It was an indoor snow day for the first graders at Susan E. Wiley Elementary School when they celebrated the white weather with plenty of hands-on lessons.

Dressed in their warmest pajamas, students started the day by reading snow-themed books and practicing their writing and math skills with snow-based activities. As a science experiment, the students hypothesized about whether or not oil and water in a mason jar could mix together or stay separated. The resulting experiment, with a bit of added glitter, created a snowstorm in a jar. 

Using baking soda and hair conditioner, the students even made their own snow inside the classroom. Snow paint was created using  flour, salt and water, which results in a fluffy art creation. Before the students had a chance to snack on cheesy snowballs, they ended the day’s activities with an indoor snowball fight. Each student wrote a kind message on a piece of paper. They crumbled their papers, tossed them at each other and read aloud the positive messages at the end of the snowball fight.