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
Snow Globe World
Design a tiny world inside a snow globe. Who lives in there, and what happens when it’s shaken?
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- imagination, setting, point of view
What kids do
“Build a tiny world inside the globe!”
- My snow globe world
- Who lives inside:
- When someone shakes the globe…
How to run it
- Show a real snow globe if you have one.
- The world doesn’t have to be wintry: a desert, a city, a jungle!
- Write the last part as a tiny story.
Talk about it
- What is it like to live in a snow globe?
- Who would you put inside?
- Is the shaking fun or scary for them?
Take it further
Write a letter from someone who lives inside the globe.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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