Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Over and Under the Snow will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of patience and respect, this Over and Under the Snow picture book by Kate Messner is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Over and Under the Snow Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Over and Under the Snow. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
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OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW SUMMARY
The story Over and Under the Snow is about a boy and his dad that adventure out on skis on a snowy winter day. They travel through a forest and come across different animals that live over and under the snow. The boy learns about these different animals as he has an adventure outside with his dad.
At the end of the day the boy and his dad have a bonfire in the woods and then travel back home. The boy is very sleepy and when he gets home he goes to bed and dreams of the different animals that live over and under the snow.
OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Over and Under the Snow reading comprehension questions focus on:
- visualize
- summarizing / retelling
- making connections
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- patience
- respect
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- adjectives
- prepositions
- verb tense
OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Over and Under the Snow?
- Lexile® Measure: AD600L
- Guided Reading Level: O
- DRA Level: 34-38
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): 3.2
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Kate Messner. It was illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal.
What genre is Over and Under the Snow?
It is a nonfiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 44 pages long.
