Snowflake Creation with Instructions

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Objective

I can follow step-by-step directions to create a paper snowflake.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    To begin making a paper snowflake, start with a piece of paper,  Letter size, and fold it into a triangle.

  2. 2

    After folding the paper, use a pencil to lightly draw a pattern on the folded paper before cutting with scissors.

  3. 3

    If cutting the snowflake is difficult, cut through just the top layer of the folded paper before folding it back and cutting through the remaining layers.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

10 questions

1

What is the first step in making a paper snowflake?

2

After folding the paper into a triangle, what should you do with the extra paper?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Follow these steps to make a paper snowflake: 1. Fold a rectangular piece of paper to make a triangle. Cut off the extra rectangle. 2. Fold the triangle in half. 3. Fold the right side of the triangle, then flip and fold again. 4. Draw a pattern on the folded paper. 5. Cut along the lines you drew. 6. Unfold the paper carefully. What shape did you make?

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