Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
Build a Snow Creature
Forget snowmen. Design a snow dragon, snow cat or snow robot, and list what you need to build it.
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- imagination, planning materials, storytelling
What kids do
“Not a snowman. A snow creature! What will you build?”
- My snow creature
- Things I need
- If it came to life, it would…
How to run it
- Brainstorm: snow cat, snow dinosaur, snow octopus.
- Things you need: sticks, stones, scarves, buckets.
- No snow? Build it from play dough or cotton balls.
Talk about it
- What would be hardest to build?
- How long would it last?
- What would it say?
Take it further
Draw your snow creature melting, in three steps.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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