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SENSORY OBSERVATION
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Fill plastic dish pans with snow and bring them inside. |
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Let your children play with the snow. |
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Ask them to describe the snow.
How does it feel?
How does it smell?
How does it taste?
What does it smell like?
What does it look like?
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OBSERVING SNOWFLAKES
When looking at a yard full of snow, it is hard for children to discover the beauty of a single snowflake.
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Give your child a piece of black paper and let her go outside when it is snowing and catch a few flakes. |
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Then give her a magnifying glass and encourage her to observe the shape and uniqueness of her snowflakes. |
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Explain, that snowflakes are frozen water drops. |
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SNOW EXPERIMENT
Try a simple experiment with your child.
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Collect two cups full of snow and bring them into the house. |
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Place one in the refrigerator and one in the kitchen. |
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Observe the two cups every two hours. |
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Have him describe what is happening to the snow in each cup. Can he explain why different things happen in each cup? |
Variation: Let you child think of other locations to put the snow cups.
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MEASURING SNOW
Children love to play in the snow and they love to measure the snow.
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Give your child a ruler or yardstick. |
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Let her measure the snow outside each day. |
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GRAPHING THE SNOW
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After you child measures the snow level each day, help her keep to the inches on a snow graph. |
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After several days of graphing, have your child look at their graph and tell you which day had the most snow and which has the least. |
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Then have them tell you other facts from their graph, such as how many inches were on a certain day and which day had 3 inches.
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SNOWY WINDOWS
You can simulate snow any time by letting your child paint a window or mirror with a special crystal paint.
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Just mix ½ cup water, with ½ cup Epson salts (available at the drug store). |
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When the mixture dries it will form crystals on the surface simulating snow or frost. |
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SNOW TIPS FOR PLAYING OUTDOORS
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Put a coating of petroleum jelly on kids’ cheeks to protect them in cold or windy weather. |
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Put inexpensive rubber gloves over children’s knit gloves to keep their hands dry.
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