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Interactive Reading: The Snowy Day, written by Ezra Jack Keats





Today the book chosen by my two-year-old was The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
When I read her stories we tend to interact whether it's through puppets, drawings, or even painting. (Sometimes even short plays) She seems to really enjoy the interaction. Today we did some interaction using her Magnetic Easel board. If you would like to create your own interactive story here is what you will need.

Materials I used for this simple activity were:

Craft paper
Crayons
Pieces of magnetic tape
scissors
laminate sheet

We created the little boy Peter, a snowman, a few buildings with snow packed on the roofs, snowballs, and snow hills.  It was so much fun! My daughter was Peter throughout the story, and she even made him throw a few snowballs. We did some counting, and color identification, and made peter walk up a few snow hills. 

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Wow...story time is more than just a story. How fun and imaginative!

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  2. StephanieSeptember 10, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    :) It sure is! Thanks for stopping by. :)

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  3. Jennifer HaysSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    I love that book so much. It was one of my favorites when I was a child. I think this is such a great idea, the figures came out so well!

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  4. StephanieSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    Jennifer, thank you! Isn't it a wonderful book?! Our daughter just loves it. :)

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  5. LaurieSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    What a great way to make the story interactive! I'll have to get a board and some magnetic tape to try this with my little man :)

    I'd like to invite you to our weekly Meet & Greet Blog hop, It runs from Tuesday nights till the end of Saturday. Come stop by if you have some time :)

    http://createdbylaurie.blogspot.com/2013/09/meet-greet-blog-hop-42.html

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  6. Midnight CowgirlSeptember 11, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    How fun!

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  7. StephanieSeptember 11, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Laurie, thank you! I'm sure your little man will enjoy this! :)
    I will definitely stop by your hop! Thanks for stopping by.

    Midnight Cowgirl, thanks! ;)

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