Tear your own snowman picture . . .

        Children may tear a snowman, his broom, carrot nose and maybe even a few squirrel friends to play along with him from white paper. Then mount the snow scene on top of black paper with white school glue.

This torn snowman is having so much fun playing with his friends!

       Now your child can write a story or even dictate it to you while you write it down for him or her. Ask questions to get your little author in the mood to make up this story. They will enjoy reading it years later after the picture and this story exercise become another childhood Christmas memory.

Questions to Inspire A Story:

• Is this a funny picture or a sad one? Why?
• Who do you see?
• Think up a name for your snowman.
• What are the squirrels doing?
• Do you think the snowman can understand the squirrels talking?
• Where did the squirrels get their chestnuts?

"The Giving Snowman" 

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