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January - A Snowy Day and a SculptureIt was a snowy day in January. Some children had boots to go out in the snow. Others did not. The teacher thinks aloud, "What a dilemma." The children know Mrs. Bellomo will not provide the solution but will listen and consider each of their ideas. They know she will help them try out their ideas. They know a solution that excludes part of the group will not be acceptable.
The solution comes. "Let's bring the snow inside for everyone!" Mrs. Bellomo and the boot group take the water table outside, fill it with snow, and wheel it back through the building into the classroom.
Pat, poke, taste, squeeze. Children pile snow on a tray. "Let's build a snowman!" Morganna worries, "Hey, it's getting too high to be a snowman." Wobble, tilt, slide. Mrs. Bellomo offers support and stimulation as the children feel snowman failure coming on. "A snow sculpture can be anything. Sometimes you don't know what you are sculpting until it just shows up and then there it is - your special work." She hands out craft sticks and demonstrates their use as a sculptor's tool.
Pile, pat, sculpt. Grant shouts, "There it is! I ...