Snowflake Bentley Inspired Notan Snowflakes

Tired of students asking to make paper snowflakes? So was I until I incorporated the Japanese art of Notan Design into the lesson plan. We start with the science of the snowflake using the book "Snowflake Bentley" and then do a deep dive into symmetry, learning the difference between radial and bilateral.

Don't you love the way this student used the symmetrical shape of a snowman's silhouette within the design? So clover.

Even the simplest shapes make beautiful snowflakes.

Sometimes they are very excited and want to keep cutting.

If you'd like to try this out, save yourself some time and download the resource.