The Biggest Best Snowman

Every kid dreams of the first snow day of the year. When I was younger we would wake up on snow days and expectantly watch the news in hopes that they would call a snow day. Nothing better! In this cute story, author Margery Cuyler tells a sweet story of little Nell who lives in a house with her older sisters and mom, and is often told that she is too small to help. She meets up with animal friends in the woods who convince her that she isn’t too small to build a snowman. With the help of her friends, they build the Biggest Best Snowman ever.

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This cute story is about friendship and having confidence to accomplish big things.

If you don’t have the book, No worries, you can watch the reading of it on YouTube here.

Before reading the story ask questions:

Table of Contents

Have you ever built a snowman?
What do you do on snow days?
Has anyone every told you that you were too small or young to do something?

While reading the story or soon after, ask a questions like:

-How did little Nell feel when her family wouldn’t let her help at home?
-Why did little Nell feel like she couldn’t help the animal friends build a snowman?
-How did little Nell feel when she completed her snowman?

After Reading the Story:

After reading the story, have your student retell the story by writing the beginning, middle, and end with this story summary worksheet. Include the characters as well.

How to build a Snowman Story Sequencing

Discuss how to build a snowman. Ask questions like:

-What has to happen first to build a snowman?
-What tools if any, do you need to build a snowman?

Next, have your student complete the Snowman Sequence worksheet. Tell them they need to decide what they need to do first, second, next when they are building the snowman. They can do this with drawings or by writing about it.

Use the next story sequence worksheet for your student to practice their reading skills as they put the steps of making a snowman in order.

Have your student practice with antonyms as they find the parts of the snowman and put the words in order.

We can’t finish out our lessons without throwing in a little math. This math puzzle will encourage your student to practice counting by fives. Keep the fun going by laminating it and cutting it in strips so that they can practice over and over.