Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify basic geometric shapes found in snowflakes and understand their properties.

Materials and Prep

Materials needed: paper, pencil, crayons or markers

Prep: None

Activities

1. Snowflake Hunt: Look out the window and try to spot different shapes in the snowflakes falling.

2. Drawing Shapes: Draw different geometric shapes you see in the snowflakes on the paper.

3. Color and Count: Color the shapes you drew and count how many of each shape you found in the snowflakes.

Preschool Grade Talking Points

• "Snowflakes come in different shapes, just like the shapes we see in our drawings."
• "We can find circles, triangles, and hexagons in snowflakes."
• "Let's count how many triangles we see in the snowflakes."
• "Each snowflake is special and has its own unique shape, just like us!"