Snow Characters

Time for SNOW, though we have gotten none.  I still like to keep the spirit with Snow Characters.  We discuss favorite story characters, their origins, and their 'character-istics'.  I also take this time to talk about 'it was a book first'.  

The students know about Olivia, Curious George, Cat in the Hat (knows a lot about that), and Clifford the Big Red Dog, but they are amazed at Shrek, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and Charlie and Lola all being books first.  I tell them that movie and TV creators cannot come up with ideas on their own, but are avid readers searching for the next wonderful thing.

We spend our library time creating snow characters to show the characteristics of their favorites.  Here are some of the creative results: