Give each group of three students a large piece of paper and paint, chalk, crayons, etc. Have each group create a mural with all the elements they find that are the same in the three stories. Step D. Have the children share their murals with the whole class. Then post the murals on the wall. This activity provides children with opportunities to learn speaking and listening skills.
Teachers can model speaking and listening strategies.
To do this, they may choose one of the murals and draw themselves onto it, or draw a picture of themselves on paper and attach it to the mural. Then have each child write or dictate his or her own snowy day story, using the mural they added themselves to as a stimulus. Note that this writing may take many different forms. Post the stories with the murals for visitors to see and read. This activity provides children with opportunities to learn speaking and listening skills.