Winter Snowflake
This winter ESL lesson teaches snowman parts, cold-weather clothes and snowflake vocabulary. Children watch a Build a Snowman story, sing, trace, colour and match winter pictures. They decorate a snowflake, perform a gentle movement dance and compare suitable winter and summer clothing.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Starter
Age group
Ages 4–6
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Children discuss winter clothing and watch a Build a Snowman video before drawing and matching snowman parts on a worksheet. A Little Snowflake song adds movement and singing. The second lesson has children trace and colour a snowman, dance to a snowflake movement song, and decorate a snowflake, finishing with a winter-vs-summer clothing quiz and a slow, twirling snowflake goodbye.
Target language
- • Winter clothing vocabulary
- • 'What do you wear in the snow?'
- • 'Is this for summer or winter?'
- • Simple descriptions
Key vocabulary
- snow
- snowflake
- cold
- winter
- ice
- coat
- scarf
- gloves
- white
- freeze
Speaking questions students answer
- • What do you wear in the snow?
- • What did we put on the snowman?
- • Is this for summer or winter?
- • What shape is a snowflake?
- • What colour is snow?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Name snowman parts and winter clothes, draw and colour a snowman, practise a snowflake movement dance. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.