the snowy day

craftivity
Cause & effect
Extension
craftivity for
the book
“The snowy day”
By ezra jack keats

Craftivity created by Michelle Hudgeons

directions
After reading the book, The Snowy Day by
Ezra Jack Keats, students can cut and past
There are 2 versions of cards included.
1)  Cause and effect cards mixed together
the cause and effect cards under the
2)  Cause and effect cards separated so that
correct flap.
you can copy them on two different
colored papers.

If using the
option 2 cards,
students can
match the
cause to the
correct effect.
I recommend
using this
option.

Also included is a writing template to use with

the craft.
 Peter’s hat and mittens – 1 per student – red paper

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 Peter’s face – 1 per student – brown paper

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Peter’s hair – 1 per student – black paper

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Cause and effect cards mixed (option 1 ) – 1 set per
student – white paper
The snow piled up Peter dragged his
very high. feet slowly in the
snow.
The snowball was not Snow fell during the
there. night.
Snow fell on Peter’s He found something
head. sticking out of the
snow.
Peter smacked a Peter put a snowball
snow covered tree. in his pocket and went
in his warm house.
He decided to make a Peter was not old
snowman. enough to join the
snowball fight.
Cause cards (option 2) – 1 set per student – blue paper
Snow fell during the Snow fell during the
night. night.
Peter put a snowball Peter put a snowball
in his pocket and went in his pocket and went
in his warm house. in his warm house.
Peter was not old Peter was not old
enough to join the enough to join the
snowball fight. snowball fight.
Peter smacked a Peter smacked a
snow covered tree. snow covered tree.
Peter dragged his Peter dragged his
feet slowly in the feet slowly in the
snow. snow.
effect cards (option 2) – 1 set per student – white paper
He decided to make a He decided to make a
snowman. snowman.
The snow piled up The snow piled up
very high. very high.
He found something He found something
sticking out of the sticking out of the
snow. snow.
The snowball was not The snowball was not
there. there.
Snow fell on Peter’s Snow fell on Peter’s
head. head.
 writing
Students can write about:
-a snowy day that they have experienced
-their favorite thing to do on a snowy day
-sequence the story
-write about their favorite part of the story
-write character traits of Peter

There are also blank writing templates J

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