Thank you Leah for helping me out on my blog today. Welcome!
I love biographies. Even young children can appreciate them when you read aloud a great picture book biography. When you add some fun and academic activities after you read, you can turn the biography into a great learning opportunity.
The children’s book Snowflake Bentley is the story of Wilson Bentley, a boy who grew up in Vermont. As a boy he loved the beauty of snowflakes and longed to one day capture their artistry with a camera so that others could appreciate it. As a grown man, Wilson, nicknamed Snowflake Bentley, was able to demonstrate this beauty through his skill as a scientist and artist.
These activities will help you to explore the science and art of snowflakes with your kids after you read the book Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.
Snowflake Art Activities
Make beautiful crayon resist snowflakes with the instructions at Classic Play.
The OT Toolbox has a fun Snowflake Stamp Art activity.
Find some great printable snowflake templates at What Mommy Does. Kids could color or paint these or decorate them with glitter.
Make snowflake art on canvas with this fun activity from Kids Activities Woo!
Use pattern blocks to make snowflakes with the templates here at Moms Have Questions Too.
Snowflake Science Activities
Little Bins for Little Hands has instructions for making snowflakes with salt crystals.
Learn about melting with this snow and ice experiment at STEAM Powered Family.
I Can Teach My Child has a fun fizzing snowflake experiment here.
Kids can learn about symmetry and do some STEM exploration with the Snowflake Tinker Tray idea at What Can We Do With Paper and Glue.
Explore how much water is in snow with this experiment from Discover. Learn. Connect.
Enjoy reading Snowflake Bentley and learning about the beauty and science of snowflakes with these activities.
Leah Courtney is a homeschooling mom of four. Her days are filled with being a mom, homemaker, and teacher. In her (very rare) free time, she enjoys blogging, reading, and reviewing books and curricula. These days she’s learning the joys of being a mom of teens. You can read about her family and homeschooling life at As We Walk Along the Road.
Great ideas! We just got a chance to check out this book this week and loved it.
Its a nice book isn’t it?
Love this book! We had 17 inches of snow dumped on us yesterday so I think a snowflake unity study is just what we needed. Thank you!
Perfect Timing then eh?
We used Snowflake Bentley a couple of years ago. Such a fascinating study and person. Nothing like it. Great resource list.
Leah did a lovely job pulling this together for me.