Winter Holiday Reading Craftivity – Build a Snowman Book Project for ANY BOOK

Are you looking for an engaging literacy project for the last few weeks of school before Christmas break?  This “Build a Snowman” Book Project allows your students to be creative as they review STORY ELEMENTS for ANY book!  Students will choose a holiday story, winter or Christmas themed book or story and build a snowman as they search and locate the main story elements of their chosen book.

 

This literacy activity is a great review for reading comprehension and story sequencing for elementary students and early readers.

 

You can also use this snowman craft as a follow up activity for students to review a book they read in a small reading group or with a book club!

 

Want to know the best part? This book project can be used for ANY BOOK!

 

✨Check out the preview for a closer look at what is included with this snowman craftivity.

 

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Here’s What You’ll Get in this Resource:

3 pages of printable snowman pieces for students to build their snowman book project including…

• Snowman’s top hat – Students will record their name, the book title, author, something they learned from the story, and the theme of the book.
• Snowman’s head
• Snowman’s scarf – Students will record their favorite part of the story.
• Snowman’s midsection – Students will record the conflict of the story and the solution
• Snowman’s arms – Students will record the characters and the setting of the story.
• Snowman’s bottom section – Students will record a summary including the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

 

Prep is Quick & Easy:

✅Ask students to choose a book to read or read one aloud

✅Print the 3 pages of snowman parts for each student

✅Introduce the activity to students and watch them be creative as they recall important story elements and summarize the story they have read!

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How do Students Complete this Snowman Craftivity?

Simple!  After you have provided them with the 3 pages of printables, they will cut, color, and assemble their snowman.  Then they will fill in the story element prompts on each part of the snowman.

 

Story Elements Included:

• Theme
• Problem or Conflict
• Solution or Resolution
• Setting
• Characters
• Summary
• BONUS: Title, Author, Something I Learned, & My Favorite Part

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How Can You Use This Winter Book Project in Your Classroom?

• Reading response activities are a great tool to use in your literacy centers, writing stations, literacy stations, or writing centers.  Whatever you call them, this book project is a perfect literacy activity to add to your elementary teacher toolkit!
• Have students work on this writing project as part of their morning work.
• Introduce the activity to students the day before you have a sub, and it is an engaging and thoughtful activity for students to work on when you are absent and have a substitute.
• Use this holiday coloring activity during indoor recess for those students who love a little extra creativity.
• Use it to challenge early finishers.
• How about using this holiday reading response activity in your guided reading groups?  Students can respond to the small group book in a creative way!
• Do your students participate in book clubs?  Plan for a special round of interactive literature circles by allowing students to respond to their reading by creating a cute snowman.
• Why not plan a holiday book tasting event?  Your elementary students can each choose a winter holiday story and create their snowmen as the guests of honor at the book tasting.  Invite other grade levels to participate!

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Please email me with questions or feedback at danna@teachertechstudio.com

 

Created by Danna Rodebush © Teacher Tech Studio

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