This week we learned about ice and snow. When children learn about things that are happening in the world around them, it is easier for them to understand vocabulary words and activities surrounding the study.

Just like snowflakes, we are all different yet equally beautiful! We each created a snowflake out of glue and glitter. We learned that snowflakes are shaped like hexagons.

In our sensory bin, we conducted an ice rescue! The students used tongs and water to break the sea animals out of the ice. This activity taught the students about one of the ways we can melt ice. It also had a fine motor skill component.

For our science experiment this week we watched as sugar and salt melted ice cubes! We recorded data and drew pictures to represent what happened to the ice.

Paint the ice! A fun activity involving the mixing of coloring and the concept of melting. As the ice melted over time, the water mixed their colors (yellow and blue) together creating green.

As a class we made snow dough! To create this dough we had to follow a recipe step by step. Once it was made, the students were asked to create snow scenes; some friends made snowmen and others made snow covered hills perfect for sledding.

Count the snowflakes! To incorporate a math element this week we covered our papers in felt snowflakes and counted them afterwards. Peeling the backing off of the stickers gave the students fine motor practice as well.