We haven't had a January snowfall but that didn't stop us from thinking about cold, icy places. Children did a great job of making 3-D penguins from plasticine.
We spent a portion of the week learning about art elements with the focus on line. Children participated in "blind" contour line drawing of a pear. "Blind" means they looked at the pear and didn't look at their pencil as it moved across their paper. It takes focus and patience.
We discussed the changes that occur with the passage of time. They compared their appearance as well as things they did when they were very young as compared to the things they can do now.