Story Activities for

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

This winter story follows young Peter as he plays and explores snowy day activities. Check out these activities to support vocabulary, comprehension, and application of this fun story theme. 

Vocabulary

Review story vocabulary prior or as you read. Display vocab on word wall or match to text in the book. 

Comprehension

Here are multiple choice comprehension questions for this story.  Print one per page or chane your printer settings to 2 per page. 

Tasks cards ask open-ended questions for discussions related to the story.  

Talk about story details as you play a fun game of Bingo

Use white playdough balls and smash on the pictures that happened in the story. 

Story Sequence

Look at the different snow activities Peter did in the snow. Discuss the sequence of his activities using this fame schedule or dial. 

Use these picture cards to sequence the activities. 

Additional Activities

Play Memory Matching Game using details from the story. 

Matching book

Class book: color and write

Story Maze

For more activities for this story or winter theme, check out the Sharing Center. Make your own materials using pictures from our clip art library. Have fun learning and playing together.