Snow scientists at play

There are many ways to explore snow outside and inside your preschool classroom!

We had a nice surprise this morning before heading off to preschool – it snowed! Usually, we have lots of snow by now but this was our first “real” snow day this school year. So we had to take advantage of it…

Playing Outdoors

The children managed to scrape together just enough snow to build a snowman. They added a nose and ears using some of the play food from our classroom. They also added Ms. Abby’s scarf as the final touch…

Exploring Snow Indoors

On their way back into the classroom, the children were given small trays to scrape up some snow and bring back with them. I had thought they would bring in a small amount but they chose to pick up as much snow as they could carry…

And so we had to drag out the big magnet board to put some of the snow on and the rest of it stayed on the individual trays…

Building Fine Motor Skills

At first, I only set out paintbrushes and colored water for the children to paint their snow…

But once the children got started, I decided to add droppers to the process too…

The children liked the droppers best. They liked poking holes into the snow and then adding the color inside the holes. The droppers made them feel like they were scientists…

A Wonderful Exploration of Color

The children took their time exploring, examining, and coloring the snow…

Promoting Teamwork

Some of the children preferred to work on their own little tray of snow and some preferred to work on the big group tray of snow…

This wasn’t a planned activity for the day but how can you resist not making a snow day out of a snow day?

Once the children decided they were done exploring the snow, we piled all the colorful snow on the large tray and took it back outside…

By the end of the day, most of the snow had already melted away but perhaps we will have one more day of snow before spring! We shall see!

 

Deborah J Stewart

Deborah J Stewart

Every time I think I know everything I need to know about teaching young children, God says, "Hold on a minute!" and gives me a new challenge.

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With each new challenge that you overcome, you will find yourself better equipped and more passionate about teaching young children.

God didn't call wimps to lead, teach, or care for His children. Nope, he has high expectations, so get ready. You will have to give your very best but after teaching for over 30 years, I can tell you that it is a wonderful and rewarding journey.

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