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Let’s Build a Snowman

Grades	K – 2
Lesson Plan Type	Minilesson
Estimated Time	Two 30- to 45-minute sessions
Lesson Author	Rebecca L. Olness Black Diamond, Washington
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft & Richard G. Van Gelder (HarperTrophy, 1997)
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (Harcourt, 2001)
The Snow Child by Freya Littledale (Scholastic, 1989)
Additional books about snow
Chart paper
Computer with Internet access

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K-W-L chart

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How Do Animals Spend the Winter?

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