2. My Get Ready Book For Learn to Snowboard with STRIDE

3. FIRST I will need to get ready at home. I will wear warm clothes and a winter coat. Some things I will need to bring are a winter hat, gloves, and snow pants.

4. Then Then I will drive in the car with____________. We go to the mountain. When we arrive we go into the lodge and find the special room where the instructors are waiting to meet us.

5. NEXT I will meet my instructor and say hello. I say good-bye to____________. I should use the bathroom now. I will go with my instructor to RENTALS and put on all of my warm clothes. I will get a snowboard and a helmet and special boots. The boots go on my feet. The helmet goes on my head. The board I will carry outside with me.

6. Then Now it is time to go outside. My instructor will go with me and keep me safe. I will put my feet with the boots on into the snowboard. The snowboard will slide on the snow. This might feel very different for me. My instructor will teach me to slide, turn, and stop. It is o.k. if I fall a lot. Snow is slippery, but fun.

7. It’s Time To Snowboard To get to the top of the mountain I will ride on the chairlift with my instructor. When we get to the top my instructor will help me snowboard down the beginner hill.

8. Things I might Feel The air is cold The snow is cold, soft and slippery. The mountain is high. If I feel scared or nervous I will tell my instructor and they will understand. If I feel excited I will tell my instructor and they will understand. If I need to take a break I will tell my instructor and they will give me choices. I can go inside and get hot chocolate and rest if I am tired.

9. Snowboarding can be so much fun!

10. I am done with my snowboard lesson. I feel _________________.