I am married to an Irishman who moved across the pond for me. Every March I enjoy making a fuss over St. Patrick’s Day for him.
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Most of the fourth grade was on an overnight field trip, so a few of the remaining students helped me to make Paper Strip Shamrocks.
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I love they way they came! I used straight pins to hang them on the giant board outside my rooms.
My kindergarteners made rainbow puff paint pictures. It was a two day project. They started by painting tempra paint rainbows on cardstock.
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Once that was dry, they filled in the shamrock with puff paint. I was inspired by this pin.
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If you have not tried puff paint, you should! All you do is mix equal parts of shaving cream and glue. To make it green, you add food coloring. The “goop-ier” the paint, the better the puff when it dries. It is pretty neat!
For my first graders, I found instructions on how to draw a shamrock on this post. My husband always makes a point to include shamrocks and not four leaf clovers in our decorations, so I decided to go with it.
The first day we used white boards to practice drawing the shamrocks. I went step by step and then let them practice until they were comfortable with it.
Next, students drew shamrocks on tagboard and outlined them with black or green crayons.
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The next class, we painted. They first covered the entire page with light green paint. Then, they used dark paint to paint inside the shamrocks.
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All together they make up an impressive field of first grade shamrocks.
So, there you have it! These are the activities I have done this year with my STEAM classes.
Do you have a favorite St. Patrick’s Day activity to share? Please link up and tell us about it! If you do link up, please leave a comment with your e-mail address and I will send you a copy of my Sully Shamrock font. The linky will be open until just after St. Patrick’s Day.
I LOVE all of your activities that you have done with your different classes. I have never tried to make the puff paint before. I might need to check that out. Your Tagxedo words are still my favorite!
ReplyDeleteAlison
Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'
LOVE all of your decorations! :) Happy to link up with you!
ReplyDeleteTheresa
Pinkadots Elementary