For our winter project, students were taught how to make delicate snow flakes. Folding the paper correctly was the most challenging part of the project for many students. Fifth graders used paper that was photocopied to include folding guides. Third graders used flattened white coffee filters.
We concentrated on trying to create intricate patterns that had balanced positive and negative space. The positive space is the white paper, the negative space is the holes created by cutting the paper. Students came up with some amazing designs and discovered that snowflakes with more negative space were the most impressive. After ironing the snowflakes flat, they glued their snowflakes to background paper that really made their designs pop!