Snowy Day Writing Activity

             

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner She has also written Snowmen All Year.

Since we are in the middle of winter, I thought I would share a short create writing activity that you can do with your class.

I recently read to my students, Snowmen at Night. It is a neat book about snowmen that come alive at night and the adventures that they have. After the students llisten to the story, I give them a choice of various writing activities that they can do. I then have them share it with the class.

Here is an example of my activities:

TALK IT UP! Create a dialogue   between snowmen/ snowwomen about how to keep their late night fun a secret   from humans.	EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT! Create a news report. You can use your own   winter ideas or use the article heading:   Snowman seen running around town!	WHAT IF? Take your snowman on   a journey through the seasons! What if a snowman/   snowwoman was alive all year long? What would you have to teach him/ her   about since he/ she is only used to cold weather? What activities would he/   she love to partake in?
TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY! Create a debate between   a snowman and the sun or winter and summer. Give reasons why they don’t like the other.	SING A SONG! Create a song about   snow, cold, snowman, winter or anything related. You can write it to the tune of a Christmas   song, or take lyrics from a popular song and change them to fit your topic.	CONVINCE ME! Have a snowman/   snowwoman persuade a kid to help keep him/ her alive and not let him/ her   melt.
MY LIFE! Write a story from   the perspective of a snowman/ snowwoman. Tell us about the good and difficult times in the life of a snowman/snowwoman.	POETRY TIME! Brainstorm words   related to winter to create a poem. Some types of poems you may want to   choose are: free verse, two   voice, This is Just to Say, Thirteen Ways of Looking At a Blackbird, limerick   etc..	YOUR CHOICE If   you want to take a topic from a square and pick a different genre than   listed you may. If  you have another idea, see the teacher for approval.

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