ART ACTIVITIES
-Snowflakes-Fold white paper in half, and then again in half, 
keeping the folded edges together.
Then fold over into a triangle. Cut an arc or design on the outside edges, 
then cut triangles or designs into the folded edges.

-Frosty winter scene- Mix equal parts of Epsom salts and boiling water together.
Mix the mixture well and set aside to cool. Let the children draw a winter scene with 
crayons on dark colored construction paper. After they are finished drawing, paint 
a light coat of the mixture over the drawing for a frosty appearance. 
It turns frosty only after drying.

-Sock Snowman-Turn a white tube sock inside out. Stuff the bottom of the sock 
with 1/2 dry beans and stuffing. Tie the top and fold the sock over. Divide the 
snowman into three balls by using two strings. Use a baby's sock for a hat and 
add buttons, felt, etc. to decorate the snowman.

-My Special Snowman-As a family project, I send home 3 small paper plates stapled
 together and ask the children to create their very own special snowman. The next day, 
the children bring back their snowman and we display them on the bulletin board.

-Snowflakes- Cut bell pepper in half. Let the children dip the pepper into white paint 
and press down onto dark colored construction paper. Before the paint dries, they may 
add glitter to their snowflakes.

MATH ACTIVITIES
-Give each child 3 different sized white circles and a dark piece of construction paper. 
Discuss how many they have, the shapes, the largest, and the smallest. Then let the 
children build a snowman by gluing the circles in order. Black squares can be used 
for eyes, orange triangle for nose, and red oval for mouth. 
Discuss colors and shapes of the snowman's features.

-Snowman Math Matching Game- Cut out ten snowman from poster board. Draw a 
snowman without a hat on each piece. Put sets of buttons on each snowman from 1-10.
Cut out ten hats from paper. Laminate for durability.
 Mark each one with a number from 1-10.Children will match each hat with 
corresponding snowman that has the same number of buttons.

-Mitten Matching-Cut out different- patterned mittens from wallpaper samples. 
Laminate for durability. Children can match the mittens that have the same pattern.


-Graphing our favorite winter activity
-Make symmetrical pairs of mittens
-Discuss number of points on a snowflake

SCIENCE
-Record and graph the winter temperature each day
-Bring ice cubes into the classroom. 
Ask children to estimate how long it will take the cubes to melt. 
Record answers. Observe during the day. When the cubes are melted, 
check students estimations.

               
Bird Feeders-These can be made from pine cones dipped in peanut butter/cornmeal 
and rolled in birdseed. Children may place them outside to observe the
 hungry birds when it snows.
-Milk carton feeders-Cut windows from opposite sides leaving 2"at the bottom. 
Place a pencil through the sides of the milk carton for a perch. Punch a hole in the top 
and tie string through hole to make a loop. Place birdseed in bottom of feeder.


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