We have a large number of refugee families at our school from much warmer parts of the world, so the winters are a struggle for them at first. I do a whole group lesson with Pre-K-2nd grade classes about dressing for the weather. We read the book, "Froggy Gets Dressed" by Jonathan London and follow-up with one of two activities. For the 2nd graders, I used clay and had them make a snowman and then dress them with all the essentials described in the book. After, they get to take their piece of clay home which is a huge WIN for them! For the younger grades, I place a long piece of black butcher paper on the floor or covering their desks. They each sit around the paper and have to share the space to make their picture. I then model how to draw a snowman and we discuss all the winter essentials to add as we go. I then allow them time to draw in the snow and make additions to the paper. It makes for a really cute display.
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