Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Best In Snow by April Pulley Sayre.
Michelle and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Thursday, January 2, the kits are available to pick up for our online storytime this month!
Enjoy a FREE copy of the book and more!
"Best In Snow" by April Pulley Sayre
"With gorgeous photo illustrations, award-winning author April Pulley Sayre sheds sparkly new light on the wonders of snow. From the beauty of snow blanketing the forest and falling on animals’ fur and feathers to the fascinating winter water cycle, this nonfiction picture book celebrates snowfall and the amazing science behind it."
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRZiEritxhM to watch the story read by Reading Public Library's Virtual Storytime. Then, enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!
Kits include:
a FREE copy of Best In Snow
information page
colors game (5 colored snowflakes)
rhymes/song pages with weblinks (instrument included)
2 activity pages
2 coloring pages
snowman sticker craft
3 magnets from the story
snowflake and snowman stickers
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included snowflake handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the white snowflake?
White snowflake, white snowflake?
Can you show me the white snowflake?
And wave it in the air?
Red… purple… blue… pink
Hold It High – Choose one snowflake from handouts
Hold your snowflake high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your snowflake below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your snowflake against your nose
Now touch the snowflake to your toes
Touch your snowflake to the ground
Now wave that snowflake all around!
Hold your snowflake in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your snowflake and jump up high!
Now let your snowflake fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
Let’s Make A Snowman by Super Simple Songs
Winter Freeze Dance by The Kiboomers
I Like Winter by Juny&Tony
Snow Song by The Learning Station
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
Did You Ever See a Snowflake?
(Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a snowflake,
A snowflake, a snowflake,
Did you ever see a snowflake,
Dance this way and that?
Dance this way and that way,
Dance this way and that way,
Did you ever see a snowflake,
Dance this way and that?
…dance up this high?...
…dance down this low?...
ACTION RHYMES
Snowmen I Can See
(Tune: “Where is Thumbkin”)
Little snowmen, little snowmen
I can see, I can see
Roly-poly snowmen
Roly-poly snowmen,
1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3
Frosty snowmen...
Smiling snowmen...
Melting snowmen...
In the Winter
(Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
In the winter, in the winter,
It gets cold, it gets cold,
(cross arms across body and hold sides, pretending to shiver)
Tiny snowflakes falling, tiny snowflakes falling,
(wriggle fingers as you move hands downwards)
Round and round,
(turn around on the spot)
To the ground.
(bob down to the ground)
I Built a Little Snowman
I built a little snowman
He had a carrot nose
Along came a bunny
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny
Looking for some lunch
Ate the snowman’s carrot nose
Nibble, nibble crunch!
If It’s Snowing and You Know It
(Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If it’s snowing and you know it,
Put on a hat,
If it’s snowing and you know it,
Put on a hat.
If it’s snowing out today,
And you’re going out to play,
If it’s snowing and you know it,
Put on a hat.
If it’s snowing and you know it, put on a coat…
If it’s snowing and you know it, put on a scarf…
If it’s snowing and you know it, put on your boots…
If it’s snowing and you know it, slip and slide
I’m a Little Snowman
(Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little snowman, short and round,
(hold rounded arms in the front of your body)
Winter is when I can be found.
If the sun gets too hot in the day,
(move hands to make a large circle with fingers outstretched)
Then I slowly melt away.
(pretend to slowly melt down to lie on the ground)
EXTRA LINK!
Publishers Weekly obituary for April Pulley Sayre:
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!