Have students fold a piece of paper in half. Holding the paper horizontally with the open side facing down, fold down each side of the half-sheet at 60 degree angles. Older students can use a protractor to measure the angle while younger students can guess after seeing an example. Cut the bottom edges off the folded sheet to make an arc. Make several cuts, removing small sections of paper. Open the paper to reveal a snowflake. Snowflakes may be decorated with crayons or glitter. Hang them from the ceiling, on a window or on a bulletin board with the title "Children Are Like Snowflakes, Each of Us Is Different."
Have students write poems about winter. The students may then cut out shapes of winter items from construction paper. Winter items could be mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, snowflakes or snowmen. Make a variety of shapes for a unique look. Glue the poems on the cut-out shapes. Attach them to the bulletin board. Use a title such as "Our Winter Poems Will Warm Your Heart."
Many winter lesson plans include study of winter animals. Have students make penguins by cutting out the shape from black construction paper and gluing on white stomachs and orange beaks. Glue the penguins on pieces of white paper to resemble penguins floating on broken ice. Older students may study Antarctica and its animals. Have them draw their favorite arctic animal, such as a penguin, seal or polar bear. Hang the pictures on the bulletin board.
Bring the outdoors in by making winter ornaments to display in the room. If pine cones are available on school grounds, take the students out to pick their own. Small tree branches or sticks may be used in lieu of pine cones. Place each pine cone on a piece of paper, or cover desks and tables with paper. Tell the students to drizzle glue on their pine cones. Older students may sprinkle silver glitter over their pine cones, while younger students may roll their pine cones in a paper plate with glitter in it. When dry hang the pine cones from the ceiling or display them on top of a bookcase.