6B has enjoyed our current discovery unit on winter. We have experienced visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile learning experiences while exploring the book "Snow Music" by Lynne Rae Perkins. Students listened as I read the selection aloud. They looked at the pictures and then participated in a class discussion after the story was complete.
We discussed the way it feels to walk in snow, the sounds you hear beneath your feet, and the types of prints you can make with your feet in the snow. We demonstrated the difference between how we normally walk and how we have to walk when the ground is covered in snow- there were lots of high knees as we walked around the classroom. We then brainstormed how we could make a straight line rather than foot prints when traveling accross fresh snow? Students worked in groups practicing different techniques. We decided that the two most efficient ideas were to drag your toe or heel in the snow as you walked. Our favorite print to make when it snows is snow angels!
At the tables we used q-Tips and paint to create our very own snow globes that captured the essence of winter fun!
Bravo friends!
Making our snow globes!
Using our imaginations to make prints in the snow. Foot prints, straight lines, even snow angels!
I hope it snows soon so we can have some winter fun. We certainly are prepared!
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