Rooted in Reading Snowmen at Night for Winter Reading Comprehension Activities

Elevate your classroom experience this winter with a comprehensive resource that pairs with the popular picture book “Snowmen at Night.” This Read Aloud Resource is designed to engage your learners as well as foster a love of reading in your classroom. You’ll dive into the magical world of snowmen while also targeting those crucial and complex language arts standards.

PLEASE NOTE:  Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner needs to be purchased for this teaching resource.

Key Features:

1. Interactive reading comprehension that prompts thoughtful discussion and deeper understanding
2. Vocabulary development that expands young learners’ language development
3. Integration of nonfiction text that brings the stories to life
4. Mentor sentences that develop stronger writing skills
5. Exciting crafts and directed drawings that reinforce key themes
6. Grammar lessons and activities that students will enjoy

Comprehension Lessons

- 5 Days of Lesson Plans for Reading, Vocabulary, and Grammar

- Picture Examples of all Activities

- Reading Comprehension Question Stems

- Digital Posters for:  Schema, Infer, Making Inferences

- Schema Printable

- Schema Anchor Chart

- Making Inferences Activity and Printables

- Fiction Passage (2 levels)

- Nonfiction Passage about Snowflakes (2 levels)

- Comprehension Check for the story

- Snowman Directed Drawing and Writing Pages

Nonfiction Integration

- Nonfiction Reader: Snow

- Nonfiction Text Features Printable

- Nonfiction Reader Assessment

- Anchor Chart for Splendid Snowy Secrets

- Reading Response Craft: Create a Snowflake

Vocabulary Activities (2 levels included)

- Vocabulary Picture Cards

- Vocabulary Prompts

- Vocabulary Printables

- Vocabulary Assessments

- Daily Deep Dive with Mentor Sentence

Grammar: Compound Words

- Compound Word Poster

- Compound Word Charts

- Compound Word Picture and Word Cards

- A Bucket of Compound Words Printable

- Compound Word Flap-Books

- Compound Word Classroom Scoot

- Compound Word Sorting Flap-Book

- Compound Word Assessment

This resource was made with grades 1-2 in mind. When applicable, there are differentiated activities so that it can be used with multiple grade levels or levels of learners.

Also Included:

- Picture examples of activities

- Variety of writing pages with different handwriting lines

- Visual Plans

- Explanation of Activities