Snow Play: Tricky Tracks
Age
3-5 years
Child Development
Language/literacy links: Pretend play; vocabulary: movement words (slide, glide, roll, pitch); directional words (right, left, sideways, backwards, forwards); support play with talk and sign.
Equipment
Snow!!
Physical Activity
Vigorous play (building muscles and cardiovascular fitness).
How to Play
- Outside, take turns making a pathway for the others to “follow in the footsteps.” Have fun making the path change direction, crisscross itself, and change the distance between the footprints so that some are close together and some need a jump to reach.
- Talk about how snow makes things look different.
- Write letters and numbers and names in the snow.
Notes
Book link: Stella, Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay
This activity develops physical skills such as walking, jumping and balance.
Adapted from HOP.