Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler

Reading Center for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Fill your preschool reading center not only with books about snowmen, but also with books about winter and winter activities.

Snacks for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Ice cream snowman: Give each of your preschool students three small scoops of vanilla ice cream to stack on top of each other. Let them decorate their snowmen with candies such as M&Ms and licorice.

Concepts for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Letter: Ss for snowman
Number: 7 for the 7 letters in the word snowman
Shape: circle
Color: white

Fine Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Sensory table: Fill your sensory table with white cotton balls (snow balls). Let your preschool students use tongs and tweezers to pick up and release the cotton balls.

Gross Motor Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Build-a-snowman Pantomime: Lead your preschool students in a pantomime of building a snowman. Roll three big snowballs. Stack them on top of each other. Put a hat on top. You get the idea!

Art Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Finger painting: Give each of your preschool students a large sheet of black or dark blue construction paper. Let them make a picture of a snowman with white finger paint. Give them some orange and black paint and paint brushes to add the finishing touches, such as a carrot nose and pipe.

Songs/Finger Plays for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Click here for the words to the finger play, A Chubby Little Snowman.

Pre-math Center Activity for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

Set out the letters s-n-o-w-m-a-n that you have previously cut from felt or laminated construction paper. Put out an example of the word snowman for your students to use as a guide. Have them set out the letters, properly spelling the word snowman. Instruct your preschool students to count the number of letters in the word snowman. Now have your preschool students count out 7 snowman shapes to set beneath the 7 lettered word.

Pre-writing Center Activities for Preschool Lesson Plan: Snowman

For younger students, provide sheets of paper with the letters S and s lightly printed on them. Have the children trace the letters. Do the same with the number 7.

For older students, provide an example of the letters S and s and the number 7. Have the students practice writing the letters and number freehand.

Write the word snowman on your preschool classroom's white erase board. Let your students copy the word snowman on the white board with dry erase markers.