I absolutely love the picture book, “Snowmen at Night,” by Caralyn and Mark Beuhner. The premise is that a little boy sees his half-melted snowman in the morning, and he imagines a night full of mischief that led to an exhausted, slumped over snowman the next day.
Aside from reading the book with your children and asking comprehension questions, there are many other lessons that can be built off of this book.
Below are some ideas:
Practice /s/ and /s blend/ sounds - Model these sounds for your child, and then have the child say the words back.
Make a snowman craft - Focus on following 1-2 step directions, describing the snowmen, and prepositions while crafting.
Learn about the weather - Explore the temperatures needed for snow, and why snowmen melt when it gets warmer. This is a great opportunity to build vocabulary, make inferences, and answer comprehension questions.
Practice sequencing and story retell - Use a graphic organizer and/or picture cards to help your child sequence and retell the story’s events.
Grammar - There are many opportunities to practice pronouns, verbs, and other grammatical forms while looking at the pictures.
Readers: Have you tried any storybook extension activities at home?
About the Author: Melissa Goff, M.S, CCC-SLP, is the owner of Sunflower Speech & Myo Therapy, PLLC, in Charlotte, NC.
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