Saturday, December 1, 2012

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day

Author and Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats


Genre: Fiction

Ages: 3-5 years

Theme: Winter, Snow, Friendship

Summary: The story of a first snowfall of the season, and a little boy's adventures in the city. 

Pre-Reading Activity: Show students a picture of a big snowy hill and ask them to make guesses about what it is. Encourage them to share why they made their guesses. Record the answers on a chart paper. 

Post-Reading Activity: Give students a piece of blue construction paper and a big ball of cotton. Let them make their own snowy creations on the paper. Depending on the grade level, students can write a word or sentence to go with their creation. 

Reflection: This is a fantastic  story to use with primary grades since many times these students don't remember snow from the previous year, or have never experienced a big snowstorm. Students are often very creative with their ideas about what the snowy hill is a picture of and also what they create with their cotton. 

About the Author:

Ezra Jack Keats


Ezra Jack Keats was one of the first authors to create multiethnic picture books for young kids. He began creating children's books in the 1960's and realized there was a lack of books written with African American children as the main character. He has written many best-selling children's books including Whistle for Willie, Peter's Chair and Goggles! Mr. Keats died in 1983. 

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