Today's Classroom Activities :

Snow Pals

Snowman Studies
Science/Math/Writing During or after a snowstorm take your class outside and make a snowman. Measure its height, the circumference around each section, the distance from carrot nose to hat, etc. Record the outdoor temperature. Even take the snowman's temperature. Back inside, make a list of the snowman's properties and write nonfiction pieces about its creation. Each day record new measurements. Write predictions about when it will melt, giving reasons for the predictions. Write reports about the disappearance of the snowman. Invite students to write fictional accounts of the snowman, as well.

An Outdoor Friend
Math/Language Arts Make a class snowman. Describe its properties, height, chest measurement, head measurement, etc. Record the air temperature and the snowman's temperature. Predict when it will melt. Figure out its mass and volume. Record changes each day and update predictions. Write fiction and nonfiction stories about the snowman.

Introduce your class to Yeti or the Abominable Snowman, a mystery of the Himalayas, at http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/yeti.htm Encourage your students to carefully weigh the evidence and determine if they think he is a legend or a real creature.

Let's Build a Snowman
This lesson suggests building a snowman as one way to provide food for birds and animals during the winter. Students read fiction and nonfiction books and access the Internet to gain information about how animals survive during the winter. They also use a K-W-L graphic organizer to activate prior knowledge and increase their understanding of the topic. Students then use their graphic organizers to write stories. Extension activities involve writing poetry, building snowmen to feed animals, and doing art projects.

"How To Build A Snowman" Writing
The students will write a coherent informational report describing the sequential steps of how to build a snowman.