Editable Snowman Word Building Digital Word Work Activity
Needing an engaging digital activity for your students to practice reading and building words? Check out this editable snowman word building activity!
Digital Snowman Word Building Activity
In the winter, kindergarten and first grade students are diving deep into word work and putting all of their literacy skills together to sound out and build words. By this time of the year, they have a strong foundation of letters and sounds and are beginning to blend sounds together to make words. This editable snowman-themed word building activity is a fun way for them to practice these skills.
This editable word building activity is easy for teachers to prep and has simple directions for kids. They will feel confident completing this activity and will reach success with the many opportunities to practice that it provides.
Since this activity is editable, you can use it for a variety of different words, making this winter-themed activity very versatile! It can be used to practice sight words, CVC words, color words, number words, spelling words, vocabulary words, or even seasonal words. These are all key skills that students in the primary grades work on. To use the editable feature, simply type the words you want to work on in the “Read It” box, and you are set to turn the activity over to your students!
This editable snowman word work activity is perfect for use in your in-person or distance learning lesson plans. Since the words are editable, you can use this activity all winter long as you increase the difficulty of the words.
Setting Up the Snowman Word Building Activity in Google Slides
Students may use Google Slides™ to do this activity.
The download file includes a detailed guide with instructions and pictures on how to use this activity with you students, but it is quite simple to do.
If you are an instructor or teacher, you will want to copy the Google Slides assignment to your Google Drive and save it as a master copy.
Make sure that you click the dropdown next to the attachment. Pick the “Make a copy for each student” option.
Setting Up The Digital Snowman Word Mats in Seesaw
Students can also use this activity in Seesaw, if you would like.
You will click the Seesaw specific link in the download file. When you arrive at the activity, you will need to click the “Save Activity” button. Then you will assign the activity to your students.
Mastering Word Building
When young students begin working with words, it is essential that they have a variety of opportunities to manipulate the letters and sounds in words. Doing so in an interactive and hands-on way is the key to keeping the engagement high and the learning fun!
These snowman word building mats give students the excitement of using technology along with the hands-on approach to word building all in one activity! The more they work with words, the more fluent they become.
To use this activity, students will read the word in the “Read It” box. Then they will build it above the snowman by dragging and dropping the correct snowflake letter tiles. Lastly, they will type the word in the “Type It” box. The digital snowflake letter tiles are in alphabetical order, allowing students to use their letter recognition and ABC order knowledge to find the correct letters. On each slide, they get to work with the word in 3 different ways.
Differentiating the Snowman Activity
There are so many different ways to use this activity with your students. You can change up the words on the list and even assign different lists of words to different students. This allows you to meet each student or small group of students at their level.
With this snowman word building activity being so versatile, you can use it for whole group learning, small groups, literacy centers, independent practice, homework, assessment, or even an at-home learning activity.
To use this fun and engaging activity with older students, you can include higher level words such as spelling words or vocabulary words.
To challenge students to extend their learning with these snowman word building mats, you can have them:
- Complete the slide and then write the word on a recording sheet.
- Complete the slide and write a sentence using the word on a recording sheet.
- Finish all slides and write the words in alphabetical order on a recording sheet.
- Write a paragraph or story using all of the words.
- Identify a rhyming word.
I hope your students enjoy practicing words this winter with this digital snowman word building activity. Whether you use it as a CVC word activity, snowman sight word activity, or to practice other words you are studying in language arts, your students are sure to have fun while expanding their vocabulary!
Click the button below to get the Digital Editable Snowman Word Building activity for Google Slides and Seesaw.
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