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Holiday/Christmas Snowman Descriptive Writing Activity – Create, Write, and Celebrate the Season!

Bring the magic of winter to life in your classroom with this Holiday Snowman Descriptive Writing Activity! This festive, hands-on learning experience combines creativity, writing, and digital tools to engage students in crafting their very own snowman and describing it in vivid detail.  This activity offers both a digital and printable component to support diverse learning environments.

What's Included:

• Digital Snowman Creation Tool: Students use interactive digital tools to create and design their own snowman, from choosing accessories to customizing colors and features. They will love bringing their snowman to life while exploring their creativity!

• Printable Planning and Draft Pages: To help students organize their ideas before writing, printable planning and drafting worksheets are included. These pages provide a structured space for brainstorming and drafting their descriptions, making the writing process easier and more effective.

Benefits for Students:

• Develops Descriptive Writing Skills: Students will practice using sensory details, adjectives, and figurative language to create vivid descriptions that bring their snowman to life.

• Boosts Creativity: The digital snowman creation tool encourages students to think creatively and personalize their snowman with different features.

• Pre-Writing Organization: The included printable planning and draft pages help students organize their thoughts, ensuring they have a clear structure for their descriptive paragraph.

• Engages Multiple Learning Styles: This activity supports both visual learners (through the creation of their snowman) and writing learners (through descriptive writing prompts), making it accessible to all students.

Perfect for:

• Holiday-themed classroom activities to enhance writing skills and celebrate the season.

• Remote or hybrid learning settings where students can use digital tools to create and write.

• Teachers seeking an engaging way to practice sensory details, adjectives, and paragraph structure.

Transform your holiday season into a creative writing celebration with this Holiday Snowman Descriptive Writing Activity. Students will love using digital tools to create their snowman and practice writing rich, descriptive paragraphs. With printable planning pages to support the writing process, this activity is a perfect way to foster creativity, critical thinking, and writing skills!

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Christmas Digital Writing

Engage your students with current events using these easy-to-read worksheets. This packet includes vocabulary terms with definitions, writing prompts, and fun!
Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice:

20 Pages Total Include:
* Draw a photo of yourself & the people with you at home.
* All About Me : Pets, What I Like TO Do, etc

· My Favorite Things

* Things I Do While Being Healthy At Home
* Vocabulary : 10 COVID-19 terms with match-up definitions
* * * Vocabulary Answer Sheet
* 20-Word Search page
* Step By Step : Hand washing : First, Next, Then, Last
* Design & Detail illustrating page : Design your own best place to quarantine! Describe what you have included in your place, and why.
* Opinion Journal: Did you enjoy being in quarantine? Explain why or why not, and how you would change it.

* Writing Prompt : with house- shaped lined paper : My Favorite Quarantine Day

* Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: My Routine Before & In Quarantine

* Acrostic Poem : VIRUS

* Interactive Journal Entry : I Am Feeling….I Am Thankful….When This is Over, I Want To...

* Telling Time Journal : Given the time in written word, write it out in number form, and draw it on the clock. Fill-in-the-blank journaling.

* Special Event, and how we celebrated.

· History : Gas prices, stores closed, things I learned...

* Book : House-shaped book to print, cut, and assemble. With front & back covers.

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This resource includes TWO products. The Life Cycle of a Frog resource includes two sets of posters, a tab booklet and four worksheets. The Write the Room to Write a Story activity includes Frog Facts, words and writing templates. Save money by purchasing them together in this bundle!

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Students LOVE to get up and move around the room. With this resource, children can grab a clipboard or folder and move around the room writing words they find that relate to frog facts they have learned. They take those words and write an informative story. They have "frog" words to help them along the way. Sixteen word strips are provided along with posters with "Frog Facts." Just print, laminate (if you wish) and post them in obvious places around the classroom. If you enjoy this activity, I have several other "Write the Room to Write a Story" resources available!

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Students LOVE to get up and move around the room. With this resource, children can grab a clipboard or folder and move around the room writing words they find that relate to bat facts they have learned. They take those words and write an informative story. They have "bat" words to help them along the way. Sixteen word strips are provided. Just print, laminate (if you wish) and post them in obvious places around the classroom. I have also included seven Bat Facts posters you can print to display. If you enjoy this activity, I have several other "Write the Room to Write a Story" resources available!

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This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the fable and retelling the story. Activities are: a 9-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. I will be adding these same activities for several other stories so follow my store to see when those resources are available.

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the folktale and retelling the story. Activities are: an 11-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

This resource includes 7 FUN and engaging activities that provide opportunities for comprehension of the fable as well as retelling the story.

Activities included are:

• 8-page emergent reader
• BME graphic organizer
• write the room to write a story
• a color by number page
• word search
• color by word page
• comic page to retell the story with pictures and words.

This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the Ugly Duckling fairy tale and retelling the story. Activities are: a 7-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. I will be adding these same activities for several other stories so follow my store to see when those resources are available.

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

This resource includes 7 FUN and engaging activities that provide opportunities for comprehension of the fable as well as retelling the story.

Activities included are:

• 8-page emergent reader
• BME graphic organizer
• write the room to write a story
• a color by number page
• word search
• color by word page
• comic page to retell the story with pictures and words.

This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

Please FOLLOW my store as new resources are added daily. All of my followers get HALF OFF of NEW RESOURCES for the first 24 hours after they are added! WHAT A DEAL!!!

This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the folktale and retelling the story. Activities are: an 11-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

My students LOVE creating storyboards and they are a wonderful introduction to basic story elements and summarizing. I use colorful file folders or large manila/construction paper. There are illustrations to color and places to list the characters, setting and summary. There are also interactive flaps for writing the beginning, middle and ending. This project is about the birth of Baby Jesus and includes Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, the Wise Men, a shepherd and a sheep.

Check out my other Christmas resources!

Christmas Around the World Booklet

Christmas Story Elements Book Reports

Christmas Solve and Color with a Twist

Christmas Morning Work Worksheets

Christmas Color by Sight Word Worksheets

The Christmas Story - The Birth of Baby Jesus

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This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the folktale and retelling the story. Activities are: an 8-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Please note: The Write the Room Activity is available in another packet as well. It is very similar but not exactly the same.

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

This is a great activity for a Christian School, homeschool or even for a Sunday School teacher. This storyboard is an activity that reinforces comprehension and introduces basic story elements. I use a file folder but large manila or construction paper can also be used. Students write about the setting, characters, beginning, middle and ending. Then they write a summary. There is artwork also included to illustrate the storyboard.

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Here are THREE Interactive Storyboard Activity Projects: Little Red Hen, Ugly Little Duckling and Town Mouse Country Mouse (City Mouse Country Mouse) My students LOVE doing storyboards and they are a great introduction to basic story elements and summarization. You can use a file folder for sturdiness or a more economical solution of large manila or construction paper.

Check out these Activity Packs that can be used with the stories!

Little Red Hen Activity Pack

Ugly Little Duckling Activity Pack

City Mouse Country Mouse Activity Pack

Here are some more storyboards you might want to try!

Fables Storyboards

Gingerbread Man Storyboard

Graphic Novel Storyboards

Fairy Tales Storyboards

Martin Luther King, Jr. Storyboard

Little Red Hen and Other Stories Storyboards

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My Funky First Grade

This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the fairy tale and retelling the story. Activities are: a 7-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

Are you in need of a creative companion activity for Black History Month? This resource includes 9 different coloring pages that focus on famous Black Americans. Students finish the writing prompt stating what that person is best known for, then they color the portrait.

Famous Black Americans included in this book are:

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Barack Obama
• Rosa Parks
• Harriet Tubman
• Beyonce
• Magic Johnson
• Oprah Winfrey
• Stevie Wonder
• Katherine Johnson

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This resource includes 6 different activities that focus on the fairy tale and retelling the story. Activities are: an 8-page emergent reader, write the room to write a story (includes words to display and a work page to write beginning, middle and ending before writing the story), a color by number page, a word search, a color by word page, and a comic page to retell the story with pictures and words. I will be adding these same activities for several other stories so follow my store to see when those resources are available.

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

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My Funky First Grade

This is a unit of THREE Storyboard lap book projects for popular fairy tales! It includes Cinderella, The Frog Prince and Snow White. My students absolutely LOVE storyboards and it gives me a fun opportunity to teach basic story elements and introduce summarizing. Here are some more storyboards you might want to try! Fables Storyboards Gingerbread Man Storyboard Graphic Novel Storyboards Fairy Tales Storyboards Martin Luther King, Jr. Storyboard Little Red Hen and Other Stories Storyboards Check out my TeachShare store to find many more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

This resource includes 7 FUN and engaging activities that provide opportunities for comprehension of the fable as well as retelling the story.

Activities included are:

• 8-page emergent reader
• BME graphic organizer
• write the room to write a story
• a color by number page
• word search
• color by word page
• comic page to retell the story with pictures and words.

This is also a great resource to use as emergency sub plans!

Here are some fables, folktale and fairy tale resources that are available now:

Tortoise and the Hare Activities

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Activities

The Boy Who Cried Wolf Activities

The Little Red Hen Activities

The Frog Prince Activities

The Gingerbread Man Activities

Johnny Appleseed Activities

The Lion and the Mouse Activities

Fables Lapbook Activities

Please FOLLOW my store as new resources are added daily. All of my followers get HALF OFF of NEW RESOURCES for the first 24 hours after they are added! WHAT A DEAL!!!