Snow Day Activity Ideas
Snow Day Activities:
- IXL and Typing Club: Work on your skills! Remember, IXL also has engaging math games to explore.
- Math Games: Visit Fun4TheBrain to practice your multiplication or division facts while having fun. Don’t forget about Prodigy for more math and english practice.
- Try your hand at some fractions https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/fractions-equality/latest/fractions-equality_all.html
- Force and Motion: Explore these games to get a head start on our upcoming Science unit all about Force and Motion!
- Writing: Practice your poetry skills: Kids’ Poetry Club
Explore and read poems by other kids: Children’s Poetry Archive
- Economic Games:
- Piggy Bank Party: Learn about money with this fun game! Play here.
- Living Wage Calculator: Discover what it takes to meet basic needs in different parts of the country.
Money & Budgeting Videos: Watch educational videos about money, budgeting, saving, loans, investments, and security.
Math Activities
Hot Cocoa Math: Make hot chocolate and use it for a fun math activity, like measuring ingredients, doubling a recipe, or estimating how long it takes to cool to drinking temperature.
Build a Snow Day Budget: If you had $50 to plan the best snow day ever (sled, snacks, movies, etc.), list what you’d buy and calculate the total cost.
Fraction Snowballs: Roll two dice to create a fraction (e.g., 3/5). Compare with another fraction to see which is greater.
Multiplication War: Play a card game where you flip two cards, multiply them, and see who has the highest product.
Reading & Writing Activities
Read & Recommend: Read a book for 30 minutes, then write a book review. Would you recommend it to a friend? Why or why not?
Frozen in Time: Imagine you wake up to find everything outside frozen solid. Write a short story about how you and your town adapt.
Spelling Snowball Fight: Write each of your spelling words on a small piece of paper, crumple them up like snowballs, and toss them into a basket as you say each one aloud.
Letter to a Snowflake: Write a persuasive letter convincing a snowflake to land in your yard instead of somewhere else!
Science Activities
Snow Measurement Challenge – If possible, go outside and measure the depth of the snow in different areas. Compare results and graph the data.
Hot vs. Cold: Insulation Experiment – Fill three cups with warm water. Wrap one in a wool sock, one in aluminum foil, and leave one unwrapped. Place them outside in the snow and check which one stays warm the longest. Discuss why some materials insulate better than others.
Frozen Bubbles Experiment – If temperatures are below freezing, blow bubbles outside and watch how they freeze. Observe the patterns that form in the ice.
Does Snow Reflect Heat? – Place a dark-colored and a light-colored object (like a black and white piece of paper) on top of the snow and observe which one melts into the snow faster. Discuss how color affects heat absorption.
Can You Make Instant Ice? – Supercool a bottle of water by leaving it outside in freezing temperatures (or in a freezer for about 2 hours without fully freezing). Then, gently pour it over ice cubes and watch it instantly turn into ice!
Social Studies Activities
Famous Winter Events in History – Learn about historical snow-related events, like George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge or the 1888 Great Blizzard. Write a diary entry from someone experiencing the event.
Snowy Postal Routes – Research how mail was delivered in snowy regions in history, such as by dog sleds in Alaska or the Pony Express dealing with winter storms.
Snow Day Economics – Imagine you are starting a snow-related business (like a sled rental or hot cocoa stand). Plan what you would sell, how much you’d charge, and who your customers would be.
The History of Snow Days – Research how people in the past dealt with heavy snow before modern technology like snow plows and heated homes. How did they travel, stay warm, and keep food stored?
Creative & Fun Activities
Snowflake Symmetry: Cut paper snowflakes and identify the lines of symmetry in each one.
Snow-Themed Snack Creation: Invent a new snack or hot drink perfect for a snow day. Write out the recipe!
Winter Photography: Take five photos of winter scenes outside (or draw them if you can’t go out). Write a caption for each.
Snow Day Skit: Act out a funny or dramatic snow day scene with family members.