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Materials (per child)
Someculturesconsiderthedragonasignofgoodluck.Perhapsflyingthisdragonkitewillbringyourstudentsgoodluck.
Dazzling Dragon Kite
Curriculum ConnectionScience Invitestudentstoresearchkites.
Providestudentswithavarietyofresearchmaterials.Haveeachchild
usethematerialstofindouthowakiteflies.Invitehertoshareherfindingswiththeclass.
VaReane Gray Heese • Omaha, NE
Directions 1. Foldthepieceofconstructionpaperin
halflengthwise. 2. Tomakethenoseofthedragon,round
oneendofthefoldedpaperwiththescissorsasshown.
3. Scallop-cuttheoppositeendofthefoldedpaperforthetail.
4. Unfoldthepaper. 5. Usemarkerstodrawdragondetails
andotherdesignsononesideofthepaper.
6. Gluetheribbonstripstothetailendontheundecoratedside.
7. Gluetheconstructionpaperstripatopthegluedribbonendsfordurability.
8. Gluethesequinstotheheadofthedragon.
9. Lettheprojectdrycompletely.10. Foldtocreasethekitejustpastthe
headareaorataboutfourinches.11. Tapethestrawbehindtheheadarea.
Holdthestrawtoflythekite.
one6”x18”pieceofcoloredconstructionpaper
several6–8”lengthsofcurlingribbonone2”x6”constructionpaperstrip1drinkingstrawsequinsmarkersscissorsgluetape
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TheseChineseNewYearlanternsaresuretohaveyouryoungstersshouting,“GungHayFatChoy!”(HappyNewYear!)
Darcy Brown • Burlington, NC
Curriculum Connection
Social Studies
Traditionally,ChineseNewYear
festivitiesculminatewithalantern
paradetolightthewayforthe
newyear.Haveoneortwostu-
dentstellotherclassesabout
thistraditionthroughabrieforal
presentation;thenhaveyourstu-
dentsjointogethercarryingtheir
lanternstoformalanternparade
throughneighboringclassrooms.
Directions 1. Usethepenciltopoketwoholesinthe
bottomofonecup. 2. Threadtheyarnthroughtheholesand
tietheyarnendstogethertoformahanger.
3. Accordion-foldthestripsofconstruc-tionpaper.
4. Gluethestripstothebottomoftheothercup.
5. Gluethetwocupstogetherasshown. 6. Decoratethelanternwithmarkers. 7. Gluethesequinstothelanternas
desired.
two14-oz.Styrofoamcupsone10"lengthofyarn1sharpenedpencilseven1/2"x8"coloredconstruc-
tionpaperstripscraftgluecoloredpermanentmarkerslargesequins
Chinese New Year Lantern
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Materials (per child)
ShowyourpatriotismbycreatingasymboliccenterpieceforyourfamilytouseonPresidents’Day!
Patriotic Centerpiece
3tubesofvarioussizes(suchasapapertoweltube,toilettissuetube,andpotatochipcanister)
one9"x12"sheeteachofred,white,andblueconstructionpaper
2"star-shapedtemplatepatrioticstickers(optional)scissorsglue
VaReane Gray Heese • Omaha, NE
Curriculum ConnectionSocial Studies Havesmallgroupsofstudents
researchthemeaningsforthecolorsoftheUnitedStatesflag.Challengeeachgrouptodramati-
callypresentitsfindingstotheclass.
Directions 1. Ifnecessary,trimthetopsoffoneor
moretubessothattheyaredifferentlengths.
2. Glueonesheetofconstructionpaperaroundeachtubeandtrimtheedgesofthepaper.Savethepaperscraps.
3. Cutstars(usingthetemplate)andstripesfromthescrapsofconstructionpaper.
4. Gluethestarsandstripestothetubesasdesired.
5. Applythestickerstothetubes,ifdesired.
6. Gluethetubestogetherandplacethearrangementonatable.
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Curriculum Connection
Social Studies
AbrahamLincolnwasaffection-
atelyknownas“HonestAbe.”After
discussingthemeaningofhonesty
withyourstudents,haveeach
childactoutasituationinwhich
hemadeanhonestdecision.
1papertoweltubeone71⁄ 2"x6"pieceofblackpaperone2"x6"stripofmanilapaperone2"x6"stripofblackpaperone3"circleofblackpapertwo81⁄ 2"x1"stripsofblackpapertwo5"x1⁄ 2"stripsofblackpapermarkersglue3smallwhitebuttonsscissors
Lean Lincoln
VaReane Gray Heese • Omaha, NE
Youryoungsterswilllovetosetthisprojectoutforotherstoadmire!
Directions 1. Gluethelargeblacksheetofpaper
aroundthetubetocover71⁄2inchesbeginningatoneend.
2. Gluethemanilastripofpaperaroundthetube,overlappingtheexistingblackpieceslightly.
3. Gluethe2”x6”stripofblackpaperaroundthetube,overlappingthemanilapaperslightlyandcoveringthetubetotheend.
4. Centertheendofthetubeatoptheblackpapercircleandtracethetube’send.
5. Cutalongthetracingandthensliptheringovertheendofthetube.Glueinplaceasshowntoformahatrim.
6. Gluetheshorterblackstripstoeithersideofthebodyforarms.
7. Gluethelongerblackstripsinsidethetube’send(oppositethehat)forlegs.
8. Drawfacialfeaturesusingthemarkers. 9. Gluethebuttonstothecoat.
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Materials (per child)
Addmoresmilestoyourclassroomwiththesefamousfaces.
By George…It’s George!
Darcy Brown • Burlington, NC
Curriculum ConnectionWriting Providestudentswithavarietyof
factsorquotesrelatedtoGeorge
Washington.Haveeachchildwriteaselectedstatementabout
GeorgeWashingtonontheinside
ofhisfoldedplate.Staplethecom-
pletedprojectstoabulletinboard
titled“ByGeorge…It’sGeorge!”
Directions 1. Painttheplatewithflesh-tonedpaint.
Letthepaintdry. 2. Foldtheplateinhalfwiththepaintto
theoutside. 3. Trimthebluepaperasshown. 4. Gluethepapertothefoldededgeof
theplate. 5. Gluefourcottonballsoneithersideof
theplatetocreateawig. 6. Cutfacialfeaturesfromtheconstruc-
tionpaperscrapsandgluethemtotheplate.
7. Addadditionalfeatureswithamarker.
1paperplateflesh-tonedtemperapaintone12"x3"pieceofblueconstruction
paperredandblackconstructionpaper
scraps8cottonballspaintbrushscissorsgluemarkers
