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Lesson 18

Snowflake Bentley  is the story of Wilson Bentley, a farmer born in 1865 in Jericho, Vermont, a small town between Lake Champlain and Mount Mansfield, in the heart of Vermont's "snowbelt." Perhaps it was no accident that Bentley always loved snow more than anything else in the world. When he was fifteen his mother gave him a microscope. When he looked at snowflakes under the microscope he was stunned by their delicate beauty. He decided he had to share that beauty with others. But he did not know how. And there was no one to teach him. His father and his neighbors thought trying to save snowflakes was foolishness, Bentley was determined. And by the time he died in 1931 he was considered the world's expert on snowflakes.    Wilson Snowflake Bentley - Photographer of Snowflakes   Video clip from meterologist Mish Michaels about Snowflake Bentley.  http://snowflakebentley.com/vid.htm http://users.manchester.edu/Student/LAGrube/LiteracyProject/index.htm Wilson Bentley Snowflakes Make - A - Flake  Snip a snowflake! http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/ Photo Galleries Make a Paper Snowflake - Enchanted Learning Software We made snow crystals in our room.    Real Crystal Snowflake - Enchanted Learning Software We made snowman bottles. http://www.thevirtualvine.com/snowman.html  make snowman bottles / poems/ ideas

WINTER       How to Talk to Your Snowman    by Beverly McLoughland Use words that are pleasing, Like: freezing And snow, Iceberg and igloo And blizzard and blow, Try: Arctic, Antarctic, Say: shiver and shake, But whatever you never say, Never say: Bake.     WINTER CLOTHES Under my hood I have a hat And under that My hair is flat Under my coat My sweater's blue My sweater's red I'm wearing two My muffler muffles to my chin And round my neck And then tucks in My gloves are knitted By my aunts And pants And pants And boots And shoes with socks inside The boots are rubber, red and wide And when I walk I must not fall Because I can't get up at all! by Karla Kuskin     I'm A Little Snowman (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot) I'm a little snowman, Short and fat. Here is my nose And here is my hat. When the sun comes out, I melt away. But when it's cold, I'm here to stay! I'm a little snowman round and fat, Here are my mittens, Here is my hat. Add a little scarf And a carrot nose. I stand so tall When the cold wind blows.       A Sledding We Will Go (Tune:  Farmer In The Dell) A-sledding we will go, Across the ice and snow, Hi-ho, we're on our way, As over the ice we go! Perhaps we'll see a whale, He'll wave at us with his tail, Hi-ho, we're on our way, As over the ice we go. By Kathy Gage             Oh, We're Going To Build a Snowman   (Tune: She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain) Oh, we're going to build a snowman everyone. Yes, we're going to build a snowman everyone Oh, we're going to build a snowman. We're going to build a snowman. Yes, we're going to build a snowman everyone.         Mittens Poem: Thumbs in thumb place, fingers all together. This is the song we sing in mitten weather. Doesn't  matter whether they're made of wool or leather. Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together.                 Snowflake (to the tune of "I'm a Little Tea Pot")   I'm a little snowflake, Look at me. No other snowflake is just like me. I am so unique, as you can see. And just as special as I can be.   I'm a little snowflake white and round I don't make a sound as I fall to the ground When you look out your window you will shout I'm putting on my gloves and going out.             Snowflake Dance (Sung To: "Are you Sleeping")   Dance like snowflakes, Dance like snowflakes In the air, In the air Whirling, Twirling snowflakes, Whirling, Twirling snowflakes   Here and there, Here and there Dance like snowflakes, Dance like snowflakes In the air, In the air Whirling, Twirling snowflakes, Whirling, Twirling   snowflakes Here and there, Here and there                       It's Snowing! to the tune of "Ten Little Indians" Snowflakes falling down, down, down, Snowflakes falling down, down, down, Snowflakes falling down, down, down, Falling to the ground.   Watch them growing deep, deep, deeper, Watch them growing deep, deep, deeper, Watch them growing deep, deep, deeper, Falling to the ground.   Children playing--snow is fun! Children playing--snow is fun! Children playing--snow is fun! Falling to the the ground.     Catching snowflakes on my tongue Catching snowflakes on my tongue Catching snowflakes on my tongue Falling to the the ground   Now it's getting warmer, warmer. Now it's getting warmer, warmer. Now it's getting warmer, warmer. Melting all the snow.   Very soon it disappears, Very soon it disappears, Very soon it disappears, Now the snow's all gone.     Snowflake Dance   (Sung To: "Are you Sleeping")   Dance like snowflakes,     Dance like snowflakes     In the air, In the air     Whirling, Twirling snowflakes,     Whirling,Twirling snowflakes     Here and there, Here and there     Dance like snowflakes,     Dance like snowflakes     In the air, In the air     Whirling, Twirling snowflakes,     Whirling,Twirling snowflakes     Here and there, Here and there       The Frost Song to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell" The frost is in the air. The frost is in the air. It's wintertime, It's wintertime, The frost is in the air. The frost is on the trees. The frost is on the trees. It's wintertime, It's wintertime, The frost is on the trees. The frost is on the roof. The frost is on the roof. It's wintertime, It's wintertime, The frost is on the roof. The frost is on the ground. The frost is on the ground. It's wintertime, It's wintertime, The frost is on the ground.   The frost is on my toes The frost is on my toes. It's wintertime, It's wintertime The frost is on my toes   The frost is on my nose. The frost is on my nose. It's wintertime, It's wintertime The frost is on my nose.         Build a Snowman to the tune of "Oh My Darling Clementine" Build a snowman, Build a snowman, Build a snowman, Big and round. Shape three snowballs, different sizes Stack them tall, off the ground. Dress the snowman, Dress the snowman, Dress the snowman, Big and round. Dress him in last winter's clothing, Tie his scarf all around. When the sunshine, When the sunshine,   When the sunshine, Shines so bright, Watch him melt and disappear Disappear into the ground.                Goodbye Winter (to the tune of "Goodnight Ladies)     Goodbye winter,     Goodbye winter,     Goodbye winter,     Please go away!                 continue by replacing     "winter"     with other winter words     eg: snowsuits, snow, scarves,      mittens, etc.             Snowflakes (Tune: "Frere Jacques") Snowflakes twirling, Snowflakes whirling, All around, to the ground. Snowflakes are falling, _______is calling, "Come and play; come and play." (substitute children's names)