Where Does Snow Come From?
Do your kids constantly ask those tricky “why” questions about life? Like, “Mom, where does snow come from?” Are you always searching for winter books for kids?
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! This winter kids will learn to read and learn about snow with our FREE read aloud winter book for kids! + We’ve made a fun kids video to go with it! This story is super fun; it’s a little bit of fact mixed in with an adventure story made especially for curious kids.
We have so many great reviews for our story! Parent’s often say it’s the best winter children’s book they’ve read.
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1. Parents vs Snow
Our snow book will teach you and your child how snow is made!
Snow and rain come from the same place. They are both formed by water vapor in the atmosphere.
Snow is formed when the temperature of the atmosphere drops below freezing. Water vapor in the air starts to freeze around small dust particles or bacteria. It then slowly begins to grow molecule by molecule, or snowball if you will, and eventually a snow flake is formed!
Snow has six basic shapes. They are: Needles, columns, plates, columns capped with plates, dendrites, and stars. Each different shape is the result of atmospheric and temperature conditions within the cloud.
2. Tips for Reading to Young Kids
- You’re on the clock! Young children can only concentrate for 10-30 mins so books for children need to be short and interesting!
- Prepare. Read the book before you read it with your child. You may need to summarise the story if your child gets tired or distracted.
- Pictures are worth a thousand words. Make sure your child can see the images and understands what is happening in them.
- Encourage participation. Read lines with the character’s voices and encourage your child to do the same. Read the onomatopoeia in funny voices.
- Ask questions! Kids are smart. Ask them questions about the pictures, the characters, the settings etc…
3. Kids vs Snow Read Aloud Book
Our Read Aloud snow book is one of the best winter stories for kids. It is suitable for kids aged 4-7. Snow and books really do go hand in hand, so open our ebook and read with your kids this winter!
Younger kids will love the illustrations and cute characters, and they’ll learn pronunciation through our ‘read aloud’ interactive audio. Older kids can read and learn all by themselves!
Kids vs Snow is the perfect bedtime winter story: why not read to your child some nights, and let them read by themselves on other nights. Test their reading comprehension by asking simple questions; “What did Little Water Drop turn into?” “How did he get back to the lake?”
Parents often say that this is one of the most beautiful children’s books they’ve read! With illustrations by Felipe Kolb and text by Peter Galante, we think you’ll find it pretty amazing too.
This is the perfect snow day book for winter!
4. Kids vs Snow Printable Coloring Book and Wordlist
Have you read a lot of children’s books about winter? Keep kids entertained with our Kids vs Snow Printable Coloring Workbook. Print it out at home and watch them have fun coloring in the scenes and the snowflake book cover!
Filled with winter pictures for kids; they’ll love coloring our snow illustrations and can even write their own story in the blank spaces!
Before or after you’ve finished reading children’s books about snow, check out this wordlist! Our snow wordlist is full of words related to nature and snow activities. Help your child read and spell these essential winter reading words. Before long, kids will be saying ‘I love snow!’
This is the perfect complement to reading our Kids vs Snow winter book online.
5. Kids Reading Activities
Every illustration in our snowy day children’s book provides a chance to interact with your child, check their comprehension and have some fun!
- Where is the cloud?
- Where is the sun? Is the sun happy?
- How many mountains are there?
- What color are the trees?
- How many trees are there?
- How many fish are in the lake?
- What’s on top of the mountain? How did it get there?
- What is the lake’s name?
- How old is it?
- What does the lake do every day?
- Can lakes climb mountains?
- Who lives in the lake?
6. Winter Activities for Kids
Kids vs Snow is one of those books children can read many times. When they’re tired of reading and just want to play, keep them occupied with these fun winter activities:
- Make a snowglobe
- Try to dress up in every item of winter clothing and see how far you get! (Stop before you overheat or you’ll feel sick!)
- Make snowflake cookies
- Draw your ideal winter holiday
- Make collage winter tress
- Go outside and make images or words with your footprints
- Build a snow sculpture – how about making a snow animal?
- Make a winter-themed bookmark
- Make paper snowflakes and act out a snowflake story for kids
- Make origami snowflakes
- Make a warm indoor fort
- Go sledding on a small snowy hill
- Make your name out of marshmallows
- Make a reindeer paper hat
- Make ice cubes in funny shapes
- Make a milk bottle penguin
- Take photos of your children in the snow, then print them and let your kids decorate the photos
- Make a marshmallow snowman
- Make a snowball bubble bath bomb
- Make a snowy scene with white glitter
- Make paper-cut trees
- Make a playdough snowman
- Make felt mittens
- Knit a simple winter hat
- Go outside while it’s snowing and catch snowflakes on your tongue!
- Try to count all the snowflakes
- Make a playdough polar bear
- Get up early one morning and watch the sun rise over a snowy landscape near your home
- Make a snowy landscape scene with cotton wool
- Make a cup of hot chocolate with white marshmallows
- use food coloring to make a painting in the snow
- make your own winter picture books with illustrations created by kids
- make children’s winter pictures in the snow, using only natural items like leaves and branches
- find the best winter picture books in your library and read them together on a snowy day
For children winter can be the most exciting time of the year! They’re home for the holidays and have so much energy. Why not use some of this energy with these winter activity ideas:
Today’s Parent: 50 Essential Winter Activities
The Artful Parent: 89 Indoor Activities
What are your favorite winter books for preschoolers or winter books for toddlers? Share your recommendations in the comments below!
We’ll help you teach your child to read with our fun guided reading system! Reading for kids can be very difficult in the classroom; teachers really lack time and resources to teach your child to read properly. At Red Cat Reading we know that the best person to teach your child to read is you! And it only takes 10 minutes per day.
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