There is snow outside, but what if there is not enough to make a snowman? Get out those cookie cutters and make some shapes!
It was still a cold day and the kids wanted to play with the snow. At this point, the snow was more like chunky ice, but still manageable. So I gave my youngest cookie cutters to make shapes with the snow and it was a lot of fun! This was one of those great explorations that took of little to no time for prepping and more time for exploring!
Something To Think About:
With using cookie cutters, the shapes become more 3-dimensional and is transformed from their 2-dimensional point of view. For some eyes, going from 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional can be a challenge. The more explorations one can do with going from looking at a 2D heart to a 3D heart, the better. For those circle shapes, show how a circle in 3D looks like a snowball, a sphere! If you have some empty tissue boxes, or shoe boxes, fill those up as well with snow and see what they can build with them.
Would you like another exploration? Look up videos of people building igloos with snow/ice. It might be amazing for the little ones to see how blocks of snow can create something that looks like a hemisphere shape. 🙂
Remember to make this a fun mathematical exploration. This is not only a time to learn about math, but a time to get together and make mathematical memories! Enjoy!
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