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2. First, you need a square. Take your rectangular piece of paper and fold one of the top corners down.

3. Trim off the excess at the bottom to form a square.

4. Fold the square in half to form an isosceles right triangle.

5. Fold the triangle in half along it’s line of symmetry. You should have another isosceles right triangle.

6. Now you want to fold your triangle into thirds.

7. Trim the top.

8. You will now have an isosceles triangle.

9. Cutting the Snowflake To make the snowflake, you can cut shapes from each of the sides of your triangle, and you can cut off the vertex angle. To personalize your snowflake, cut your shapes by answering the following questions.

10. Top (base of the isosceles triangle) How old are you? From the top of your triangle, cut the following: 9 years old – cut a semicircle 10 years old – cut a rectangle 11 years old – cut a triangle

11. Folded Edge What’s your favorite season? From the folded edge of your triangle, cut the following: Spring – cut one triangle Summer – cut two triangles Fall – cut three triangles Winter – cut four triangles

12. Loose Edge What’s your favorite subject? From the folded edge of your triangle, cut the following: Math – cut a semicircle Science – cut a rectangle Language Arts – cut a triangle Social Studies – cut a trapezoid

13. Tip (vertex angle of the isosceles triangle) Do you have a pet? If you have a pet, cut off the tip (vertex angle) of your triangle.

14. What kind of flake am I? This snowflake has a semicircle cut from the top, a rectangle and a semicircle cut from the loose edge, two triangles cut from the folded edge, and the vertex angle cut.

15. Here is the finished snowflake. Can you find the shapes?