How to make a snowman (5 pictures)

Making a snowman - learn through play to place steps in the correct order.

How do you make a snowman in the garden? In this interactive preschool activity, children discover in a playful way which steps are needed to turn snow into a beautiful snowman. The task seems simple: drag the 5 pictures to the correct place so that the girl makes the snowman in the right order. This sorting activity with exactly 5 pictures helps preschoolers discover the correct sequence step by step.

Preschoolers practise their logical thinking by placing pictures in the correct order. They learn to think about what happens first and what comes later. This helps them develop a better understanding of time sequence, chronology and cause-and-effect relationships.

In addition, this free app stimulates language development. Each picture is supported by clear spoken sentences. Children hear many spoken words and concepts. By looking, listening and acting at the same time, new vocabulary is remembered better.

The activity also contributes to learning about the world. Preschoolers discover what you can do with snow in winter and which steps are needed to make a snowman. This helps them better understand the world around them.

Thanks to the simple drag-and-drop controls, children also practise their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and digital skills. The free app is suitable for use on tablets, computers, interactive whiteboards and other digital learning environments.

This educational activity is ideal for preschool teachers, support teachers, parents and supervisors looking for a fun way to work on winter, snow, step-by-step plans, time awareness, vocabulary development, listening skills, world orientation and digital literacy.

Let children discover through play how a girl makes a snowman in the garden and at the same time give them a strong foundation for language, thinking and learning.

In the online logbook, parents and teachers can afterwards easily see which apps were played and which results were achieved.

Learning goals

• Language development
  • Listening to and understanding simple spoken sentences.
  • Expanding vocabulary related to snow, snowman, ball, stacking, carrot, eyes, scarf and hat.
  • Extracting information from spoken language supported by images.
  • Making connections between spoken sentences and suitable pictures.
  • Understanding concepts such as snow, big, small, above, below, first, afterwards and at the end.
  • Retelling a simple event using pictures.
• Logical and mathematical thinking
  • Arranging a sequence of five pictures logically.
  • Placing events in the correct order.
  • Reasoning about what happens first, afterwards and last.
  • Recognising cause and effect within a concrete situation.
  • Solving a problem by comparing and ordering pictures.
• World orientation / Orientation to the world
  • Recognising and understanding winter situations.
  • Realising that snow can be used to make or build something.
  • Connecting experiences related to winter, snow, outdoor play and clothing with recognisable images.
  • Observing change: from loose snow to snowballs and then to a snowman.
  • Recognising materials and objects used when making a snowman.
• Sense of time
  • Recognising a simple chronological order.
  • Understanding concepts such as first, then, afterwards and finally.
  • Ordering a short event with a beginning, middle and end.
  • Recognising change over time in a sequence of pictures.
  • Recognising steps in a making process and placing them in the correct order.
• Digital literacy
  • Using a digital application purposefully.
  • Performing drag-and-drop movements to solve a task.
  • Using digital media to practise, listen and learn.
  • Working independently or with guidance on an interactive exercise.
• Motor development
  • Practising fine motor skills by dragging and dropping pictures.
  • Strengthening eye-hand coordination when using a mouse, touchscreen or digital board.
  • Acting purposefully and in a controlled way within a digital environment.

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