Having a snowy day activity list is a good idea when the winter weather is coming. Parents can make the best of the cold days and add learning elements to it.
It has been snowing here and we are excited. I have a snowy day activity list and it is time to see what we can do. It was cold yesterday but we had a lot of fun throwing snow balls, making snow angels, and trying to put together a snow fort. This is a good time to enjoy some outdoor fun and learn a set of winter vocabulary and sentences.
Here is a snowy day activity idea bank:
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- How about writing on the snow. Try it with a stick. Copy it from a list.
- How many words you can write on the snow? Writing ro copying the same word over and over again is fun, too. After the kids are done. Let them move to the next one.
- Warm up! Hop from one word to another.
- Making the snowballs. Count them from 1 and up. Then try to countdown from the highest number.
- How about making colorful snowballs? Use spray bottles. Mix tempura color with some water. Spring color on the snow ball. What a cool art!
- How about making colorful snow paint? Same idea from above. Spray paint the snow on the ground. Make a snow fort and color it.
- Ice Decoration. This is one of our favorite. It takes several steps. You need food coloring, beads, glitter, paper cups, ribbons. Add more to the water and mix. Watch this video and give it a try.
I also have a snowy day activity lesson plan. Kids can learn about the weather through seeing, hearing, touching, feeling, and making something fun on a snowy day. Keep warm!
A Snowy Day Activity: Words and Phrases to Know
(1)
spring – summer – fall – winter
= chūn tiān 春天 – xià tiān 夏天 – qiū tiān 秋天- dōng tiān 冬天
It is ___________ now. (Fill in a season from the list above)
= Xiàn zài shì ______________. 現在是 ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.
(2)
warm – hot – cool – cold
= nuǎn 暖 – rè 熱 – liáng 涼 – lěng 冷
It is ______________ today. (Fill in a word from the list.)
= Jīn tiān ______________. 今天 _______________.
(3)
sunny day – cloudy day – rainy day – snow day
= qíng tiān 晴天 -yīn tiān 陰天 -xià yǔ tiān 下雨天 -xià xuě tiān 下雪天
It is a _____________ today. (Fill in a phrase from above.)
= Jīn tiān shì ___________. 今天是 _______________.
(4)
to snow – to rain
= xià xuě 下雪 – xià yǔ 下雨
It _______ today. (Fill in the phrase from the list above)
= Jīn tiān ________. 今天 _________.
(5)
snow (n.) – rain (n.)
= xuě 雪 – yǔ 雨
Touch the _______ . (Fill in a word from the list.)
Mō mō __________. 摸摸 ________________.
A Snowy Day Activity Printable: Click the image below to download
Hint for the printable:
- Xuě rén 雪人 = snowman
- Xià xuě tiān 下雪天 = snowy day
- Xuě huā 雪花 = snow flake(s)
- Běi jí xióng 北極熊 = polar bear
- Qì é 企鵝 = penguin ( also read as Qiˇ eˊ )
Short Videos to Watch (in Mandarin Chinese)
Winter King episode from Shimiro (Chinese Edition)
Chinese Characters in Animation: Weather Words
Books to Read On a Snowy Day
Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Chinese edition) – Mo Willems
