Make your winter classroom lessons engaging with this fun and low-prep Snow Day Craft and Narrative Writing Activity! Designed especially for elementary English language learners and early writers, this activity combines creativity with grammar practice. Students will retell their experiences from the first snow day of the year using the past tense and sequencing words such as first, next, then, after, lastly.
Perfect for ESL, ELL, and EFL classrooms, this resource encourages storytelling, writing fluency, and confidence in using past tense verbs. By combining writing with a hands-on snow bunny topper craft, students stay motivated and excited to share their ideas. Whether you use it as a holiday writing project, a bulletin board display, or a seasonal language activity, this resource is both fun and academically valuable.
What’s Included:
- Snow Bunny Topper (color, cut, and attach to the writing page)
- Writing prompt page: “Recount your first snow day” (past tense focus)
- 2 versions of writing paper: lined and unlined
- Built-in student directions for easy use
This craftivity is easy to prep—just print, copy, and distribute. It’s ideal for narrative writing lessons, seasonal celebrations, winter centers, or as a keepsake for students to take home. Add markers, crayons, or colored pencils, and you’ll have a festive writing activity that strengthens grammar skills and sparks creativity.
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Pair this with our Christmas Vocabulary Games Bundle for more interactive holiday classroom fun.
Also Available on TpT
This Snow Day Craft is also available on Teachers Pay Teachers .