march monthly idea book.pdf

a creative idea bookfor the

elementary teacher

written and illustratedby

Karen Sevaly

© Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company March Monthly Idea Book

Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale ordistribution to an entire school or school district is strictlyprohibited. Pages may be duplicated for one individualclassroom set only. Material may not be reproduced forother purposes without the prior written permission of thepublisher.

Copyright © Teacher’s Friend,a Scholastic Company

All rights reserved.Printed in China.

ISBN-13 978-0-439-50372-3ISBN-10 0-439-50372-8


This book is dedicatedto teachers and children

everywhere.


Table of Contents

MAKING THE MOST OF IT! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

What Is in This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Adding the Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Lamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Photocopies and Ditto Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Monthly Organizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Bulletin Board Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Lettering and Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

CALENDAR - MARCH! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

March Calendar and Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14March Calendar Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17March Calendar Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18March - Blank Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

SPRING ACTIVITIES! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Spring Activities! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Spring Cleaning Promise! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Spring Finger Puppets! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Spring Cleaning! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Spring Pencil Toppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Lion or Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Springtime Bingo! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Bingo Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29March Saying Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29March Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30My Springtime Book! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31March Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Student of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Lamb Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Lion Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35Spring Fever Visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

ST. PATRICK'S DAY! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

St. Patrick's Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Irish Fun! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Shamrock Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40My Leprechaun Book! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41International Children - Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Leprechaun Game Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Leprechaun Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Pot of Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48St. Patrick's Day Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49Leprechaun Costume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50St. Patrick's Day Color Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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WEATHER! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Weather Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Rain or Shine Craft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Weather Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57Umbrella Paper Bag Puppet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58Today's Weather! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59Hanging Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Reading Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61My Weather Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62Weather Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Umbrella and Raindrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66Weather Award! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Windy Crafts! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67Pinwheel Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

WOMEN IN HISTORY! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Famous Women Word Find! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70My Report on a Great Woman! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71Famous Women Concentration! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72Eleanor Roosevelt - Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77Helen Keller - Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Sacagawea - Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79Susan B. Anthony - Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80Wilma Rudolph - Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81Amelia Earhart - Portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

MUSIC APPRECIATION! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Music Month Activities! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Musical Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86Singing Telegram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Marching Band Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88Tuba Teddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90Musical Word Find! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Musical Instrument Match! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

JAPAN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Japan - Japanese Poetry - Haiku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96Japanese Festivals! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97International Children - Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98Torii Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100Fish Kite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101Map of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102Koi Fish Puppet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103Japanese Lantern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104Japanese Crafts! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105Pearl and Oyster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

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FARM ANIMALS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Farm Animals in the Classroom! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108Animal Families! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110Barnyard Bingo! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110Farm Animal Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112Barn Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113Piggy Booklet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114Matching Hen and Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Pig Puppet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116Cow Puppet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117Duck Puppet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118Certificate of Achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119Cow Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

RAINBOW OF COLORS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Rainbow of Colors Activities! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Color Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124My Personal Color Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126Color Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

BULLETIN BOARDS AND MORE! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Bulletin Boards and More! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134Bulletin Board Murals! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138Kite Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Jam Jar Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140Strawberry Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141Frog Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142Up, Up and Away! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

ANSWER KEY! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144



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WHAT IS INTHIS BOOK:

You will find the following in each monthly idea book fromTeacher’s Friend Publications:

1. A calendar listing every day of the month with a classroom idea and mention of special holidays and events.

2. At least four student awards to be sent home to parents.

3. Three or more bookmarks that can be used in your school library or given to students by you as “Super Student Awards.”

4. Numerous bulletin board ideas and patterns pertaining to the particular month and seasonal activity.

5. Easy-to-make craft ideas related to the monthly holidays and special days.

6. Dozens of activities emphasizing not only the obvious holidays, but also the often-forgotten celebrations such as "Women in History" and "Music Appreciation Month."

7. Creative writing pages, crossword puzzles, word finds, booklet covers, games, paperbag puppets, literature lists and much more!

8. Scores of classroom management techniques and methods proven to motivate your students to improve behavior and classroom work.

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK:

Every page of this book may be duplicated for individual class-room use.

Some pages are meant to be copied or used as duplicatingmasters. Other pages may be transferred onto constructionpaper or used as they are.

If you have access to a print shop, you will find that manypages work well when printed on index paper. This type ofpaper takes crayons and felt markers well and is sturdy enoughto last. (Bookmarks work particularly well on index paper.)

Lastly, some pages are meant to be enlarged with an overheador opaque projector. When we say enlarge, we mean it! ThinkBIG! Three, four or even five feet is great! Try using coloredbutcher paper or posterboard so you don’t spend all your timecoloring.



ADDING THE COLOR:

Putting the color to finished items can be a real bother to teachersin a rush. Try these ideas:

1. On small areas, watercolor markers work great. If your area is rather large, switch to crayons or even colored chalk or pastels.

(Don’t worry, lamination or a spray fixative will keep color on the work and off you. No laminator or fixative? A little hair spray will do the trick.)

2. The quickest method of coloring large items is to start withcolored paper. (Posterboard, butcher paper or large construction paper work well.) Add a few dashes of a con-trasting colored marker or crayon and you will have it made.

3. Try cutting character eyes, teeth, etc. from white typing paper and gluing them in place. These features will really stand out and make your bulletin boards come alive.

For special effects, add real buttons or lace. Metallic paper looks great on stars and belt buckles, too.

LAMINATION: If you have access to a roll laminator, then you already know how fortunate you are. They are priceless when it comes to savingtime and money. Try these ideas:

1. You can laminate more than just classroom posters and construction paper. Try various kinds of fabric, wallpaper andgiftwrap. You’ll be surprised at the great combinations you come up with.

Laminated classified ads can be used to cut headings for current events bulletin boards. Colorful gingham fabric makesterrific cut letters or bulletin board trim. You might even tryburlap! Bright foil giftwrap will add a festive feeling to any bulletin board.

(You can even make professional looking bookmarks with laminated fabric or burlap. They are great holiday gift ideas for Mom or Dad!)

2. Felt markers and laminated paper or fabric can work as a team. Just make sure the markers you use are permanent and not water-based. Oops, made a mistake! That’s okay. Put a little ditto fluid on a tissue, rub across the mark and presto, it’s gone! Also, dry transfer markers work great on lamination and can easily be wiped off.



LAMINATION:(continued)

3. Laminating cut-out characters can be tricky. If you have enlarged an illustration onto posterboard, simply laminate firstand then cut it out with scissors or an art knife. (Just make sure the laminator is hot enough to create a good seal.)

One problem may arise when you paste an illustration onto posterboard and laminate the finished product. If your paste-up is not 100% complete, your illustration and posterboard may separate after laminating. To avoid this problem, paste your illustration onto posterboard that measures slightly larger than the illustration. This way, the lamination will help hold down your paste-up.

4. When pasting-up your illustration, always try to use either rubber cement, artist’s spray adhesive or a glue stick. White glue, tape or paste does not laminate well because it can often be seen under your artwork.

5. Have you ever laminated student-made place mats, crayon shavings, tissue paper collages, or dried flowers? You’ll be amazed at the variety of creative things that can be laminated and used in the classroom or as take-home gifts.

PHOTOCOPIES ANDDITTO MASTERS:

Many of the pages in this book can be copied for use in theclassroom. Try some of these ideas for best results:

1. If the print from the back side of your original comes throughthe front when making a photocopy or ditto master, slip a sheet of black construction paper behind the sheet. This will mask the unwanted shadows and create a much better copy.

2. Several potential masters in this book contain instructions for the teacher. Simply cover the type with correction fluid or a small slip of paper before duplicating.

3. When using a new ditto master, turn down the pressure on the duplicating machine. As the copies become light, increase the pressure. This will get longer wear out of both the master and the machine.

4. Trying to squeeze one more run out of that worn ditto mastercan be frustrating. Try lightly spraying the inked side of the master with hair spray. For some reason, this helps the master put out those few extra copies.



Staying organized month after month, year after year can be areal challenge. Try this simple idea:

After using the loose pages from this book, file them in theirown file folder labeled with the month's name. This will alsoprovide a place to save pages from other reproducible booksalong with craft ideas, recipes and articles you find in maga-zines. (Essential Pocket Folders by Teacher's Friend provide aperfect way to store your monthly ideas and reproducibles.Each Monthly Essential Pocket Folder comes with a sixteen-page booklet of essential patterns and organizational ideas.There are even special folders for Back to School, TheSubstitute Teacher and Parent-Teacher Conferences.)

You might also like to dedicate a file box for every month ofthe school year. A covered box will provide room to storelarge patterns, sample art projects, certificates and awards,monthly stickers, monthly idea books and much more.

MONTHLYORGANIZERS:

BULLETIN BOARDIDEAS:

Creating clever bulletin boards for your classroom need not takefantastic amounts of time and money. With a little preparationand know-how, you can have different boards each month withvery little effort. Try some of these ideas:

1. Background paper should be put up only once a year. Choosecolors that can go with many themes and holidays. The blackbutcher-paper background you used as a spooky display in October will have a special dramatic effect in April with student-made, paper-cut butterflies.

2. Butcher paper is not the only thing that can be used to cover the back of your board. You might also try fabric from a colorful bed sheet or gingham material. Just fold it up at the end of the year to reuse again. Wallpaper is another great background cover. Discontinued rolls can be purchased for a small amount at discount hardware stores. Most can be wipedclean and will not fade like construction paper. (Do not glue wallpaper directly to the board; just staple or pin in place.)

3. Store your bulletin board pieces in large, flat envelopes made from two large sheets of tagboard or cardboard. Simply staple three sides together and slip the pieces inside. (Small pieces can be stored in ziploc bags.) Label your large envelopes with the name of the bulletin board and the month and year you displayed it. Take a picture of each bul-letin board display. Staple the picture to your storage enve-lope. Next year when you want to create the same display, you will know where everything goes. Kids can even follow your directions when you give them a picture to look at.



Not every school has a letter machine that produces perfect 4”letters. The rest of us will just have to use the old stencil-and-scissor method. But wait, there is an easier way!

1. Don’t cut individual letters because they are difficult to pin up straight. Instead, hand print bulletin board titles and headings onto strips of colored paper. When it is time for theboard to come down, simply roll it up to use again next year.If you buy your own pre-cut lettering, save yourself some time and hassle by pasting the desired statements onto long strips of colored paper. Laminate if possible. These can be rolled up and stored the same way!

Use your imagination! Try cloud shapes and cartoon bubbles.They will all look great.

2. Hand-lettering is not that difficult, even if your printing is not up to penmanship standards. Print block letters with a felt marker. Draw big dots at the end of each letter. This will hide any mistakes and add a charming touch to the overall effect.

If you are still afraid to freehand it, try this nifty idea: Cut a strip of posterboard about 28” X 6”. Down the center of the strip, cut a window measuring 20” X 2” with an art knife . There you have it: a perfect stencil for any lettering job. All you need to do is write capital letters with a felt marker withinthe window slot. Don’t worry about uniformity. Just fill up the entire window height with your letters. Move your posterboard strip along as you go. The letters will always remain straight and even because the posterboard window is straight.

3. If you must cut individual letters, use construction paper squares measuring 4 1/2” X 6”. (Laminate first if you can.) Cut the capital letters as shown. No need to measure; irregular letters will look creative and not messy.

LETTERING ANDHEADINGS:


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The first NATIONAL PARK in the United States was established on this day in 1872. (Ask the students to find out which park was selected.)

Today marks the birthdate of THEODORE GEISEL, whom we know as DR. SEUSS. (Ask your students to list as many of his books as they can.)

Today is DOLLS’ FESTIVAL DAY in Japan. (Ask all of your students to bring favorite dolls or stuffed toys from home to share with the class.)

On this day in 1789, the UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION was put into effect. (Have students find out who was president at the time.)

THE BOSTON MASSACRE, an attack by British troops on American colonists, took place on this day in 1770. Crispus Attucks, a black adventurer, was the first to be killed. (Students might like to find out more about Attucks.)

"REMEMBER THE ALAMO!" This Texas fort in San Antonio, Texas, fell on this day in 1836 to General Santa Anna and his Mexican troops. (Ask students to find San Antonio on the classroom map.)

American horticulturist LUTHER BURBANK was born on this day in 1849. (Ask students to find out what a horticulturist does and what Burbank discovered.)

Today is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! (Ask each student to research a famous woman that they admire.)

AMERIGO VESPUCCI, Italian navigator and explorer, was born on this day in 1454. (Encourage your students to find out what was named after this famous adventurer.)

HARRIET TUBMAN, an escaped slave who helped free more than 300 other slaves, died on this day in 1913. (Ask your students to find out more about this great lady.)

JOHN CHAPMAN, better known as JOHNNY APPLESEED, died on this day in 1847.(If you didn't celebrate his birthday in September, celebrate today by eating an apple with your class.)


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The GIRL SCOUTS was founded on this day in 1912. (Ask students to find out more about the organization's founder, Juliet Lowe.)

The planet URANUS was discovered on this day in 1781 by the German-English astronomer SIR WILLIAM HERSCHEL. (Ask students to locate Uranus on a map of our solar system.)

ALBERT EINSTEIN, Nobel Prize winner and father of atomic energy, was born on this day in 1879. (Have students find the meaning of the equation E=mc2.)

Today is known as the IDES OF MARCH, commemorating the assassination of Roman emperor Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. (Have students locate Rome, Italy on the classroom map.)

JAMES MADISON, fourth president of the United States, was born on this day in 1751. (Instruct your students to find out about this president and his accomplish-ments in office.)

Today is SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! (Wear green on this day to honor the Irish gentleman who is said to have driven the snakes out of Ireland.)

The first person to walk in space was Soviet cosmonaut ALEXEI LEONOV on this dayin 1965. (Ask students to find out which American was the first to walk in space.)

Today marks the return of the SWALLOWS to Capsitrano, California. For more than 200 years, these birds have returned to the same location on this day, each year. (Have students find a picture of a swallow in a book at your school library.)

SPRING officially begins today in the northern Hemisphere. (Have students find out which season begins in the southern Hemisphere.)

Today marks the birthday of the German composer JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH in 1685. (In celebration, play one of Bach's many symphonies.)

The famous French mime MARCEL MARCEAU was born on this day in 1923. (Encourage your students to perform their own mime acts for the class.)

"GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!" was said on this day in 1771, in a speech to the Continental Congress. (Have students find out who gave this famous speech.)

Today is AGRICULTURE DAY in the United States. (Ask students to list all of the essential foods that come directly from the American farmer.)



Today marks the birthdate of American sculptor BUTZON BORGLUM in 1871. He was the craftsman who created the presidential faces on Mt. Rushmore. (Ask students to find out which presidents are represented.)

Happy birthday to Supreme Court justice SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR! She was born on this day in 1930. (Ask students what changes they would like to make if they were a Supreme Court justice.)

A major EARTHQUAKE struck the state of Alaska on this day in 1963. (Practice "duck and cover" exercises with your students.)

A nuclear power accident happened on this day in 1979 at THREE MILE ISLAND, Pennsylvania. (Ask students to list the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power.)

VIETNAM VETERAN'S DAY is celebrated on this day by many veterans of the Vietnam War. (Ask students to locate the country of Vietnam on the classroom map.)

Dutch artist VINCENT VAN GOGH was born on this day in 1853. (Locate several prints of Van Gogh's paintings and display them on the class bulletin board.)

The EIFFEL TOWER was officially opened on this day in 1889 during the World's Fair. (Ask students to find out which European city is home to the Eiffel Tower.)

MARCH IS ALSO.....

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH

YOUTH ART MONTH

AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH

MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH

RETURN THOSE BORROWED BOOKS WEEK (first week of March)

NATIONAL WILDLIFE WEEK (third week of March)

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BLOWING BUBBLES!Reward your students for jobs well doneby letting them blow bubbles!

Give each student a small,empty baby food jar with lid.Fill each jar two-thirds fullwith water and add two tea-spoons of liquid detergent.Provide several different

colors of food coloring and leteach child pick their favoriteto color their mixture. Thisactivity shows how mixingprimary colors will make secondary colors. (Red andyellow make orange, yellow

and blue make green, and blueand red make purple.)

Stir the solution until mixed.Instruct each student to makea bubble wand by bending apipe cleaner to form a loop

and handle. Students dip thewands into the jar and blow thebubbles. See who can make thebiggest bubbles.

SPRING! SPRING! SPRING!Ask your students to do one or more ofthese springtime activities:

• List six ways that spring is differentfrom autumn.• Ask six people what they like bestabout spring. Record the results andreport your findings.• Write a poem about spring using theletters S-P-R-I-N-G.• Look up the word "spring" in the dictio-nary and list at least three different defi-nitions.• Write a story entitled, "The Year SpringForgot to Come!"• Find the times for both sunset and sun-rise on March 21st (the first day ofspring) in the local newspaper. Comparethese times to those from one or twoweeks ago.

SPRING CLEANING!Encourage students to keep their deskand work area neat and tidy byarranging a "spring cleaning" afternoon.Tell the children when the springcleaning will take place. Provide a bottleof spray cleaner and paper towels toclean the desk tops and paper grocerybags so students can take personalthings home. Have students take aninventory of the things found in theirdesks. (Use the form provided in thischapter.) The results of the inventory can be used in graphing exercises.

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During the month of March, spring gently unfolds itscolorful beauty. It's a wonderful time to appreciatenature and to admire the colors and freshness of the spring season. Try some of these activities withyour students.



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Slide a pencil throughboth Xs, asshown.


Give them as classroomawards or birthday treats.


Lion or Lamb

Cut thesetwo patternsfrom coloredpaper. Color andpaste each lion andlamb pattern to thecenters of two paperplates. Now, staplethe plates together, backto back.


Glue a tongue depressor betweenthe plates, as shown,for a handle. Or,attach a string to thetop of the plates andhang as a two-sidedmobile.


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Your students will enjoy learning more about spring with thisspringtime bingo game. Give each child a copy of the bingo wordslisted below or write the words on the chalkboard. Ask students towrite any 24 words on his or her bingo card. Use the same directions you

might use for regular bingo.

SPRINGTIME BINGO WORDS

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This bingo game can also be used to teach vocabulary words or math facts.

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St. Patrick's Day is celebrated each March 17th inhonor of Ireland's patron saint, Saint Patrick.

Patrick was born to wealthy parents in England, about 385 A.D. His full name was Magonus SucatusPatricius. Legend has it that when Patrick was sixteenyears old, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates and even-tually sold as a slave.

For several years, Patrick may have worked as a shepherd innorthern Ireland. It was during this time that he decided to devote his life toChrist and teach the Irish his faith. After much hardship, it is said that Patrickescaped his captors and fled to France where he began studying for the priest-hood. He soon returned to Ireland, where he taught the Irish to read and writealong with the teachings of Christianity.

It is believed that Saint Patrick was responsible for bringing the small shamrockplant to Ireland. He often used the shamrock in his sermons to illustrate themessage of the holy trinity. Today the shamrock is the national flower of Ireland.

Most historians do not believe the many stories about St. Patrick. But one thingis sure, on March 17th, with many festive gatherings and much merrymakingaround the world, everyone is Irish!

LEPRECHAUNSAs legend states, every leprechaun has a pot of gold hidden in a secret place. Ifcaptured, he must give up his golden treasure. Of course, it's quite difficult tocatch a leprechaun. They are especially tricky and can often turn themselves intorabbits or squirrels to fool you into thinking they are something they aren't.When they are caught, however, they often trick their captor into looking awayfor a split second, so that they can escape into the woods.

One tale is told of an Irish gentleman who, after much searching and effort, cap-tured one of the wee folk. After much coaxing, the Irishman finally persuadedthe leprechaun to take him to the very bush where his treasure of gold wasburied. It is said that the man quickly tied a red bandanna to a branch on thebush and hurried home to fetch a shovel. When he returned a short time later todig up his treasure, red bandanna had been fastened to every bush in the forest.

Leprechauns love to play tricks on people, causing them to drop or spill things.They often hide keys and other belongings, just to frustrate us. So next time youlose a possession that you swear should be right where you left it, don't be sur-prised if it's only some silly leprechaun having fun and playing tricks to pass thetime.

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IRISH JIGPlay a recording of a lively Irish tune andteach your class a traditional Irish jig.Follow these simple instructions:

Place hands on hips, feet together.

Hop on your right foot while placing yourleft foot in front, heel down.

Hop again and point your left toe in front ofyour right foot.

Hop a third time and return the left foot tothe front, heel down.

Fourth hop returns you to the starting position.

Repeat the steps, hopping on your left foot.

LEPRECHAUN FINGER PUPPET

MATCH THESE IRISH WORDS TO THEIR MEANINGS!

GAELIC Lively Irish dance

BLARNEY STONE Ireland

IRISH JIG Irish language

SHENANIGAN Walking stick

GNOME Mischief or trickery

SHILLELAGH Kiss it and receive good luck

ERIN Dwarf that guards a precious treasure


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TEACHERS: Up to four childrencan play this game. Make your owntask cards or write math problemsto be solved on each shamrock.


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Copy this "LeprechaunWheel" onto heavy index paper.

Color, cut out and assemble with brass fasteners.Cut out the two boxes, as shown.


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Pot ofGold

Use these patterns to award students forcompleted work or improved behavior.Display one pot of gold for each child inclass and have the students earn shamrocksor gold coins to place in the pot!

Creative writing suggestions can also bewritten on the coin and shamrock patterns.Students select one and write a witty poemor story using the suggestions.


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Creative Writing Ideas• There was a leprechaun who forgot

where he hid the pot of gold!• There was a king who loved the color

green!• There was a troll who stole the blarney

stone!• There was a leprechaun who made a

magical soup!• There was a fairy who forgot how to fly!• There was a leprechaun who lost his

magic powers!• There was a leprechaun who couldn't

stop laughing!• There was a boy who wanted to be a

leprechaun!• There was a leprechaun who forgot

to wear green!


Leprechaun CostumeChildren will love dressing up as a leprechaun on March 17th.

Cut this beard pattern from brown construction paper. Curl the ends around thechild's ears to hold in place. Cut the ears from pink or green construction paperand paste or staple to the beard pattern to cover the child's ears.


Beard Pattern

You can also make a greenpaper leprechaun hat anda paper mustache to wearon St. Patrick's Day.

(Girls in the classmay want to makeonly the hat andears to wear as a

leprechaun costume.)


Leprechaun's HatMake a leprechaun's hat from green con-struction paper measuring 22" x 6" andtape to form a cylinder. Cut a large greencircle from paper about 14" in diameter.Cut a smaller circle inside. Cut notchesaround the inner circle and fold upward tofit inside the cylinder. Use tape to hold inplace. Paste a yellow paper buckle to thefront of the hat.


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WINDY DISCUSSIONSWrite these "windy" sayings on theclass board and ask students to dis-cuss their meanings. Encourage themto be creative in their explanations

before you reveal their true meanings.

When something is "written onthe wind" it is not very lasting.

When something is "blowing inthe wind," there is somethingthat will soon be known byeveryone.

"To throw caution to the winds"means that someone is being

reckless.

“Going before the wind"means that everything is

proceeding smoothly.

A "windbag" is someone who talksall the time and says very little.

To "get wind" of something is to hearabout something going on.

KITE CONTESTSArrange a kite-flying tournament forthe children in your classroom.

Post a set of rules noting the types ofkites that can be flown, time involvedgetting each kite into the air, etc.Provide ribbons and awards for thewinners of the selected categories.

You might want to ask students tomake their own kites. Ribbons can be awarded for most original kite,easiest kite to fly, highest-flying kite, etc.

WEATHER EXPERIMENTSHelp your children understand variousweather changes and some of theways in which the weather is forecasted with these simpleexperiments.

THERMOMETER READINGSPlace a thermometer in a bowlof ice water. Let the childrenread the temperature. Placethe same thermometer inwarm water and have the studentsrecord the temperature each day fortwo weeks. Record the results, ingraph form, on a chart.

EVAPORATIONMeasure out identical amounts ofwater into two separate shallow con-tainers. Put one container in a coolplace and the other one in a warm,sunny location. After severalhours, pour the water back intothe measuring cups. Ask the chil-dren to observe if one containerhas more water than the other.Explain how water evaporates,condenses into clouds and even-tually returns to earth in theform of rain, snow, etc.

MAKE A CLOUDFreeze ice cubes in a metaltray. Fill a wide-mouthed jarwith an inch of very hot waterand set the tray of ice cubes on top ofthe jar. Darken the room and ask thestudents to observe the jar with aflashlight. They will soon see how thesteam from the hot water hits the icecube tray and forms a cloud inside thejar. Explain that this same thing hap-pens when the warm moisture risesfrom earth and meets the cold air inthe sky. The results are clouds!

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WEATHER DISASTERSDiscuss with your class the varioustypes of weather disasters such astornadoes, floods, hurricanes, severecold, drought, etc. Try some of theseactivities to help them understandsevere weather conditions:

• Using the previous year's almanac,find the dates and locations of majorweather disasters. Mark the areas onthe class map.

• Write to your local weather bureauand ask them for information con-cerning the types of severe weatherthat are possible in your area.

• Ask a local radio or televisionweather reporter to visit your class.Have them explain how they gatherand report weather news.

• Write to a relief agency (such as theRed Cross) to learn how to preparefor weather emergencies.

• Find out about the role of theNational Guard when a natural

disaster occurs.

RAINY DAYSENSESDiscuss with yourclass the variousthings they see,hear, smell orfeel on a rainyday. These caninclude wet grass,thunder, lightning,

etc. Ask students to write poems about

the many things discussed.

THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGChildren are always fascinated by theflash of lightning and the roar of thun-der. They often want to know thestorm’s proximity. Here is a way theycan compute this.

Begin by explaining the differencebetween the speed of light and thespeed of sound. Ask them to countthe seconds between the lightning andthe sound of thunder and then use the following scale to estimate the distance.

Time Between Distance ofLightning/ LightningThunder Flash

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RAINY DAY VOCABULARYAsk students to draw or paint picturesof rainy day scenes and cover theclass bulletin board with their cre-ations. Next, cut out large, blue paperraindrops and label each one with a"rainy" vocabulary word, such as driz-zle, mist, shower, sprinkle, cloudburst,thunderstorm, moisture, monsoon,hurricane, etc. Give one raindrop to each student and ask them toresearch the word and write its defini-tion on the raindrop. Pin the completeraindrops to the bulletin board for avisual shower of vocabulary words.

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Rain or Shine Craft

Cut these two patterns from heavy paper and color.Cut the two slits with an art knife. Move up or down

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Use these weather cards to create an informative bulletin board in your classroom. Eachmorning, ask a child to go outside and describe the weather to the class. Have the childchoose the appropriate weather symbol and attach it to the class calendar. The studentshould also record the temperature and the wind direction. Later in the afternoon, ask another child to follow the same procedure. Discuss these weather changes with your class.Older children might like to bring in the weather section of the local newspaper and comparetheir predictions and the accuracy of the weather reporters with the actual conditions.


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Give each student a copy of the "ReadingUmbrella." Instruct the students to select booksfrom the library appropriate for each category.After they have read a book, have them record thename of the book, author and number of pages inthe corresponding section of the umbrella. Displaythe umbrellas on the class board.


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Cut these weather-wheel patterns from heavy paper. Color with crayonsor markers. Cut out the area indicated. Assemble with a brass fastenerand move the wheel to show the weather each day.


Weather MobileEach student can make his or herown "Weather Mobile" using thesesimple patterns. Cut the patternsfrom construction paper and assem-ble with thread or yarn, as shown.(For best results, paste the rainbowpattern to posterboard.)


Discuss with your class the different types ofweather. Students mightlike to write "rainy day" or"sunshine" poems on theback of the mobile char-acters.


Christmas tinsel taped tothe back of a cloud is aclever way to represent rain,and silver foil glued to thelightning creates a dramaticeffect. Students will love toexperiment with a widevariety of materials.


Children will love totake this "WeatherMobile" home toshare with familymembers.


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Use these cute pat-terns to make a vari-ety of matching activ-ities. Math problemsor questions can bewritten on paper rain-drops and answerson patterns of theumbrella.


WIND CHIMESThis fun craft also makes anexcellent Mother's or Father'sDay gift!

For every child in class, collect one aluminum pie tin,three 8" pieces of string and 30 plastic orwooden beads.

Begin by having the children knot the endsof the strings. Have them string ten beadsonto each string. Punch three holes in thecenter of the pie tin, pull the stringsthrough the holes and tie the ends. Punch

three more holes at theedge of the bottom of thetin and attach three long

pieces of string. Hang out-doors in view of a window.

WIND SOCKSGive each child in class a small paper bag.Ask students to cut the bottom from the bagand decorate it with various weather sym-bols. Instruct the students to cut six 12"strips of colorful tissue paper and pastethem to the edge of the bottom of the bag.Punch four holes, 1/2" from the edge,through the top of the bag. Space the holesequally around the edge. Cut four 12" piecesof yarn and one 24" piece. Tie the fourpieces of yarn to the four holes. Gather theends together and tie with the 24" piece. Tiethe wind socks outside to a pole and haveyour children observe how they twistand turn as the direction of thewind changes. Small childrencan hold the wind socks andrun to make them fill with air.

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Pinwheel PatternCut this pinwheel pattern from construction paperand decorate both sides using crayons or coloredmarkers.

Cut along each corner line toward the center, stop-ping where indicated. Bend each corner (A,B,C,and D) to the center and secure with a straight pin.(Do not fold flat.)

Push the pin into an eraser at the end of a penciland your pinwheel is ready to spin in the wind!


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SELECT ONE OF THE WOMEN LISTED ABOVE AND WRITE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OFHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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ACTIVITY 3FIND THE LAST NAMES OF THESE FAMOUS WOMEN IN THE PUZZLE BELOW:

Mary McLeod BETHUNE Betsy ROSS Harriet TUBMANAbigail ADAMS Clara BARTON Rosa PARKSCoretta KING Amelia EARHART Katherine HEPBURNSusan B. ANTHONY Elizabeth BLACKWELL Shirley Temple BLACKLaura Ingalls WILDER SACAGAWEA Ramona BANUELOSSandra Day O'CONNOR "Babe" DIDRIKSON Wilma RUDOLPHSally RIDE Helen KELLER Pearl BUCKShirley CHISHOLM Eleanor ROOSEVELT Sojourner TRUTH

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Great Woman’s Name

Birthdate:

Birth Place:

Early Years:

Her Major Accomplishments:

Her Largest Obstacle:

Why She's Important:

Here is her picture!


Students will love to learn more about Famous Women in History with this"Concentration" activity. At the same time, students will be developing valuablememory skills.

Mount the card sets on posterboard and laminate for greaterwear.

Two students can play the gameby shuffling the cards and layingthem facedown on a table top.Each player takes turns revealingtwo cards at a time, trying tomatch the famous-woman cardwith her achievement card. If thecards match, the player keepsthem and selects again until thecards do not match. Cards thatdo not match are returned totheir exact spot and the playerforfeits his or her turn to theother player.

The game continues until allcards are matched. The playerwith the most cards wins thegame.

Additional cards can easily bemade by assigning a famouswoman to each student in class.

Ask each child to write the nameof their woman on a pre-cutsquare of poster board and heraccomplishments on another.

Play the same game as describedabove.

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Susan B.Anthony


ElizabethCady Stanton

ClaraBarton

HarrietTubman

EleanorRoosevelt

AmeliaEarhart



WilmaRudolph

HelenKeller

Sandra DayO'Connor

SojournerTruth

BabeDidrikson

Sacagawea


This talented Olympic athletewas one of 19 children. Sheovercame childhood paralysisto win three gold medals during the 1960 Olympicgames.

This woman was born bothdeaf and blind. She overcameher handicaps and taught her-self to speak. She gave numer-ous lectures across the countrythat were dedicated to chang-ing society's attitude toward thedisabled.

This woman was named thefirst female Supreme CourtJustice of the United States.

This woman was born intoslavery but later spoke out forhuman rights. She traveled thecountry speaking at anti-slaverymeetings and helped ex-slavesrebuild their lives as free people.

This woman was the firstfemale Olympic champion. Shewon gold medals in the 80m,hurdles, and javelin, and a silver medal in the high jumpduring the 1932 Games.

Without this Native Americanwoman, explorers Lewis andClark might have never com-pleted their journey of thenorthwest region of the U.S.She served them as both guideand interpreter during their8,000 mile expedition.


This woman was a determinedcrusader for women's right tovote. She was once arrested forattempting to vote. Her faceappears on the dollar coin.

This woman organized the firstWomen's Rights Convention.She encouraged other womento fight for the right to ownproperty, obtain an educationand to vote and hold office.

This courageous woman tendedwounded soldiers during theCivil War. She later organizedthe American Red Cross, whichprovides relief during bothwartime and peacetime emergencies.

Before the outbreak of the CivilWar, this escaped slave made atotal of nineteen trips to theSouth to lead other slaves tofreedom. She was later knownas the "Moses" of her people.

This president's wife devotedherself to a career of socialreform. After her husband'sdeath, she was appointed theU.S. representative to theUnited Nations and laterbecame chairperson of theHuman Rights Commission.

This woman's love of flying ledher to many "firsts." She wasboth the first woman to earn apilot's license and the firstwoman to fly solo across theAtlantic Ocean.


EleanorRoosevelt


HelenKeller


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CLASS-MADE MUSIC MAKERSChildren love making their ownmusic. They also love using instru-ments they make themselves. Trysome of these ideas:

• Decorate an empty coffee can with a plastic lid. Thump the plastic lid to create a drum sound.

• Place a handful of dry beans in twosmall, empty coffee cans with plastic lids to make a set of maracas.

• Cover two small blocks of wood with sandpaper. Rub them to-gether lightly to make a swish-swish sound.

• A piece of waxed paper wrapped around a fine-toothed comb makes a great instrument. Hold the comb, teeth up, between your lips and hum a tune. The teeth and paper vibrate, creating a kazoolike sound.

• Hold a pair of spoons, back toback, between your fingers.

Tap thespoons onyour knee tocreate a

clickety-clicksound. (The secret

is to hold them lightly.)

SINGING TELEGRAMSThe first singing telegram was deliv-ered in New York City on February10, 1933. Ask your students to writeand perform their own singingtelegrams.

Select a familiar tune such as "OldMacDonald" or "Three Blind Mice."Instruct students to choose someoneas the telegram’s subject. Have themwrite their own lyrics to one of thetunes on the form in this chapter. Letthe students perform the singingtelegrams in front of the class.

PIANO EXAMINATIONIf you have access to a class piano, letyour students have a close look athow it works.

Remove the front panel of an uprightpiano to reveal the complex system ofstrings and hammers. As a group,count the strings. Ask them to watchthe hammers as you press a key.Instruct them to notice what happenswhen the key is released. Show themthat it is the "damper" that pressesagainst the string to silence it.

Let each child take a turnpressing one key at a time.Help the students point outwhich string is hit.

Bring other music instru-ments to class that can beexamined and tried byeach child in class.

Celebrate music in your classroom by encouraging your students to appreciatedifferent types of music and the creative process by which music is created. Trysome of these musical activities with your students.

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BODY MOVEMENT NOTESTeach your youngsters the musicalscale including these body move-ments.

DO - Touch the floor with your hands.

RE - Put your hands on your knees.MI - Put your hands on your hips.FA - Put your hands on your waist.SO - Put your hands on your

shoulders.LA - Put your hands on your head.TI - Stretch your hands straight out.DO - Stretch your hands straight up.

Repeat the scale several times. Whenthe children have perfected the scaleand the movements, encourage themto perform it faster and faster.

WATER XYLOPHONEMake this simple music instrumentand let your students experiment withthe various tones.

Begin by using eight identical one-quart jars or drinking glasses.Number each of the jars. Fill jar num-ber one with a little water, numbertwo with slightly more, number threewith still more and so on. Arrangethe jars in order and strike each onewith a wooden mallet or woodenspoon. Use a pitch pipe or piano toset the pitch of each jar. (Use moreor less water as needed.)

Let children tap out their own tunesor try one of these old favorites usingthe numbers below.

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"1 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 8 8 85 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 2 1

"Mary Had A Little Lamb"6 2 1 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 66 2 1 2 6 6 6 6 2 2 6 2 1

MUSIC VOCABULARYWrite the following music vocabularywords on colorful paper and give each student one word to research.Arrange the words, along with theirdefinitions, on the class board and askstudents to select six words to includein a creative writing assignment.

CONCERT CONDUCTORCHORUS ORCHESTRAHARMONY SOPRANOALTO TENORQUARTET BALLADJAZZ OPERASYMPHONY VIOLINCELLO HARPFLUTE PICCOLOOBOE CLARINETBASSOON PERCUSSIONTROMBONE TRUMPETTUBA CYMBALS

SOUND AND MUSICMusic instruments make their soundby vibrating the air. However, eachinstrument does it in a different way.String instruments have strings thatvibrate. Wood instruments have reedsthat vibrate. Percussion instrumentsvibrate when someone strikes them.The vibrations from brass instrumentscome from the player's lips.

The type of sound created depends onhow slow or fast the air vibrates. Alow sound is made by slow vibrations.A high sound is made by fast vibra-tions.

Demonstrate several sounds to yourclass and ask them to determine ifthey are low sounds or high sounds.

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MarchingBandHat

Color and cut the Marching BandHat and feather from constructionpaper. Paste the feather in place.Fold the hat's bill outward andattach it to a paper headband.

Have students make their ownmusic makers. They can thenwear their Marching Band Hatsand parade around the classroomor school grounds.



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TubaTeddy

1. Enlarge the patterns and display them on the class board with one of the following titles:"Students Who Are Blowing Their Own Horns!" or "Take Note of This!"2. Give each student "Tuba Teddy" and have them each write music vocabulary words or spellingwords on the horn.3. Display one "Tuba Teddy" for each student on the class bulletin board. Award students papermusical notes when work is completed or behavior improves. Students can pin the notes aroundtheir own tubas!


Use this cute"Tuba Teddy" in avariety of ways!



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ACTIVITY 4FIND THESE MUSIC WORDS IN THE PUZZLE BELOW:

SONGNOTETUNEINSTRUMENTMUSICPIANOBANDMUSICIANHORNVIOLINDRUMORCHESTRA

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Help your students identify differentmusic instruments with the cards onthe following pages.

Children can match the pictures to thenames of the instruments. They canalso separate the instruments into thecategories of percussion, brass, wood-winds, and strings.

Encourage the children to find otherpictures of instruments to make theirown cards.

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The people of Japan live in a culture of ancient traditions and modern technolo-gies. The Japanese people ride on the fastest trains in the world and producesome of the world's most advanced computers, automobiles, televisions andcameras. At the same time, they have great respect for the traditions handeddown to them by their elders. They are known to appreciate beauty and nature,have great respect for older people and strive daily to be polite and peaceful.Bring the atmosphere of the Japanese culture to your students by providingthem with a variety of resource books on Japan. You may want to have themsample some Japanese foods or invite them to participate in a Japanese teaceremony.

JAPANESE POETRY - HAIKUFor hundreds of years, Japanese poets have written a special form of poetrycalled a haiku. A haiku is a short verse about nature. There is a special patternto the number of syllables used in a haiku. The first line always contains five syl-lables, the second line has seven and the third line has five. Ask your studentsto count the number of syllables in this haiku poem.

The soft warm sunshinegently opens pink petalswith the hope of peace.

Instruct your students to write their own haiku poems using one of these topics:raindrops a pond of water trees birdswind butterflies flowers lightningthe ocean springtime honeybees grassa garden fireflies rabbits mountains

Have your students make haiku booklets for their poems. Ask them to illustratetheir poems on the folded pages. You will need:

Two pieces of cardboard (3" x 4") 20" of adding machine tapeEnough giftwrap or wallpaper to A piece of ribbon (20" long)cover both sides of the cardboard.

Cover the two cardboard pieces with giftwrap paper and glue the ribbon to theback of the piece that will become the back cover of the booklet.Fold the adding machine tape into six equal parts as shown. Glue the ends tothe two pieces of covered cardboard.When dry, fold the booklet together and tie with a ribbon. Write your own haikupoem inside.

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HINA-MATSURI DOLL FESTIVALOn March 3rd, Japanese girlsdress up in their finest kimonosand display beautiful doll collec-tions. These dolls are passeddown from grandmothers andmothers to the girls in the fami-ly. Visitors are invited to seethe collection and served teaand sweet cakes.

Invite both the girls and boys in your class to bring in their favorite dolls oraction heros to display in class on March 3rd.

On May 5th, Japanese boys attach fish kites (windsocks) to tall bamboopoles and fly the colorful kites in the family garden. There is usually one kite flown for each boy in the family.

On this day, let all of the students in your class fly kites on the school playground.

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Torii Gate


Torii gates are foundthroughout Japan. Theymark the entry toJapanese shrines.

It is considered good luckto walk under a Toriigate. They are usuallypainted red, also a sym-bol of good luck.

Cut a large Torii gatefrom red craft paper anddisplay it around yourclassroom door duringthe month of March.


FishKite

Cut two fishpatterns fromcolored butch-er paper.Decorate withcrayons, glitter,etc. Staple or gluethe sides of the fishkite together, leaving the endsopen.


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streamers to itstail. Children can

attach string totheir kites and runwith them in thewind or simply display them on the class board.


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Koi FishPuppet

To the Japanesepeople, the koifish, or carp, is a symbol ofcourage andstrength. OnMay 5th,families flyfish kitesfrom flag-poles. Eachkite representsone boy in thefamily. It ishoped that eachchild will devel-op the qualitiesof the much-admired koi.


Make this fishpaperbag puppetby simply cuttingthe pattern fromconstruction paperand pasting it to a

small lunch sack.Color with crayons

or markers.


JapaneseLantern

Copy thislantern pat-tern onto color-ful paper. Childrenwrite poems or cre-ative stories that canthen be displayed onthe class bulletin board.


ABACUSFor hundreds of years, Asians have useda counting tool called an abacusto figure mathematical calculations.

You can make an abacus by using a box lidand thirty-six beads or buttons. Punch threesmall holes in each end of your box lid. With aneedle, pull heavy thread through one hole andsecure one bead to the outside of the box. Pull thethread back to the inside of the lid and slip the needle through ten of the beads.Thread the needle through a hole on the opposite side of the lid and secureanother bead to the outside. (You may want to run the thread back through allof the beads to add extra strength.) Repeat these steps for each row of beads.

Count the beads, one at a time, or do simple arithmetic prob-lems. Young children will easily see that seven beads taken

from ten leaves three.

JAPANESE FANMake a Japanese fan using a 9" x 12" piece ofconstruction paper. Draw flowers or designs onboth sides of the paper. Use chalk, crayons orcolored markers. Fold the paper every 1/2"

making fan pleats. Staple the pleats together atone end to form your Japanese fan.

LOTUS BLOSSOMSLotus blossoms can be found in ponds and lakes throughout Japan every sum-mer. Have your students cut three petal patterns from white paper. Ask them tocurl the petals toward the center bywrapping each petal around a pencil.Instruct them to glue the three layers ofpetals together, as shown, and paste ayellow paper circle to the center. Pin thelotus blossoms to the class board for aflowery Japanese display.

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Pearl and OysterPearls are known in Japan as "the gift of kings." If possi-

ble, bring to class a string of pearls and a few oystersfrom a local fish market. (Make sure you open an oys-ter so they can see the insides.) Explain that innature a small grain of sand often gets inside theoyster's shell. This grain of sand becomes an irritantand over time it becomes an iridescent pearl.

Ask students to find out about the pearl divers ofJapan. Have them find out why they wear white

and for how long they can hold theirbreath. Ask them also to find out

how cultured pearls are made.


Cut twoPearl

Cutthese twooyster patternsfrom colored paperand staple themtogether at thebase. Cut the pearlfrom white paper andinsert it into the oyster.

Make amatching

activity by havingstudents write ques-

tions about sea life onthe oysters and answerson the pearls. They may

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FARM TASK CARDSHere are a few ideas for creative writ-ing assignments or simple task activi-ties:

Make a list of adult farm animals andtheir youngsters.

"Which came first, the chicken or theegg?" Write about your ideas.

Write a letter to a local farmer.

List the various jobs that are requiredon a farm.

Write a story about: "How the duckgot his quack!" "How the cow got hermoo!" "How the chicken got hercluck!"

FARMYARD MATCHYoung children will

love playing this"rainy day" game.Select one student

to be the"farmer" andask him/her tothink of threedifferent farm

animals. Instructhim/her to whisper

the name of one of theanimals to each childin class. With theireyes closed, tell stu-dents to make theappropriate animal

sounds. Ask them to linkarms when they find other

members of their group.

ANIMALS IN THE CLASSROOMContact your local Farm Bureau, 4-HClub or Future Farmers of America.You should be able to locate a volun-teer who will bring a few farm animalsto your classroom for the children topet and observe. Baby chicks, rabbitsor perhaps a piglet will delight youryoungsters.

You may also want to have your classvisit a local farm or dairy. Ask parentvolunteers to help organize the chil-dren for the trip. Take photos of thevisit and arrange them, along withstudent drawings and writings, tomake a display of farm activities.

PIGGY POEMSWrite this favorite childhood poem onthe class board.

This little piggy went to the market.This little piggy stayed home.This little piggy had roast beef.This little piggy had none.This little piggy went wee-wee-weeAll the way home!

Ask children to revise the poem.They may want to use a differentfarm animal besides a pig. Anexample might be:

This little duck ate ice cream.This little duck ate pie.This little duck ate pizza.This little duck asked why.This little duck went quack-quack-quackAll the way to the pond!

Children will love learning about various barnyard animals and farm life with thefollowing activities and patterns.

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FARM ANIMAL PRODUCTSEnlarge the farm animal illustrationsin this chapter and display them onthe class board. After a class discus-sion regarding farm animals and theproducts they provide, write thoseproducts on colored paper and pinthem above the animals. Studentscan match each animal to the prod-ucts they provide with a length ofyarn. Here are some products toinclude:

cow milk, cheese, butterpig ham, baconchicken eggs, feathers, meatgoat milk, cheesesheep wool, meatduck eggs, feathers

PIG PENTurn a corner of your classroom intoan intriguing "Pig Pen!" Section thearea off with a cardboard fence or asmall picket garden fence (found inyour local hardware store). Add a fewthrow pillows and a cardboard boxtrough. Fill the trough with a selec-tion of "piggy" literature books. Kidswill love "pigging out" during silentreading time!

MAKING BUTTERBefore beginning this tasty experi-ment, discuss with your children thedifferences between solids and liquids.You should also explain that milkcomes from cows, and that cream andultimately butter comes from milk.

With the children seated in a circle,pour a 1/2 pint of heavy whippingcream (not super pasteurized) and adash of salt into a clear plastic con-tainer with a tight fitting lid. Pass thecontainer around the circle and haveeach child shake it a few times. Wheneveryone has had a turn, open thecontainer and have the studentsobserve any changes to the liquid.(Are there bubbles in the liquid? Doesit appear thicker? What color is it?)

Keep passing the container aroundthe circle with each child taking a turnat shaking. Keep opening the contain-er periodically, noting any changes.Soon the cream will turn to whippedcream and then finally to butter. It willalso go from a white liquid to a yel-lowish solid. Give each student asmall amount served on a cracker orsmall piece of bread.

ANIMAL SAYINGSAsk your students to write their owncreative meanings for these commonsayings.

"Got Your Goat" "Whole Hog""Hold Your Horses" "Horse Sense""Don't Chicken Out" "Hog Heaven""Chicken-Hearted" "Dog-Tired""Don't Horse Around" "Talk Turkey""Mule-Headed" "Bull-Headed"Hog Wash""From the Horse's Mouth"

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Read the names of each male, female and young farm animal. Ask students toidentify the family name. Students may want to research additional animals.

Family Male Female YoungCat Tom Queen KittenCattle Bull Cow CalfDeer Buck Doe FawnDog Sire Bitch PuppyDuck Drake Duck DucklingGoose Gander Goose GoslingHorse Stallion Mare FoalMule Jack Jenny FoalRabbit Buck Doe BunnySheep Ram Ewe LambSwine Boar Sow Piglet

You may want to write the various names in each group on slips of paper andpass the names out to your students. Instruct children to try to find those stu-dents with coordinating names to complete the animal group. Example: Duck,Duck, Drake and Duckling.

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Write the following list of farm animals names on the class board. Ask studentsto write any 24 animal names on his or her bingo card. Use the same directionsas you might for regular bingo with one additional rule: Tell the children thatthey must make the sound of the given animal when its name is called if theyhave it on their bingo card!

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Farm ani-mal pat-terns canthen becut outand pastedinside the barnpattern. Storiesabout farm ani-mals can be writ-ten inside thebooklet.


Give each stu-dent a copy ofthe barn on thefollowing page.

Have students cutout the window anddoors, color withcrayons and paste iton a folded piece ofconstruction paperto make a booklet.



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Cut several copies of each pattern from constructionpaper. Write a number on the hen's wing and pastethe same number of eggs in the nest. Children canmatch the hen to the appropriate nest with the correct number of eggs.

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PigPuppet

Have students usethese cute barn-yard animal pup-pets to act outsimple plays theywrite themselves!


CowPuppet

Young children willhave fun imitatingthe sounds of farm animals with thesepaperbag puppets.


DuckPuppet

Let each child choosea barnyard animalpuppet to make.Instruct students towrite stories orpoems about theiranimal.


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COLOR WORDSWrite color words on strips of paperand distribute one to each child inclass. Tell the students to keep theircolor word a secret while they orallylist objects that are their specificcolor. Classmates can guess the colorassociated with the objects named.For young children use only the basiccolors. Older students can use moredescriptive colors such as:

avocado orchid mustardcocoa aqua goldfuchsia ebony tanemerald pumpkin eggshellpeach ivory mintburgundy canary midnightlime navy grapelavender coffee sand

MAKE A RAINBOWBegin by explaining to your class thatlight is made up of all the colors ofthe rainbow. When light passesthrough water, the water separatesthe colors and becomes visible as in arainbow. Illustrate this phenomenonwith this simple experiment:

On a sunny day, place a clear glassof water on a table, position the glassso that it is half on the table and halfoff. Make sure that sunlight comingfrom a window shines directlythrough the glass and onto the floor.Place a large white sheet of paper onthe floor in line with the sunlight andwatch a rainbow appear.

Children can also make rainbows byblowing bubbles outside on a sunnyday.

COLOR DAYLiven up a dreary winter day bydevoting it to a color. Here are a fewideas:

• Ask children to come to school dressed in the chosen color.

• Have them do art projects with the color.

• Make a list of objects associated with the color.

• Discuss emotions and feelings associated with the color.

• Write a poem about the color.• Bring in foods the chosen color for

the students to sample.

After several "Color Days" ask stu-dents to vote for their favorite colorand graph the results.

INVITE A PRINTERAsk a local printer to come to yourclass and explain the process of print-ing everything from books to posters,and newspapers to magazines. Theywill probably be able to bring a "colorkey" or color separation to illustratehow printers print all the colors of therainbow by using only four colors.

Celebrate the spring season with one or more of these colorful activities!

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COLORFUL CREATIVE WRITINGWrite on slips of paper names ofobjects that denote color. Pass outthe slips of paper and ask students towrite poems or "colorful" paragraphsabout their objects. Here are a fewideas:

A Hot Stove Cold WaterDark Night Summer GrassLemonade Jack 'O LanternChocolate Cake Bunch of BananasStrawberries Pine TreeVanilla Ice Cream Sunny Day

COLORFUL PARAGRAPHSHelp your older students learn thevarious parts of a paragraph with thiscolorful idea.

Make copies of a variety of magazineor newspaper articles and providecolored highlight pens for each student.

Ask students to highlight the mainidea of the article with one color.Have them highlight the main pointsanother color and the conclusivestatement a third color. Children candisplay the colorful articles on theclass board.

RAINBOW GAMEArrange chairs in a circle, makingsure you have one less chair than thenumber of children playing the game.Select one student to stand in thecenter of the circle. Ask the other stu-dents to each sit in a chair. Give everystudent a slip of colored paper. (Eachcolor should be different, with thename of the color written boldly onthe slip.) The student standing in thecenter calls out the name of two col-ors. The children with those colorsmust try to change places before theperson in the middle can get theirchair. The student left without a chairtakes the position in the center andthe game continues.

Every now and then, instruct the person in the middle to call out,"Rainbow!" When this happens, every-one must try to get a new chair.

HISTORY IN COLORBring "color" to the sometimes dullfacts of history. Have children chooseone of the following "colorful" histori-cal facts, people, monuments orevents to research. Mount the paperson the appropriate colored paper anddisplay them on the class board.

The California Gold RushThe Blue and the GreyThe White HouseThe Green BeretsThe RedcoatsYellowstone National ParkThe Red, White and Blue

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Use these color palette patterns in a variety of ways inthe classroom.

1. Teach young children the primary and secondary colors

by giving each studenttheir own palette and

asking them to colorthe paint marksthe appropriatecolors.


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2. Use the palette to denote reading groups or classroomhelpers by noting students'names on the paint marks.The paint brush can beused to point to one particular group orindividual studentname.

3. Give each studenttheir own blank palettepatterns and awardthem with colorfulpaper paint markswhen work is completedor behavior isimproved.

4. Create a matchingactivity by writing ques-

tions on the palette patternsand answers on the paint brushes.

Children match the correct brush tothe appropriate palette.


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Provide an extra large assortment of crayons and instruct the children to color in the wheels with theirown personal colors. Display the wheels on the class board and ask all of the students to notice thatno two wheels are exactly alike. Emphasize the large variety of colors. Tell them that each wheel isspecial because it uniquely reflects each one of them.

Encour-age stu-dents to notice and appreciate theindividual color differences in classwith this activity. Giveeach child a copy of the "My Personal Color Wheel" pattern.

Ask each of them to look

in a mirror and note what they see in regard to color.



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Here is a list of thingsthat are red!

Other names for the color red!

Here's my poem using the letters in the word red!

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Red is ■■ cool■■ warm

Finish this sentence.Red is like

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Here is a list of thingsthat are blue!

Other names for the color blue!

Here's my poem using the letters in the word blue!

BLUEColors can be either warm or cool.

blue is ■■ cool■■ warm

Finish this sentence.Blue is like

.

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Here is a list of thingsthat are yellow!

Other names for the color yellow!

Here's my poem using the letters in the word yellow!

YELLOWColors can be either warm or cool.

Yellow is ■■ cool■■ warm

Finish this sentence.Yellow is like

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Here is a list of thingsthat are green!

Other names for the color green!

Here's my poem using the letters in the word green!

GREENColors can be either warm or cool.

Green is ■■ cool■■ warm

Finish this sentence.Green is like

.

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Here is a list of thingsthat are orange!

Other names for the color orange!

Here's my poem using the letters in the word orange!

ORANGEColors can be either warm or cool.

Orange is ■■ cool■■ warm

Finish this sentence.Orange is like

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Here is a list of thingsthat are purple!

Other names for the color purple!

Here's my poem using the letters in the word purple!

PURPLEColors can be either warm or cool.

Purple is ■■ cool■■ warm

Finish this sentence.Purple is like

.

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Joey

Judy

Kacie

Kevin

MikeJack

Jenny

Linda

Andy

Beth

Luck of the Irish


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REAL POT 'O GOLDHelp children understand the realtreasures in life with this simplebulletin board. Display a pot ofgold, complete with shamrocksand a large, colorful rainbow. Askstudents to write values and idealsthat are "more precious than gold"on either the rainbow or the sham-rocks.

RAINY DAY MOBILEDisregard superstition and hang an openumbrella from the class ceiling. Ask eachchild to write a story or poem on a rain-drop pattern and hang them from theumbrella. It's best to use thread or fishingline.

This rainy day display is especially effectivewhen placed over a library table arrangedwith popular children's books.

SWING HIGH! THIS SPRINGDraw a large swing set on theclass bulletin board and ask thestudents to draw pictures of them-selves on art paper. Attach a paperswing to the back of each pictureand display them on the board.Yarn can be used in place of theswings’ ropes.

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FAMOUS FEMALESAsk students to collect picturesand information about famouswomen. Display these on theclass bulletin board along with alarge scroll entitled "FAMOUSFEMALES!"

UP, UP AND AWAY!Large paper circles are quickly transformed into bal-loons with this simple idea. Enlarge a cute illustrationof a child and display it on the class bulletin board.Place the balloons on the board with long sections ofyarn or kite string. Label the balloons with book titles,students' names, colors, etc.

RAINDROP WELCOME!Welcome your students to schoolthis spring with a cute paperumbrella and raindrops. Displayeach raindrop with the name of astudent or ask each child to writea rainy day poem that can thenbe pinned to the board.



PICKET FENCEYour students will love creatingtheir own farm mural in the class-room. Assign each student onesection of the mural. One studentmight be responsible for drawingthe barn, while others each drawthe cows, pigs, horses, etc. Whenthe mural is complete, cut severalfence posts from white paper. Giveone fence post to each child andask them to write "farm" poems orstories on the posts before display-ing them on the mural.

DAISY DUTIESCut one large construction paper circle and label it, asshown, with various classroom duties. Cut several small-er circles or petals, one for each member of the class.Arrange the "petals" around the larger circle. Rotate thecenter circle weekly in order give everyone in class aturn at the various jobs.

RACE THE RAINBOW...READ!Display a colorful paper rainbowand fluffy white clouds on theclass bulletin board. Student-made raindrops race from oneend of the rainbow to the otheras library books are read.



SPRING INTO ACTIONDisplay a cute leaping frog on aclass bulletin board entitled "Springinto Action!" Tape small strips offan-folded construction paper tothe back of the frog to give him a"springy," 3-D effect. Display goodwork papers around the board.

FLYING HIGH!Give each child in class their own kite patterncut from colored construction paper. Have themwrite their names boldly on the kites and displaythem on the class board with long, white, crepepaper tails. As students complete assignments orimprove behavior, award them a white paperbow noting their achievement. Pin the bows tothe deserving student's kite tail. See who canearn the most bows within a given time.

WE'RE JAMMIN'!Display a large jam jar on the class board. Cover the jar with clear plastic andstaple the edges, leaving the top open. Cut dozens of paper strawberries anddisplay them around the jar. When stu-dents do something worthy of recogni-tion, reward them with a strawberry. Thestudent writes his/her name on the berryand slips it into the jar. (The berries willbe seen through the plastic sheeting.) Atthe end of the week or month, reachinto the jar (with your eyes closed) andselect one berry. That student receives aspecial prize. (Point out to the childrenthat the more berries they have in thejar, the greater their chances of receivingthe prize.)



We're Jammin'!


Cover a large bulletin board with butcher paper and ask students to drawappropriate murals using colored chalk. Each day, more detail can be added.Students will love adding farm animals, leprechauns or fish kites to the completed projects.

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Up, Upand

Away!

Tie kite string to paper balloons and attachthe end of the strings to this kid's hand.

Give each child in class their own "kid" pattern. Students can earn colorful paperballoons as they complete assignments.


BALLOONS


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March comes in likea lion and goes outlike a lamb.

March Saying!ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2

MATCH THESE IRISH WORDS TO THEIR MEANING!

GAELIC Lively Irish Dance

BLARNEY STONE Ireland

IRISH JIG Irish Language

SHENANIGAN Walking Stick

GNOME Mischief or Trickery

SHILLELAGH Kiss it and receive good luck.

ERIN Dwarf that guards a precious treasure.

C V G T Y H J N T D C V B L A C K W E LH I D R D F G T Y H J U I K L O P M N HI X C U D V K E L L E R S X A W V D R TS D E T I S F B U C K F T H Y U K I L OH S W H D S V B T S I S W E T U B M A NO S W E R D F G T Y N H E P B U R N D WL W S R I S W V B N G H Y F R T Y H N MM C B N K D R F V R O O S E V E L T S CB A R X S B A R T O N C C V T Y H U J DS D O D O X V F G B A N U E L O S S W GC T S F N H W I L D E R S P A E W R T HX Z S D F G B E T H U N E A B L A C K PR U D O L P H C F G S E T R V B N M K AA E A R H A R T S C F T Y K C V B N M RZ C D B G H S A C A G A W E A D C V B KS D A V G T Y H J U I K L O P M B G Y SB V M A N T H O N Y V T Y U I R E W F DM K S F G B H N M J K L I U O C O N N O

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Famous Woman Word Find!ACTIVITY 3

I N S T R U M E N T E A T O N MI V O Y U E O I U A H J N C U UE J B C Y U I O H J C Y U I B SE J A N G H U R B J T H Q W E IT Y N I O D P C D R U M J Y G CH N D L K D J H K N P J K H U IS B E D N M B E J A Z J D F L AE U Y R I O F S J H D K F J D HF J B C M N H T K A D H F E U HM N N O T E W R H O R N D V U EY R H I J D V A N V I O L I N DH B J F H E U F D H B C J H S PI U E H A L A K J H D F L A I IO Q O B I W U E O I U H D K J AS I E A H R J X T U N E C V I NO E I G A C I V N E W O I R N ON K J D F A O W E U R Q P O I DG M U S I C I A N W E R U I K N

Music Word Find!ACTIVITY 4


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