I Am What I Teach: Snowman Week

Welcome to Snowman Week!

During this week the students are left notes from Frosty the Snowman giving them an activity or craft to complete. I did this during the week before winter break and many of the crafts become gifts for mom and dad.

Day 1: Always start with something simple! We made snowman glyphs for our bulletin board to welcome Frosty as per his request. Snowman-Glyph-Activity-All-About-Winter

Day 2: Stickers! I had these super cute sticker sets from the Christmas clearances of years past for about 25 cents a 4 pack. My students got to build a penguin or snowman and decorate the setting on construction paper.

Day 3: Sock Snowman! I loved making these and so did my students. I used the small girls socks, rice, yarn, and sharpies..I LOVE SHARPIES :)

http://thepurplepug.blogspot.com/2011/12/sock-snow-dude-tutorial.html

Day 4: Snowman treats. I was inspirded by http://www.shesaved.com/2013/11/homemade-gift-idea-snowman-parts-snack-free-printable.html/ but I wanted to actually build the snowmen, so I added rice Krispy treats! Surprisingly the little personal snacks are just the right size!

They couldn't eat them until I got my pictures AND they left the building after school...

HEY - I didn't break any nutrition rules this way!

Day 5: Let It Snow! So simple for any crafter or non crafter...All you need is TWO 16 oz boxes of corn starch/ corn flour, and ONE can of shaving cream. Then it's play time! I gave each student a small bowl with snow from just one batch and they went crazy. (I also had lots of other random snowman craft pieces and a holiday table cloth that they could decorate and create with.)

Bonus Activity: Book Swap! This is one of my favorite things to do before winter break. With the theme being snowman I played the song "Frosty the Snowman" on youtube and they had to pass their books to the left every time they heard the word "SNOWMAN".