Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day or making a personalized gift for a friend, crafts are a great way to pass the time. They also provide an opportunity to learn how to draw meaning from technical texts. The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension, use information gained from the text and illustrations to follow step-by-step directions, determine relationships among steps in a technical process, and build the skills they need to make the perfect crafts for the winter season.

Simple but fun seasonal crafts from Kathy Ross and Vicky Enright! Twenty-nine easy-to-make craft projects with winter themes, including a snowman pin, a reindeer puppet, and an icy sun catcher.

A great DIY paper craft gift for kids that offers hours of fun

Keep track of each of your projects. Use the graph page to work on your project design. Use the creation page to paste in fabric swatches, paint chips, and inspirational photos. Use the bullet journal page for budgeting, techniques, special tools, lists, schedules and more. Finally, use the story page for a picture of the completed project, journal about the process of creating, problems, solutions and final destination of the project. Are you keeping it? Is it a gift? Or Is it for sale? This book will hold seventeen creative projects .

In winter, snow and ice cover the ground, the days are short, and the nights are long. Readers follow easy step-by-step instructions to create unique crafts as they learn about winter. Readers will discover an Abenaki myth about the cold days of winter and the scientific reason we have a winter season. They'll also read about symbols, holidays, and special events that take place during this frosty time of year and get creative.

In winter, snow and ice cover the ground, the days are short, and the nights are long. Readers follow easy step-by-step instructions to create unique crafts as they learn about winter. Readers will discover an Abenaki myth about the cold days of winter and the scientific reason we have a winter season. They'll also read about symbols, holidays, and special events that take place during this frosty time of year and get creative.