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Snowman Measuring Freebie and Font Giveaway

Elizabeth here from Kickin' it in Kindergarten! I wanted to share a snowman measuring activity that I love doing with my students. We have been reading snowman books this week so we do this fun math/writing activity to go along with the books.

First, I show the kids how to draw a snowman on a large piece of white construction paper. and then they glue it down to the blue piece of construction paper. If they get frusterated, have them draw three seperate circles instead. Then, I cut out pieces of black (hat), orange (nose), red (scarf) and various colors (buttons) and passed them out to each table and let the kids come up with their own design. Some kiddos wanted a crown instead of a hat :)

The kids drew on the arms, eyes, and ears with a black marker.

Next, it was on the measuring. Students used unifex cubes and measured from the bottom of the snowman to the top of the snowman and recorded it on the recording strip at the bottom.
Finally, it was on to the writing. The students have to sketch their snowman and then give it at name. Grab this activity for free! Before I head out, I just created my first round of fonts this week. I am no Cara Carroll {queen of fonts) here but loved making them! It was almost therapeutic! If you would be interested in winning, leave your e-mail in the comments and tell me which one is your favorite. I'll send the winners an e-mail Thursday!