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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