Do You Want to Melt a Snowman?

The first-grade class discusses seasons and pays attention to the weather daily. It is near impossible to miss how cold it is these days, so First Grade teacher Ms. Hannah Hocutt asked her students what they thought could make a snowman melt on such winter days as these.

Their creative answers ranged the whole gambit, from sunshine to Superman's lasers. Perhaps these snowmen should try to get their proverbial hands on some Kryptonite. Ms. Hocutt continued the class, discussing the matter and creating melted snowman art. They talked about:

"how, as things melt, the stuff on it [the snowman] goes all different directions. The kids enjoyed being 'messy' with the paint, gluing on their snowman parts..."

Ms. Hannah Hocutt

Our first graders then wrote about what caused their snowmen to melt, coming up with the most imaginative scenarios, a couple of which are mentioned above. Their snowmen were good sports about this project, too. In the words of one famous snowman, Olaf:

Some people are worth melting for.

'Frozen' (C. Buck and J. Lee, 2013).

 

From following weather patterns and changing seasons to discussing what happens when snow melts, our young learners gained a little more knowledge in science. They also got to use and express their imaginations through art and writing. What a fun way to combine so many aspects of learning! Luckily for the snowmen, it snowed again a few days later, so they'll be ok, too.