Stranger in the Woods
Sometimes I read something that another mom has done that is just so creative I have to share it with all of you.
I was browsing home school blogs and I found one called Eclectic Musings. It was filled with wonderful pictures of family and descriptions of fun filled “school” days. One idea really sang to my heart. This mom has storybook themed days. She does it on a regular basis. She is a mom who is invested in making learning fun. She gave me permission to share some ideas that can be used for a winter lesson plan. These are very creative ideas that can add some fun to winter .
They began this particular day by reading a beautiful book titled Stranger in the Woods. It’s a pictorial about curious animals who encounter a stranger in their woods, a snowman.
Darling felt snowman
They then made a snowman of felt and pipe cleaners. These would be great materials to put in the Closet, in a tub, for a winter craft, along with the book; a fun surprise for your children to find.
When your learning time is over have a fun lunch. They made a Stranger in the Woods themed meal. She had a Havarti snowman with pretzel arms, raisin eyes, a carrot nose and a cherry tomato hat. They had some snowflake toast and lined the forest floor with carrot twigs. The curious deer is made of gingerbread.
A snowman themed lunch
Now to follow up this fun day you might want to add some of these items to your Closet. There are plenty of winter craft ideas and other learning activities:
A book on snow flakes or winter – try The Secret Life of a Snowflake or When Winter Comes
Directions for making paper snowflakes
If you have a powerful blender make some snow cones
A book about deer
A book about mountains with beautiful pictures
Find out how water can be a liquid, a gas and a solid and what the particles of each look like
Make some frozen water ornaments from items in your yard
Look at spectacular snow crystals online
What is the difference between snow and hail – get a printable free
Do some winter related projects as a family
Here’s an entire winter unit study. Love the 1951 version of Suzy Snowflake. I sang that as a kid!
Go outside and build a snow man
Have a wonderful time in the snow. Hurry, it will be gone soon!
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