Snowflake and Snowmen Independent Work

Wilson Bentley was the first person to take actual photographs of snowflakes 

using a special microscopic camera.  The children listened to his story in the 

video book, "Snowflake Bentley" by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.  The book was 

a Caldecott Medal book for the fantastic artwork featured.

Our independent work featured many snowflake and snowman activities.
This work is located on the shelves.  The children choose a tray of work
and take it to a table.

Stamping snowflakes in patterns is a mathematical skill.  Many mathematical
concepts relate to looking for and creating patterns.

Winter Stencils

Snowmen/Snowball game.  Roll a die.  Add that many snowballs to the snowman chart.
Reinforces instant recognition of a number, one-to-one correspondence, counting, and
addition.  This game came from: http://prekinders.com/grid-games/

One activity involved punching out snowflake shapes.  Next we glued these to paper to 
create a design or scene.  This was a great small motor building activity.  We also 
used the strips the children punched to create a multiplication activity.

Playdough, snowflake, and snowmen cookie cutters.  This was extremely popular.

Build a snowman with a choice of felt pieces, buttons, and accessories.

Creating snowflakes with chenille stems. Snowflakes generally have six branches.