This document provides an activity plan for creating paper snowmen with preschool-aged children. The activity aims to develop fine motor skills like folding, cutting, and gluing. Children will cut circles out of paper to form the body and head of a snowman, then decorate it with accessories like scarves, hats, buttons and more. The activity is estimated to take 20-25 minutes and will encourage creative expression and an appreciation for art. Modifications can include adding additional 3D elements like trees to enrich the winter scene.

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ACTIVITY PLAN --- Winter Theme- Snowman
INTRODUCTION
Snowman activity is a large or small group art activity. After showing materials teachers can show
the techniques of folding paper snowman with papers.
PLANNING and PREPARATION
Age Group : 5 or 6 years of age
Group Size:
-- optimal
-- possible
Optimal: 10 children Possible:20 children
Time Block: Art Activity Time
Location: Art work room or classroom’s art corner
Primary
Objectives:
( Source: Turkish
Ministry of
Preschool
Education
Program)
Psychomotor Development
Aim 2: Develops small motor ability
Acquisition 11: Draw different shapes by using different tools
Acquisition 12: Fold different materials
Acquisition 13 : Cut materials as desired
Acquisition 14: Glue materials as desired
Secondary
Objectives:
Social Development
Aim 14: Understand/ Detect the value of art piece
Acquisition: 1, 2, 3: says what he/she in an art work, explaining their emotions
about the work of art, cares for protection of the work of arts.
Aim: 13: Protects artistic values.
Acquisition 3: Values the goodness in his/her environment.
Concepts
& Vocabulary:
Colors, geometric shape, “circle area”, winter, snowman, bow tie, scarf,
broom
Physical
Preparation:
(inc. preparation
of the physical
space & materials
to be used)
Materials:
Scissors, A-4 Paper, sandpaper/rubber glue, spongy paper with silver, little
spongy balls, white finger paints. Wooden sticks, crayons, fıbre-tip pens
black buttons, ribbons with different colours ..etc (it is desired)
Length of Time: It takes 20- 25 minutes.
DOING the ACTIVITY
o Notes on the Beginning of the activity
Firstly teacher introduce the materials; then to teach how to make a three dimensional tummy
for snowman. First cut four same size circles and then fold in half each of them. Then glue one
side of the half circle area to the sandpaper and glue the other side to the one side of second

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circle area. By gluing like that you get a three dimensional ball. After that you can cut a little
circle for snowman face.
o Notes on the Middle / Heart / Core of the Activity
After getting a snow man children can be asked what things snowman can wear, according to
the answers children are encouraged to cut and create scarf, hat, bow, tie, buttons..etc.
o Notes on Ending the Activity
At the end teacher can ask children what other things are around the snowman. According to
their answers children are encouraged to draw, clour and decorate their crafts.
o Notes on Modifying the Activity
Considering children’s psychomotor level, teachers can add three dimentional tree, sun etc. to
the activity. Decoration materials can be enriched according to children’s interest.