4th and 5th grades are learning about Wilson Bentley, the snowflake man. He really is a great inspiration. He pursued what he loved, despite others not understanding his passion. He was the first to photograph a snowflake and became obsessed with capturing as many as he could. The images are breathtaking and remind me of how awesome our God really is! I taught the 4th and 5th graders how to cut a snowflake from pre cut white paper circles. After folding the circle in half 3 times, I told them to make cuts from the top, bottom, and both sides. They were encouraged to cut out really unique shapes that will create interesting details when opened up. The kids had a lot of fun with this. For the final project they had to choose 3 of their favorite to put into a collage. I found that having 2 smaller snowflakes and 1 bigger snowflake, looks really well. Some students added even more tiny ones into their collage, but hey, I loved it!!! Each of their snowflakes were glued onto different colored blue or black paper and then cut out again to leave a color border. This really made their snowflakes POP! All 3 were glued onto a larger sheet of blue or black paper. Any parts of the snowflake that hung off were trimmed. The time and hard work clearly shows in their finished pieces!
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