STORYBOOK CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR YOUNG CHILD
Bookmark with Prompts
The Snowy Day is a book
written and illustrated by Ezra
Keats.
In this book, Peter explores the sensations
and sights of a snowy day.
Do not forget to PEER! Use additional
Prompts if needed, Evaluate and Expand
your child’s answers, and Repeat the
prompts.
If you do not have a paper copy of this
book, go to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz
zWi-5IB7o to watch a YouTube video of
someone reading the book. If you prefer to
read it to your child yourself, just mute the
audio.
Check your local library to see if it allows
you to borrow a digital version of this book
to read on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Or find
it online:
https://archive.org/details/snowyday0
0keat/page/n1/mode/2up
Look at STEMIE’s tips for making
adaptations to the storybook reading
process:
https://stemie.fpg.unc.edu/sites/stemi
e.fpg.unc.edu/files/Storybook%20Gene
ral%20Adaptations.pdf
If you print this page,
you can download or
view online by scanning
the QR code.
Every child is different,
and these are only suggested
age ranges and activities.
Do what works best for your child.
Print this page and cut around the edges.
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Ages 3-8 Science
The Snowy Day
By Ezra Jack Keats
Complete a sentence
“The snow was piled up very
C _____ (high).”
Recall
“What was Peter thinking about
when he was taking a bath?”
Open-ended questions
“Why wasn’t the snowball there
when he looked in his pocket
before bed?”
WH questions
“What did Peter do next after he
climbed up a great big mountain
of snow?”
Distancing questions
D “What do you like to do in the
snow?”
STEM Words & Ideas to Explore
• Weather
• Temperature (Hot, Cold)
• Properties and structure of matter
(Melting)
stemie.fpg.unc.edu
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STEM Building Activities

Weather
Try checking the temperature on your phone app. Before getting
dressed for the day, check the temperature. Tell your child to look
outside- is the sun out, or is it cloudy? Is it dry or rainy? You can say:
• Looks like it is COLD and rainy today. What should we wear
today?
• The weather looks WARM and sunny today. You can wear your
sandals!
• It might be COLD enough to snow later. Let’s find your mittens.

Temperature:
Discuss the temperature of different objects during routines. Try
saying:
• “Brrrr, it’s cold!” when you step outside.
• “That water feels so warm.” during bath.
• “The cookie is hot. Let’s wait for it to cool off.”

Properties & Structure of Matter:

Try some experiments at home with your children and use questions
to encourage their critical thinking skills.
• Set up containers/cups of different temperatures of water side
by side and explore/make predictions which of the ice cubes
will melt first.
• To advance children’s thinking skills, add salt to one container
and compare with one with just water to see which melts first.

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Adaptations:
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats

Every child is different, and these are only suggested adaptations. Do what works
best for your child. Your child’s therapist can give you other ideas.

SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH VISUAL

IMPAIRMENT/DEAF-BLINDNESS/MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES:
STORY BOX
• Select the corresponding
items and place them in a
container/box. Items may
include snowball (if any), ice
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Image credit: Adobe Stock

This adaptation can also…

• Increase children’s attention and engagement

• Support children with sensory challenges

 SUPPORT ALTERATIVE WAYS OF
COMMUNICATION:
PICTURES, SYMBOLS, SIGNS, and/or
ICONS
• Select pictures that
correspond to
items/objects/animals in the
book
• Add signs and icons to the
story
• Use pictures along with a Image credit: Adobe Stock

communication board to
support STEM learning

This adaptation can also…

• Increase children’s attention and engagement

• Support children’ learning

• Support children who are deaf/with hearing

impairment

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Visual Cues:
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats

Every child is different, and these are only suggested adaptations. Do what works
best for your child. Your child’s therapist can give you other ideas.

HOW TO:
Step 1: Print and cut out the images. You can also create your own visual cues (empty squares
included).
Step 2: As you read, use tape or Velcro to attach the pictures to the corresponding pages in
the book.

Snow Footprint Stick

Snowball Climb Slide

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Visual Cues: The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

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Pocket Bath Melt