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Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

January 21, 2016 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

We actually had a chance of snow flurries in our forecast this week! In Georgia, that’s a huge deal. A chance of snow flurries means a state of emergency.

Turns out that we didn’t actually get any snow, which was disappointing to my kids. But we kept the snowy theme going with a fun paper snowflake craft featuring 2nd grade math factors!

Check out our winter-y math craft below!

Paper Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

Before we could start talking about math factors, though, Pooh needed a quick primer on multiplication. So we talked about making equal groups – one of the ways we can teach multiplication.

Making Equal Groups in Multiplication

First, we started with a simple multiplication fact – 3 groups of 3 equals 9.

Learning 2nd Grade Math Factors

Then we learned that you can also make nine by using 1 group of 9 dots.

Listing 2nd Grade Math Factors

Which means 9 has three factors: 1, 3, 9. All three can be multiplied in different combinations to make 9.

Using Manipulatives for 2nd Grade Math Factors

Time to make our math factor snowflakes! We used our Snowflake Math Factor Printables and a set of Unifix Cubes to help Pooh visualize how to find his multiplication factors.

Making Equal Groups with Unifix Cubes

As we made equal groups of 8, 4, and 2, Pooh discovered the missing math factors that make 24: 3, 6, and 12.

Math Factors for 2nd Grade

As we discovered the missing factors, Pooh filled in his snowflake.

Making Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors

Now to cut it out!

Making Shapes with Snowflake Math Factors

Roo was in the kitchen as we worked. He came upon one of the paper scraps and declared it “a great white shark’s tooth”. Alrighty then.

Hanging Snowflake Math Factors for 2nd Grade

We added masking tape to the back and hung our snowflakes on the window.

Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

Ta-da! We got some “snow” after all!

This was a really fun, hands-on activity that also served as a nice way to talk about multiplication without overwhelming my 2nd grader.

2nd Grade Math Factors Snowflake Craft

If you’d like to make this craft at home, grab a set of our free Snowflake Math Factor printables! There are combinations up to 144, so you can easily use this with 2nd to 4th graders. Plus, the answers are included!

Free Snowflake Math Factor Printables - Look! We're Learning!

For even more winter weather fun, pick up our All About Snowflakes unit study! It has our snowflake math factors, as well as plenty of other science, grammar, and Pre-K activities about snow!

All About Snowflakes Unit Study - Look! We're Learning!

We’re not the only ones having fun with snow this week! Check out the other snow and ice activities from the Early Elementary Blogging Team!

Ice and Snow Learning Activities

More Snow & Ice Learning Activities from the Early Elementary Team:

Snow Shapes with Penguin Shape Printable from Life Over C’s
Snow Prints Process Art from Still Playing School
Letter Learning & Spelling With Ice Pens from Preschool Powol Packets
Snow & Ice – Kids Arts & Crafts Activities from The Natural Homeschool
Lego Snowflake Symmetry from Rainy Day Mum
Simple Winter Science How to Catch Snowflakes from Lemon Lime Adventures
Antarctica Activity with Snow Dough from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors from Look We’re Learning

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Filed Under: Homeschool Math, Math Tagged With: 2nd grade, 2nd grade math, early elementary blogging team, free printables, homeschool printables, math printables, multiplication, winter, winter crafts

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