Integrate math and art by having your students create Snowman glyphs for the perfect winter bulletin board. Glyphs are an innovative instrument to display several pieces of data at once.
Snowman Glyphs Instructions
Teacher or student will draw the basic shapes of a snowman. Basic shape is 3 circles of varying size. The largest circle on the bottom, medium circle in the center and small circle on the top. Small circle is the head of the snowman and the two other circles are the body of the snowman.
Children or teacher will cut out the circles and glue them in the appropriate order on a piece of card stock or construction paper.
Teacher will give instructions to students on how to decorate their snowman. Teacher will identify all the attributes on chart paper before the students are able to decorate the snowman.
Sample Snowman Glyphs
Eyes:
- Color your eyes blue if your are 7 years old.
- Color your eyes green if you are 8 years old.
Mouth:
- Draw a black happy face if you have a pet.
- Draw a red happy face if you do not have a pet.
Nose:
- Cut out an orange triangle if you walk to school.
- Cut out an red triangle if you drive to school.
- Cut out a pink triangle if you take a bus to school.
Hat:
- Paste a bonnet on your snowman if you are a girl.
- Paste a straw hat on your snowman if you are a boy.
Scarf:
- Paste a patterned scarf of blue and red if you like rock music.
- Paste a patterned scarf of yellow and green if you pop music.
- Paste a patterned scarf of purple and gold if you like all music.
Presentation of Snowman Glyphs
Any information can be substituted to create the different glyphs. After the teacher has modeled the different attributes for the snowman, students are ready to complete their snowman.
Student or teacher will create a legend to allow visitors to decipher the snowman glyphs.
Once all the snowman glyphs are completed, display them on a bulletin board. Create a background scene.
One option is to cover the bulletin board in white, cut out evergreen trees for the background and draw a hill on the paper. Strategically place the snowman glyphs on the hill; some sliding down, some at the bottom of the hill, and others at the top of the hill. Write the legend in one of the ever green trees or place the information in several of the evergreen trees.
Making snowman glyphs is a fun activity that teaches students how to display personal and educational information. Try a snowflake glyph but gather information by the number of cuts on the snowflake.
Debbie DeSpirt - Debbie DeSpirt is an Elementary Teacher for the York Catholic District School Board in Ontario, Canada. Her post secondary education ...
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