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Snowflakes

MATERIALS LIST

Cotton balls Baking soda

Foam snowflakes (or other snowflake manipulative)

Flour Vinegar

Baby oil Popsicle sticks

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Snowflakes

ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST

Math Science

Counting Snowballs Snowflake videos

Popsicle Stick Snowflake Math Snowflake STEM

Snowflake patterns Crystal snowflakes

Design a snowflake Fizzing Snowflakes

Roll and graph Melt frozen snowflakes

Literacy Read Alouds

Snowball names Snowflakes Fall

Snowflake sounds Stella Queen of the Snow

Phoneme segmentation Snowflakes: A Pop-Up Book

Emergent reader A Perfect Day

Beginning sound sort Big Snow

Arts and Crafts Fine Motor/Sensory

Snowflake blotto art Sparkly snowflake play dough

Simple snowflake craft Super sparkly fake snow

Marble painted snowflake Fine motor snowballs

Winter tree with fingerprint snowflakes Scooping snowballs

Snowy day sensory play

Other Other


http://fun-a-day.com/preschool-winter-math-counting-snowballs/

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/cool-snowflake-videos-kids.html

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/popsicle-stick-snowflake-art-math.html

http://fun-a-day.com/winter-stem-activity-build-a-snowflake/

http://fun-a-day.com/snowball-names-fine-motor-literacy-activity/

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/snowflake-blotto-winter-art.html

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/sparkly-snowflake-winter-play-dough.html

http://fun-a-day.com/snowflake-craft/

http://fun-a-day.com/super-sparkly-fake-snow-recipe/

http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/marble-painted-snowflake-craft-winter-art-for-kids.html

http://fun-a-day.com/winter-fine-motor-play-styrofoam-snowballs/

http://fun-a-day.com/winter-hand-print-tree-snowy-fingerprints/

http://fun-a-day.com/winter-pretend-play-scooping-snowballs/

http://fun-a-day.com/winter-sensory-play-disasters/


Snowflakes

SKILLS CHECKLIST

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Print conveys meaning X X

Letter/Word sounds X X X

Letter knowledge X

Left-to-right progression X X

Rhyming

Visual discrimination X X

Symmetry X X X

Patterns and sorting X X

Graphing X

Numeral knowledge X

Counting X X X X

Colors and shapes X

Scientific observation and investigation X X X X

Electricity

Describe physical properties of objects X X

Chemical reactions X X X

Engineering X

Fine motor skills X X

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FULL DAY LESSON PLAN

TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Counting

Snowballs

Popsicle Stick

Snowflake Math

Snowflake pat-

terns

Design a snowflake Roll and graph

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack

Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play Free Play

Snowflake

videos

Snowflake STEM Crystal snowflakes Fizzing snowflakes Melt frozen

snowflakes

Snowflakes Fall Stella: Queen of

the Snow

Snowflakes: A Pop-

Up Book

A Perfect Day Big Snow

Snowball names Snowflake

sounds

Phoneme seg-

mentation

Emergent reader Beginning sound

sort


Lunch/

Outdoor Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Lunch/Outdoor

Play

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Read Aloud/

Nap Time

Sparkly snow-

flake play dough

Snowflake blotto

art

Fine motor snow-

balls

Simple snowflake

craft

Marble painted

snowflake

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TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Songs &

Calendar Time

Counting

Snowballs

Popsicle Stick

Snowflake Math

Snowflake pat-

terns

Design a snowflake Roll and graph

Snack Snack Snack Snack Snack


Snowflake

videos

Snowflake STEM Crystal snowflakes Fizzing snowflakes Melt frozen

snowflakes

Snowflakes Fall Stella: Queen of

the Snow

Snowflakes: A Pop-

Up Book

A Perfect Day Big Snow

Snowball names Snowflake

sounds

Phoneme seg-

mentation

Emergent reader Beginning sound

sort


Snowflakes

HALF DAY LESSON PLAN 15

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SKILLS TAUGHT - NOTES



Snowflakes

BOOK LIST

A Perfect Day by Carin Berger

Snow by Uri Shulevitz

If It’s Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! By Kim Norman

Snowflakes Fall by Patricia MacLachlan

Perfect Snow by Barbara Reid

Big Snow by Jonathan Bean

You Make Me Smile by Layn Marlow

Snowboy 1, 2, 3 by Joe Wahman

Winter is for Snow by Robert Neubecker

Stella, Queen of the Snow by Marie-Louise Gay

Snow Day! by Lester L. Laminack

When It Snows by Richard Collingridge

Snow by Cynthia Rylant

Snowflakes in Photographs by W. A. Bentley

The Secret Life of a Snowflake: An Up-Close Look at the Art and Science of Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht

The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder by Mark Cassino

Snow by Erin Edison

Snowflakes: A Pop-Up Book by Jennifer Preston Chushcoff

For a more detailed look at each of these books, please refer to Fantastic Fun and

Learning’s collection of Snow Books.


http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/snow-books.html


Math Counting Snowballs - Use

tweezers and cotton balls

to practice early math

and fine motor skills.

Popsicle Stick Snowflake

Math - Invite children to

explore symmetry and art

with popsicle stick snow-

flakes.

Snowflake patterns - Sort

snowflakes by size. Then

use them to create various

patterns. Use craft foam

snowflakes or the printa-

bles included in this lesson

plan packet.

Design a snowflake - Give

kids 10-20 craft sticks. Chal-

lenge them to design a

snowflake with X number

of craft sticks. Use the

printable snowflake cards

as guides for the chal-

lenge number.

Roll and graph - Print and

assemble the roll and

graph game. Kids roll the

die and record which

snowflake pattern came

out on top. Once the

game is over, make obser-

vations about the graph.

Snowflakes

LESSON ACTIVITIES - EXPLANATION

Science Snowflake videos - Engag-

ing videos the kids can

watch to learn more

about snow.

Snowflake STEM - Use dif-

ferent shapes to engineer

paper snowflakes.

Crystal snowflakes - Ex-

plore crystallization and

suspensions with this classic

science activity.

Fizzing Snowflakes - Mix 3

parts baking soda and 1

part water to form a paste.

Spoon the mixture into

snowflake-shaped ice cu-

be trays. Add Jell-O pow-

der for scent and color.

Freeze for a few hours.

Take the frozen snowflakes

out of the tray. Let chil-

dren make them fizz by

dropping vinegar from

pipettes.

Melt frozen snowflakes -

Freeze water in ice cube

trays. Allow children to

experiment with melting

the ice using cold water,

warm water, and salt.

Literacy Snowball names - Kids use

hole reinforcement stickers

to make their names out of

“snowballs”.

Snowflake sounds - Place

a snowflake manipulative

(cotton ball, printable,

etc.) to represent each

sound in a word (ex:

“snow” has 3 sounds). Say

each sound while pointing

to the appropriate snow-

flake. Ask child to point to

the snowflake that repre-

sents /s/. Move on to the

other sounds. Ask them to

identify the beginning

sound, as child is comfort-

able with the task.

Phoneme segmentation -

Say a word. Have kids

drop/toss/move a

"snowflake" (foam snow-

flake, cotton ball, printa-

ble) for each sound in the

word.

Emergent reader - Have

the children read each

page and add the correct

number of snowflakes. Use

snowflake stickers, stamps,

or have children draw the

snowflakes. They can also

cut out and glue on the

printable snowflakes that

come with the reader.

Beginning sound sort - Sort

the printable snowflakes

based on initial sound.

Other Sparkly snowflake play

dough - Gather sparkly

manipulatives and glit-

tery white play dough,

and invite kids to make

their own unique snow-

flakes.

Snowflake blotto art -

Explore symmetry with

this blotto art activity.

Fine motor snowballs -

Kids practice their fine

motor skills with

Styrofoam “snowballs”.

Simple snowflake craft -

Use paper strips to as-

semble snowflakes.

Then explore art, sym-

metry, and patterns by

decorating the snow-

flakes.

Marble painted snow-

flake - Create gor-

geously marbled snow-

flake art.

(TF) - Toddler-friendly ideas that would work when home with children of different ages.







https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/blog/2012/11/15/borax-crystal-snowflake-ornaments-kids-winter-blog-hop/

https://www.stevespanglerscience.com/blog/2012/11/15/borax-crystal-snowflake-ornaments-kids-winter-blog-hop/










Snowflakes

INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES

These activities would work well as centers or work boxes during free play time. They’re

meant to allow children the chance to play, explore, and practice preschool skills on their

own. Children may still need some assistance at times, of course. They’re broken down by

subject area for reference. (TF) =Toddler-Friendly

Math

Snowflake number cards - Use

the number cards to count and

order. Add glass gems to explore

one-to-one correspondence.

Sorting and patterns - Let children

practice sorting and making pat-

terns using printable snowflakes or

snowflake manipulatives.

Literacy

Snowflake letter cards - Children

use the cards to practice ABC

order, math uppercase and low-

ercase letters, and make words.

Sensory writing tray - Place Epsom

salt in a shallow tray. Kids can use

their fingers to draw letters, words,

or patterns. Simply shake the tray

to “erase” what’s been written.

(TF)

Science

Snowflake observation - Print out

real pictures of snowflakes and

place in a basket. Include non-

fiction snowflake books. Allow

children to make observations

and record what they see in sci-

ence journals. (TF)

Make a snowflake - Place small

craft sticks out, along with pic-

tures of real snowflakes. Encour-

age children to recreate the

snowflakes in the pictures, using

the craft sticks.

Sensory

Snowball water play - A fun

winter sensory bin for the kids

to play in. (TF)

Super sparkly pretend snow -

Make snowy cloud dough for

a sensory play experience.

Add glitter and snowflake se-

quins, along with scoops and

spoons. (TF)

Block Play

Winter village - Add cotton

balls and/or snowflake manip-

ulatives to the block play

area. Children can create a

winter village using blocks and

“snow”. (TF)

Block snowflakes - Kids can

use wood blocks, LEGO, or

other manipulatives to create

snowflakes. (TF)

Arts and Crafts

Popsicle stick snowflakes - A clas-

sic craft with the kids painting

and decorating popsicle stick

snowflakes. (TF)

Winter scene - Pompom paint a

winter snow scene with white

paint on blue paper. (TF)


http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/snowball-water-play-winter-activity.html

http://fun-a-day.com/super-sparkly-fake-snow-recipe/

http://fun-a-day.com/winter-crafts-popsicle-stick-snowflakes/

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I see 2 snowflakes.

I see 3 snowflakes.









I see 3 snowflakes.

I see 4 snowflakes.









I see 5 snowflakes.

I see 6 snowflakes.









I see 7 snowflakes.

I see 8 snowflakes.









I see 9 snowflakes.

I see 10 snowflakes.









Count the Snowflakes

by __________

I see 1 snowflake.









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I see 3 snowflakes.









I see 3 snowflakes.

I see 4 snowflakes.









I see 5 snowflakes.

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