Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
One-of-a-Kind Snowflake
No two snowflakes are the same, and no two people are either. Decorate a snowflake that is all you.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- symmetry, self-awareness, respecting differences
What kids do
“Decorate the snowflake with patterns. Then write what makes you one of a kind.”
- Add your own patterns to every arm
- Things that make me unique
- What I like about how everyone is different:
How to run it
- Real snowflakes have six arms that match.
- Decorate all six arms the same way for symmetry.
- Hang them together as a class snowstorm.
Talk about it
- What makes your snowflake different?
- Why is it good that people are different?
- What do all the snowflakes share?
Take it further
Fold and cut a paper snowflake with six points.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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