Each were placed on 12 x 18 white paper with their names and laminated. The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, by S. Neitzel, has become a favorite book of the children. Jodie and Amy introduced a snowflake making activity using a variety of art materials. The children were invited to make snowflakes by pouring glue on waxed paper in a snowflake pattern, placing pinwheel macaroni in the glue, and then sprinkling it with glitter. It took the glue two days to dry, but what a great opportunity for the children to observe and document how a material transforms from a liquid to a solid.
Children can share their new knowledge with family and friends.
White tempera paint, sponges, and blue paper were placed at the art easels. The children created snowstorm paintings during free time. They also made snowflake prints by cutting green peppers in half, dipping them into white paint and pressing them onto blue paper. Things have been very busy here in preschool. We cooked and baked every day that we were in school.