Children learn language first by learning individual sounds called phonemes that connect to letters. Children eventually string sounds into words and then into sentences. To connect sounds first, build vocabulary fun activities by making mitten patterns using the left mittens with uppercase letters and the right mittens with lower case letters. Your students will enjoy matching mittens upper case to lower case letters and saying their sounds. You can also use the mittens with medial and final consonant sounds reinforcing the major sounds and words of winter vocabulary. String a clothesline across your classroom and hang up the mittens to dry, after discussing their use and repeating winter vocabulary.
Have your students print all winter vocabulary they are learning on large snowflake patterns. First, they can cover the snowflakes with glue and sprinkle glitter over the glue, this will make the snowflakes shine with attraction. Your students can cut out winter vocabulary pictures that match the words to paste on the other side of the snowflakes. Hang snowflakes from the ceiling with string. This is a visual reminder of the winter vocabulary they are learning in the winter season.
Use the following ingredients to make snow dough; flour, salt and white tempera paint, silver glitter, one cup of hot water, two tablespoons of oil, and cream of tartar. Ask your students to combine all the ingredients. The ingredients create play dough that is similar to snowballs. Your students can use the dough to create letters and words to review their winter vocabulary. Students love hands on activities and are more likely to build their winter theme language skills, according to The Holiday Zone, Winter Activities on line, (See References 1).