Bring festive fun and fine motor practice to your classroom with the Build A Snowman Race Game. Students race to collect the parts they need to build a complete snowman while practising turn taking, number recognition, and oral language. This flexible game supports hands-on learning and can be played with a dice, spinner, or custom cube.

Choose from print and play pieces or create a tactile version using playdough and craft materials. The resource includes game mats and recording sheets so students can draw or track their progress as they build. It is simple to prep, pack, and reuse across rotations, indoor recess, or festive celebration days.

Perfect for whole class relay fun, small group stations, or independent centres, Build A Snowman Race Game encourages cooperation, concentration, and persistence. Different options mean you can adjust the challenge for mixed abilities and keep engagement high throughout the busy end of year period.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Practise turn taking, listening, and following multi step instructions
• ✅ Recognise numbers and simple probability language when using a dice or spinner
• ✅ Develop fine motor skills through cutting, placing, and drawing small parts
• ✅ Build oral language while naming and describing snowman features
• ✅ Apply sequencing skills by building in order and recording progress
• ✅ Extend early mathematics by counting pieces and comparing totals

What’s Included:

• Game mats for individual or team play
• Roll and Build cards, spinner template, and cube net
• Snowman parts sets head, body, hat, scarf, nose, arms, buttons, eyes
• Recording sheets for drawing and optional sentence writing
• Teacher instruction page with rules and variations
• Ink friendly versions for economical printing

Materials Needed:

• Printed mats and parts on paper or card for durability
• Scissors, glue sticks, and storage bags or envelopes
• Dice, paper clip spinner, or assembled cube
• Optional playdough, felt, buttons, and googly eyes for a 3D version
• Laminator and dry erase markers to enable reuse
• Trays or baking sheets to keep sets organised during play

How to Use:

1. Print, cut, and sort the snowman parts. For longevity, print on card and laminate.
2. Provide each student or team with a game mat and a Roll and Build, dice, or spinner.
3. Students take turns rolling or spinning, then collect and place the matching part.
4. If a duplicate is rolled, the player misses that turn and play moves on.
5. First to complete a full snowman wins. Use recording sheets for drawing and optional captions.
6. Pack parts into labelled bags or tubs for quick reset between groups.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Run a whole class relay with teams racing to complete one shared snowman
• 💡 Add to fine motor or maths rotations for seasonal practice
• 💡 Use early finisher tubs with the ink friendly set and dry erase mats
• 💡 Pair with a procedural writing task titled How to Build a Snowman
• 💡 Integrate simple addition by awarding points for each part placed
• 💡 Buddy up with an older class for a festive mentoring session

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print on cardstock and laminate so parts withstand repeated use
• 💛 Differentiate by limiting the part set for beginners or adding accessories for a challenge
• 💛 Use a sand timer to keep turns brisk and engagement high
• 💛 Create colour coded sets and store in zip lock bags for fast distribution
• 💛 Offer a tactile station with playdough and craft pieces for sensory rich learning
• 💛 Model language prompts such as I rolled hat so I add the hat to my snowman

Build A Snowman Race Game is a joyful, low prep, and reusable activity that brings seasonal sparkle to cooperation, counting, and creativity while keeping your classroom organised and on task.