Winter Homeschool: Snow & Ice
Frigid temperatures and slushy roads will eventually make anyone start longing for spring, but don’t wish that snow and ice away just yet! It’s full of inspiration for fascinating math and science lessons and beautiful visual and language art. Read on for lesson ideas for all ages, and inspiration for creating your own winter homeschool unit study.
Fascinating Winter Snow Facts
These blog posts by Katherine (Loop) Hannon at Christian Perspective discuss several math concepts as they relate to snow, snowflakes, and weather predictions.
Have you ever heard of a singing lake? Ice makes noise during the expansion and contraction that happens when the temperature changes. The temperature changes cause cracks and fractures in the ice which then vibrate and release sound waves. This fascinating video explores the physics behind the strange twanging of frozen lakes, as well as other sounds that ice makes.
This snowflake science lesson from The Homeschool Scientist includes topics such as how and why snowflakes are formed, instructions for catching some “wild” snowflakes for study, snowflake science videos, printable lessons, and other resources.
Compelling Winter Writing Prompts
If colder weather has you spending more time indoors, it’s the perfect time to focus on language arts and writing skills. You can find over three dozen winter writing prompts in this Night Zookeeper blog post. Whether you want to practice some logic in writing out instructions for some creative activities, focus on descriptive writing and conveying emotion with journaling exercises, or explore creative writing with fiction story prompts, there is something here for every member of the family. You could have family members choose their favorite prompt, or let everyone draw one lottery style. Incorporate a cozy evening into your winter homeschool, have some tea or hot cocoa, and let everyone take turns sharing their work. This is the perfect activity for parents to participate in, and a great way to demonstrate a life-long passion for learning.
These poetry writing prompts and guidelines from Real Life at Home will help inspire students of all ages–and interest levels–to experiment with different poetry styles. You’ll also find great ideas for creating a charming poetry collage, which will make a lovely addition to your winter homeschool unit study.
If these winter poetry prompts have whetted your appetite for poetry or sparked an interest in the language arts, check out this poetry unit study, or even plan ahead for National Acts of Poetry Day.
Megan Mora Fuentes
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