Snowballs, Spheres, and the Letter W

Snow is formed when temperatures are low and there is moisture – in the form of tiny ice crystals – in the atmosphere.

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When these tiny ice crystals collide they stick together in clouds to become snowflakes. If enough ice crystals stick together, they’ll become heavy enough to fall to the ground.

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Using insta-snow, your little one performed two actions.

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They first learned about what a sphere is, and formed one with their “snow”, and then talked about the letter W, and used their snow to make their very own letter W!

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Your little ones have a powerful desire to explore and question the world around them.

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They couple their imaginations with accessible materials to recreate many of the situations they learn about on a daily basis.

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They do this as a means to integrate the known with the unknown.

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