonemic awareness, and the illustrations are absolutely spectacular! It’s one of those books that pulls younger students right into the magic.
And truly, these fun snowmen make this the perfect time to introduce a new engaging resource or activity. There is just something about snowmen that lights kids up their imaginations start spinning, the giggles start flowing, and suddenly the whole classroom is buzzing with excitement. It’s winter season teaching at its very best!
Snowmen at Night Read Aloud Activities: Visualizing
One little tip I love to share is this: when you are reading a picture book to your students, you don’t always have to show the illustration right away. Pause. Let them soak in the words. Ask them to make a picture in their head. This is what all good readers do whether they are 5 years old or 95 years old. It’s such a simple shift, but wow… it makes visualizing come alive in the sweetest way!
And honestly, this book is absolute magic on cold winter nights or even after a cozy snowy day at school. The students are already imagining what their own snowmen might be doing while they sleep, so inviting them to visualize feels like a great addition to your reading routine. Their little faces light up as they build the scene in their minds… it’s pure winter wonder!
Snowmen at Night: Text Details
Typically in our Engaging Readers Comprehension Units we ask students to discuss text details and that often means retelling the fun story. However, this book is a little different! Since Snowmen at Night is essentially a list of all the fun adventures the snowmen have, it can be tricky for students to retell in a traditional beginning–middle–end format.
So instead, we ask students to sort the events or details into two groups: things that were in the text and things that were not. It’s such a much fun twist, and it really helps students pay close attention to the author’s details!
The digital text details for Snowmen at Night also make a great retelling center activity. Students love moving the pieces around, and it gives them such a clear way to show what they remember from the story. It’s engaging, hands-on, and perfect for building comprehension!
Additional Reading Comprehension Activities for Snowman at Night
- Wednesday: Connections – Readers make connections. Have you ever made something that did not last? Write about what happened.
- Thursday: Infer – Readers infer to help them understand what is happening in the story. Why did the snowmen drink ice-cold cocoa instead of hot cocoa?
- Friday: Opinion – Writers can state their opinion and tell why. Which drink do you like best? Hot cocoa or chocolate milk.
Snowmen at Night Craft
We love how this snowman craft turned out! It’s simple, charming, and such a sweet way to wrap up the week. We also add our weekly sentence study to it, which makes the cute crafts both adorable and meaningful. Kids beam with pride when they see their finished snowmen hanging in the hallway!
And truly, this little project is just perfect for cold winter days or even as a bonus activity on a snow day. Students get to practice important fine motor skills as they cut, glue, and assemble their snowmen, all while staying completely engaged in the snowy fun. It’s one of those crafts that feels magical every single time!
Snowmen at Night Read Aloud Video
Here is a great Snowmen at Night video that your students will absolutely love. It provides another model for fluent reading and brings the story to life in such a fun, engaging way. Kids never get tired of hearing this book again especially when it’s read with lots of expression!
Snowmen at Night Read Aloud Activities
Here’s a little peek at what you’ll find in the Snowmen at Night Read Aloud Lesson Plans. There are so many sweet opportunities for comprehension, writing, and child’s creativity tucked into this unit… your students are going to love every minute!
You can find the activities above by clicking:
STEM Activities for Snowmen at Night
We loved the photo of the snowmen on the sleds, so of course we had to turn it into a little STEM activity for our Science, Math, and More units.
Students get a planning sheet they can use to design, build, and test out their own sled. The creativity that comes out during this activity is incredible and the giggles when the sleds finally zoom just right are the best!
Centers and Worksheet Activities for Snowmen at Night
Here are a few activities that go along with the book, Snowmen at Night. You will find the following worksheets in this unit:
- Snowman’s Picture subitizing/number recognition coloring activity
- Snowman an addition coloring activity
- Sledding Fun and Wanna Build a Snowman editable sight word worksheets [so you can add your own words]. WIN!
These are such easy, engaging additions to your math and literacy centers — and your students will have a blast working through them! They get to strengthen important math skills and literacy skills while having so much fun they barely realize how much they’re learning.
Snowmen at Night Literacy Centers
There are two literacy center activities.
- short e vowel puzzles
- -old word family puzzles.
These quick, hands-on centers give students the perfect chance to practice important phonics skills while staying connected to the snowy fun of the story!
Snowmen at Night Math Centers
There are two levels of this math addition activity, making it easy to differentiate and meet your learners right where they are.
You can find the STEM activity, the Snowmen at Night Worksheets, and the centers in this unit:
Snowmen at Night: Free File
AND because it is absolutely impossible for me to walk past the mini-erasers at Target, I made this ton of fun little pattern math center for you. You can grab this free file at the end of the blog post. Your students will love it… and you will, too!
Simply add your email to the box below and the file will be sent on over to you.
Snowmen at Night Lesson Plan Template
You can download this free editable template by clicking on the photo below.
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Other Winter Read Aloud Activities
You may be interested in these winter-themed read-aloud blog posts.
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Good evening Mrs. Willis,
Would you please clarify the following for me: I see that this page says “Free File – Snowmen at Night Lesson plans”. Am I reading this incorrectly because I have been looking for the lesson plans and can’t locate them. I know it is late and that may be the problem. I love your many activities and lessons am thankful that you share them. Please let me know. Thank you!
Hi Suzanne!
Yes, there is a free file. You just need to scroll to the very bottom of the blog post. There is a box where you enter your email address and then it is sent to your inbox. It has been downloaded several hundred times, so it looks like the tool is working correctly. Can you double check? Let me know if you continue to have problems. 🙂
deedee@mrswillskindergarten.com
This is a random question- I’m a new Kindergarten teacher. I used to teach 5th grade so this is a whole new world to me ?. I’ve been researching what guided reading looks like in kindergarten and I noticed that you have time for word work within your guided reading lesson. My school has us plan for a whole hour of phonics and a separate hour of guided reading. Since we have an hour devoted to phonics, would you suggest to still do word work within my guided reading lessons still?
Goodness, an hour for phonics. I guess my first question is, “How are you differentiating your hour of instruction?” In every class I’ve worked and consulted in, I have found that you start the year with students who know all of their letters and sounds. BUT you also have students who do not know the difference between a letter and a number. I have found that providing targeted word study (phonics) in a small group provides a better opportunity to teach to their zone of proximal development. Hmm… an hour for whole group seems like you would only be able to reach a fraction of your students and may not be the best use of your instructional time budget. I TOTALLY understand this is something that was handed to you, so you may not have the power to change it. But it would be worth a conversation with your instructional leaders. I would start my conversation with the data on where my students are with their phonics knowledge.
What are the plastic containers you use to store retell cards in?
They are photo organizers. I got them at Michaels!!!
Hi!
I’ve tried a few times now to get the file, but it has come through. I’ve been checking my SPAM, and there’s been nothing from you. Not even your newsletter. 🙁 Help?
I just sent you an email. Your email is being “bounced” which means there is a firewall or filter that blocking any of my free files from reaching you. When this happens, it means you may need to use another email.
Thank you for your free lesson plans. The are so appreciated
Wow! Another great freebee from DEEDEE
Thanks so much for sharing . Your activities are always a hit.
Thank you!!!
These are great!!! Thank you
Can you send me the free file of this lesson plan?
Hi Carla,
There is a link to a free activity at the bottom of the blog post. Just add your email and it will be sent your way. The links to the lesson plans are included in the blog post if you are interested in purchasing them.
Great FREE activities….Thanks SO much!
May I please get your free ativities. Thanks so much!
Absolutely! If you add your name and email address to the box at the end of the post, you will receive the free snowman pattern center sent to your inbox. If can end up in your spam folder with school email addresses, so be sure to check there.
Is the color by number snowman free? I am reading Thais book to my grandsons class and would love to pair an activity with the story. Thanks
Hi Mary!
There is a link to a free activity at the bottom of the blog post. Just add your email and it will be sent your way. The links to the lesson plans are included in the blog post if you are interested in purchasing them.