In first grade we have been studying snowflakes. Thanks to one of our heroes, Wilson Bentley, who was the first person to magnify and photograph snowflakes, we know so much about what makes each snowflake special.
After viewing Wilson Bentley's photographs here are some words that we gathered to describe snowflakes:
crystal, pretty, falling, white, beautiful, dendrites, precious, wonderful, six points, hexagon, cool, inspiring, edible, fragile, fun, fluffy, passion, sparkly, soft, different sizes, interesting, icy, yummy, different shapes, branches, dazzling and freezing.
Speaking of snow and heroes, another hero we learned about is Matthew Henson, a co-explorer of the North Pole. Ann B.B. read Keep On! which tells about the amazing adventures of Matthew Henson and his incredible life of bravery and kindness.
Keeping with the theme of Heroes and snow, we read a beautiful story, The Mitten Tree about how an aged women touches the lives of the children in her community by knitting them mittens. The first graders noticed her generosity and kindness and how she had love in her heart to make a difference to others. Below are images of the mittens our first grades made in our symmetry activity which is displayed outside our classroom.
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