Chase winter wonder with Just One Flake activities, a joyful blend of literacy and math skills inspired by the snowy silliness of the story. Young learners will illustrate frosty settings, brainstorm creative ways to catch a snowflake, and strengthen early writing skills through vocabulary practice, proofreading, and sentence starters. Math comes to life as students build geometric snowflakes, count falling flakes, and explore shapes in a hands-on way. With opportunities for writing, discussion, creativity, and fine motor practice, these activities make winter learning feel wonderfully light as a snowflake. Add them to your winter lesson plans for meaningful skill-building wrapped in seasonal fun.

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Illustrate and write about the story’s setting.
• Brainstorm more ways to catch a snowflake.
• Proofread and correct simple sentences.
• Complete sentence starters.
• Write sentences with story vocabulary.
• Use shapes to build a snowflake.
• Count snowflakes (up to 10).
• Writing Skills: writing templates and prompts included
• Reading Comprehension: discussion questions included for beginning, middle, and end of the book
• Social Skills: whole group prompts and activities included
• Fine Motor Skills: coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing included
• Use digital tools to create a snowflake.

After exploring the list of activities, be sure to download to bring a flurry of learning all winter long!
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About the Book and Soundscape

Liam is determined to catch the perfect snowflake, but no matter what he tries—tongue out, snowman climbing, or dashing through the yard—success keeps slipping away. With quirky music inspired by 90s Nickelodeon, playful trombone and bass, and magical snowy sound effects, this whimsical tale captures Liam’s determination and the unexpected magic of a single snowflake.

Don’t have the book yet? Catch your own copy here before it flakes away!