Ideal für die Wortschatzeinführung zum Thema "Winter" ist natürlich ein schöner Wintertag. Gehen Sie mit den Kindern hinaus und benennen Sie (wenn möglich):

snow, snowflake, snowman, ice, winter clothes (anorak, boots), sleigh, sliding, skating, fun,…..

Let's build a snowman

Die Kinder bauen einen Schneemann und lernen dabei folgende Wörter:

snowman, body, head, hat (oder cap), scarf, buttons, broomstick, nose, (carrot), ….

Dazu passt das indoor game "Snowman Fashion Show"(Arbeitsblatt)

Die SchülerInnen erhalten das Arbeitsblatt und malen den Schneemann nach 
Diktat des Lehrers/der Lehrerin aus:

He is wearing a red scarf. He has a brown cap. His middle section is green. He has four yellow buttons. usw.

Variante: Die Schüler malen den Schneemann nach eigenen Vorstellungen aus und beschreiben ihn dann :

My snowman has a blue scarf and a red cap and....

Dazu passen Online-games:

Dress Frosty

Snowman-Puzzle
 

Songs

Viele Winterlieder werden nach traditionellen englischen Kinderliedermelodien gesungen.

I'm A Little Snowman     (Melodie: I'm A Little Teapot)

I'm a little snowman, 
Short and fat. 
Here are my buttons, 
Here is my hat. 
When the sun comes out, 
I cannot stay. 
Slowly I just melt away. 
 

Build A Snowman  (Melodie: Where Is Thumbkin?)

Build a snowman, build a snowman,
Big and round, big and round,
Sun is shining on him
Sun is shining on him
He's all gone, he's all gone. 
 

I Can Make A Snowman       (Melodie: Mary Had A Little Lamb)

I can make a Snowman
Snowman, Snowman,
I can make a Snowman,
My Snowman will be white. 
 

Rhymes

I'm a Friendly Snowman

 I'm a friendly snowman big and fat, 
      (Stretch arms out at sides.) 
 Here is my tummy and here is my hat. 
      (Point to tummy, then top of head.) 
 I'm a happy fellow, here's my nose, 
      (Smile, then point to nose.) 
 I'm all snow from my head to my toes. 
      (Point to head, then to toes.) 
 I have two bright eyes so I can see 
      (Point to eyes.) 
 All the snow falling down on me. 
      (Flutter fingers downward.) 
 When the weather's cold I'm strong and tall, 
      (Stand up tall.) 
 But when it's warm I get very small. 
      (Crouch down low.)
 

Five Little Snowmen 

Five little snowmen, jolly and fat. 
The first one waved a big, black hat. 
The second one clapped his hands in the cold. 
The third one's eyes blinked and rolled. 
The fourth one stamped his feet up and down. 
And the fifth one turned around and around.
 

I Built a Little Snowman

I built a little snowman. (make circle with hands)
He had a carrot nose.( point to nose)
Along came a bunny. (hold up to bent fingers)
And what do you suppose? 
That hungry little bunny, (make bunny again)
Looking for his lunch, (hop bunny around)
Ate the snowman's nose. (pretend bunny is eating nose)
Nibble! Nibble! Crunch! (pretend to be eating a carrot)
 

Melting Snowmen

Here's a snowman round and fat; (make circle with arms)
Out comes the sun and melts his hat. (touch head)
Here's a snowman with a scarf of red;
Out comes the sun and melts his head. (touch head)
Here's a snowman, fit as a fiddle;
Out comes the sun and melts his middle. (touch stomach)
Here's a snowman who waits for dawn;
Out comes the sun and he's all gone!
 

Activities

Mini Winter Book

Aus DIN-A-4-Blättern werden kleine Bücher im DIN-A-6-Format hergestellt. Die Kinder schneiden aus mitgebrachten Zeitschriften und Katalogen Winterkleidungsstücke aus und kleben jeweils ein Bild auf eine Buchseite. Danach werden die winter clothes auf Englisch benannt.

Pin The Nose On The Snowman
Ein Schneemannbild wird an der Tafel befestigt. Ein Kind muss mit verbundenen Augen versuchen, dem Schneemann die Nase (Bild einer Möhre) an die richtige Stelle zu heften.

Snowball On A Spoon
Zwei Kinder erhalten einen weißen Styroporball auf einem Löffel. Diesen müssen sie – ohne dass er herunterfällt – durch einen aufgebauten Parcours zum Ziel tragen, und zwar möglichst schnell.
Startaufforderung:  Ready – steady -  go!
Schöner ist das Spiel natürlich, wenn man es draußen mit echten Schneebällen spielt.

Snowball Shoot
Die Kinder werfen Schneebälle in einen Korb. Von zwei gebildeten Teams gewinnt dasjenige, das in einer bestimmten Zeit die meisten Schneebälle in den Korb gebracht hat. Anschließend werden die Bälle auf Englisch gezählt.

Make a snowflake
Aus weißem Papier werden Schneeflocken ausgeschnitten.

Vorlagen finden Sie hier:     1     2     3
 
 

Zu den Schneeflocken gibt es einige sehr hübsche Lieder und Reime:

Songs
 

Dance Like Snowflakes(Melodie: Where Is Thumbkin?)

Dance like snowflakes, 
Dance like snowflakes, 
In the air. 
In the air. 
Whirling, twirling snowflakes, 
Whirling, twirling snowflakes, 
Here and there. 
Here and there. 

Snowflakes Falling Down       (Melodie: Row, row, row your boat) 

Snowflakes falling down, 
Falling to the ground. 
Big, white fluffy flakes 
That do not make a sound.

Snowflakes Falling From The Sky      (Melodie: Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Snowflakes falling from the sky, 
from the sky, from the sky.
Snowflakes falling from the sky, 
to the earth below,
Watch them as they dance and whirl, 
dance and whirl, dance and whirl,
Watch them as they dance and whirl, 
soft white winter snow. 
 

Snowflakes        (Melodie: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

Snowflakes, snowflakes, dance around,
Snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, in the air.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, everywhere.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, dance around,
Snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground. 
 

Rhymes

Snowflakes

Sailing, Sailing 
Snowflakes, snowflakes, 
Falling to the ground. 
Each one rests so gently, 
They never make a sound! 
Snowflakes, snowflakes, 
Are so pure and white, 
The special thing about them is- 
No two are alike. 

Merry Snowflakes

Merry little snowflakes falling to the ground, 
(fingers flutter life falling snow)
They're landing on the treetops, covering our town. 
(fingers flutter)
They softly fall on noses (touch nose)
And make our hair look white. (touch hair)
They seem to call, 'Come out and play!' ('come here' motion)
As they fall throughout the night. (repeat first action)
 

Online-Activity: 
Die Kinder können hier einen Schneemann per drag-and-drop-Verfahren 
herstellen.

Oder einen Schneemann anziehen und dekorieren   "Dress the snowman"
 
 

Hibernation

Im Sachunterricht wird  häufig das Thema "Winterschlaf " und Winterruhe" angesprochen. Auch zu diesem Bereich lassen sich Lieder und Reime finden:

Songs

Little Bear     (Melodie: Where Is Thumbkin?)

Are you sleepy, 
Are you sleepy 
Little bear, little bear? 
Wintertime is coming, 
Wintertime is coming, 
Very soon, very soon. 

Find a cave, 
Find a cave, 
Little bear, little bear 
Wintertime is here, 
Wintertime is here, 
Go to sleep, go to sleep. 

Are you sleepy, 
Are you sleepy 
Little bear, little bear? 
You will wake in springtime 
In the warm, warm springtime 
Little bear, little bear 

Time to wake up, 
Time to wake up 
Little bear, little bear 
Springtime is here, 
Springtime is here 
Wake up now, wake up now!
 
 

Where Is Bear?(Melodie: Where Is Thumbkin?)
(jedes Tier, das Winterschlaf hält, kann einsetzt werden)

Where is bear?
Here I am.
Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very tired, thank you.
Go to sleep.
Go to sleep. 

(Folgende Tiere können eingesetzt werden:
bear, rabbit, groundhog, raccoon, chipmunk, squirrel)
 
 

Rhyme

Action poem: 

Winter is cold                                    (Hug yourself and shiver)
There is snow in the sky                  (Flutter fingers above your head) 
The squirrel gathers nuts                (Pretend to gather nuts)
And the wild geese fly                      (Flap arms)
The fluffy red fox                             (Cup hands over head to form ears) 
Has his fur to keep warm                (Stroke arms as if stroking fur)
The bear's in her cave                     (Form a cave shape with your arms)
Sleeping all through the storm       (Fold hands under cheek and pretend to sleep)
 
 

Books

Raymond Briggs:  The snowman, Oxford University Press
Jan Brett: The Mitten, Putnam
Karen Sevaly: Winter Idea Book, Teacher's Friend Publications
Paul Dowling: Jimmy's Snowy Book , Andersen Press