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Lakeshore Learning
Fun in the Snow
Celebrate the arrival of winter with a reading of Jack Ezra Keats' book The Snowy Day. Engaging children by asking them about their own experiences in the snow, the teacher goes on to read the story...
PBS
Reading Adventure Pack: The Snowy Day
Scholars listen to a read-aloud of fiction and nonfiction books, The Snowy Day, written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, and Snow Is Falling, written by Franklyn Branley and illustrated by Holly Keller, then take part in four creative...
Curated OER
Winter Through the Arts
Students read the book The Snowy Day and discover various winter themes. In this winter lesson, students develop movements to express the feeling of a snowstorm. Students also construct winter-themed art pieces.
Curated OER
Sound Blending Lesson Plan
Mr. Snowman wants to help emerging readers understand compound words, so he segments some familiar words to help them see that they are made of two distinct words. Learners repeat the words, both segmented and blended, and observe them...
Akron Art Museum
Storytelling Resist
The illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats in The Snowy Day inspire young artists to examine shapes in illustrations and to use these shapes to create their own watercolor resist painting.
Curated OER
The Snowy Day Science Lesson
Students listen to the story The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats in order to become interested in the world of snow. In this snow exploration lesson, students scoop up snow to make snowballs, measuring the amount of snow they use so each...
Curated OER
Snowflakes
Students read "The Snowy Day," by Ezra Jack Keats and construct snowflakes to decorate the classroom walls. They examine how snowflakes are formed and study new vocabulary words.
Curated OER
Winter vs. Summer
Students explore the seasons. In this winter and summer lesson plan, students read The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and Summer by Maria Ruis. Students compare the 2 seasons as they create t-charts, try on seasonal clothing, and create...
Curated OER
What do I wear?
Students match different clothing with the weather on a worksheet to show what to wear in different weather conditions. In this weather lesson plan, students discuss the sheet in the end.
Curated OER
Weather Walks
Students study weather by taking walks in various types weather conditions.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Snowy Day [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Ezra Jack Keats' children's book, The Snowy Day, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Snowy Day
Resource features the Caldecott Medal book The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Learn more about this award-winning book through the description, discussion guide and booklist.
Just Books Read Aloud
Just Books Read Aloud: Ezra Keats: The Snowy Day
A video of the book "The Snowy Day", written by Ezra Keats. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: The Snowy Day
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
Penguin Publishing
U.s. Penguin Group: Welcome to the World of Ezra Jack Keats! [Pdf]
This is a collection of information about Ezra Jack Keats and his books for young readers. It includes biographical information, an annotated listing of his books; activity suggestions for four of his books; book suggestions by theme for...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Family Ties Making Connections to Improve Reading Comprehension
Contains plans for five lessons that teach young scholars to make authentic connections to reading selections. Lessons use books such as "Bigmama?s" by Donald Crews, "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats, and "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Weather Walks
In this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types of...