The Snowman

• English
• Primary Education
• Age 7

Poetry Lesson:

1. Read the poem 'The Snowman' by Debbie Diller.

2. Answer the quiz questions 

Do you want to build a Snowman?

 1.Read the poem again before answering the quiz questions

2. At the end of the quiz follow the link to the Giant Snowman game!!

3. Listen to the poem being read - click on the audio button

What is the title of this poem?

1. Winter
2. The Snowball
3. The Snowman
4. Jack frost

What is the name of the author of this poem?

What did the children build the Snowman out of ?

1. Snow
2. Ice-cubes
3. Bricks
4. Straw

What colour was the Snowman from top to toe?

1. Brown
2. Pink
3. Red
4. White

How did they freeze his legs and ears?

1. They put him in the freezer
2. They put him in the sun
3. They put some water over him
4. They put milk on him

How long did the children hope the Snowman would last for?

1. One week
2. One day
3. For years
4. Forever

What kind of wind began to blow that night?

1. A cold wind
2. The east wind
3. A warm wind
4. The north wind

What did Jack Frost do?

1. He laughed and froze the land
2. He cried and ran away
3. He played with the Snowman
4. He danced around in joy

What did the children want to do the next morning?

1. To say good night to the Snowman
2. To make another Snowman
3. To say good day to the Snowman
4. To have a snowball fight

Why was the Snowman gone?

1. He had gone away on his holidays
2. He had been stolen by a neighbour
3. He was playing hide and seek
4. He had melted

Why did the Snowman melt?

What words describe how the children felt when they saw the Snowman had melted?

1. Sad
2. Upset
3. Disappointed
4. Unhappy

What do you need to build a snowman?

What new words did you learn in this poem?

Well done! 

You can review your new words with a crossword puzzle below 

Challenge!

1. Have you ever played in the snow?

2. What other games have you played in the snow? 

3. Can you write the names of those games?

It's time to build your Snowman

www.abcya.com/games/snowman

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Our new words

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Snowman

Built

Poured

Freeze

Indoors

Warmer

Jack Frost

Bid

Good Day

Melted