Snow Part 2 (From Cloudy to Sunny Skies)

Science/Art Project “Snow, part 2”: Since we really enjoyed making fake snow last week, we explored yet another method. This time around, we used a soap bar and toilet paper.

Here is the recipe:
1 bar of white soap > grate 

1 roll of toilet paper > let kids rip into small pieces and add to soap flakes

1 – 1.5 cups of warm water > add and stir

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After making the snow, we explored the texture by playing with the snow in big bins.

Science projects are  great conversation starters: What do you think will happen? Will the fake snow feel cold as real snow? Will the fake snow melt?

Stick Together!

Hot/Cold Game: We played this classic game today with a twist: We worked in pairs. The 2 partners were sent out of the room while one of our friends hid two eggs with a prize inside (Important: Eggs have to be hidden in the same location). The players re-entered the room and looked for the hidden treasure/prize by listening to clues (cold, colder, hot, hotter, warm, warmer) given by one peer or the group. The players had to listen to the clues and to stick together.

FOUND IT!!!

This game is a fantastic game to practice following directions as well as giving directions. Played in the cooperative way as described above it also teaches the students the concept of staying together and working as a team. When played in a group with different skill and age levels, the pairing of the kids can be done in a way that an older student takes on more the role of the leader in the dyad. Abstract thinking is also addressed since the students follow the clues hot versus cold and have to adapt their movements accordingly (i.e., when given the clue "cold" it means that they are far away from the treasure).