Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Leprechauns and Luck for St. Patrick's Day
Hi there! I’m RóisÃn from
Little Learner Toolbox and I am delighted to guest blog here on Rockin’
Teacher Materials, especially at one of my favorite times of the year. Growing
up In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day was always such a big day, and I still get
excited every time when the day comes around.
I love thinking of fun ways to celebrate Irish culture for St
Patrick’s Day and one very fun part of Irish culture is our folk tales -
especially the stories about Leprechauns! Leprechauns have been part of Irish
folklore for over 1,000 years. They are fairy folks that come from Ireland and
often look like old men, although they are never bigger than a small child.
They aren’t nearly as cute and loveable as the images we often see of them
would suggest. They are often grumpy and get up to quite a lot of mischief.
Leprechauns are very hardworking and like to store the gold that they earn in
a giant pot. Some stories even suggest that Leprechauns are misers who like to
hoard their money. From what is known, leprechauns often like to store their
gold at the end of a rainbow, but we can’t really be sure because people are
rarely successful in capturing leprechauns. If you do happen to be lucky enough
to catch one, be sure to keep your eyes on him, because as soon as you look
away from a leprechaun they can escape!
There
are many stories about people who tried to capture a leprechaun to find their
gold. One well-known story is about a man who managed to capture a leprechaun.
He made the leprechaun tell him where his gold was
hidden. The leprechaun reluctantly showed him his hiding spot in a forest,
underneath a tree. The man then realized that he had no tools to dig for the
gold and that he would not be able to carry both the struggling leprechaun and
his tools all the way back to the forest. So he took his scarf and wrapped it
around the tree. He made the leprechaun promise not to remove the gold or the
scarf, and then he went home to collect his tools. When he returned to the
forest he found that the Leprechaun had tied scarves around every tree so it
was impossible to know exactly where the gold was buried. The leprechaun
laughed as he told the man that he had not removed the gold or the scarf just
as he promised. That man never did find the gold he was looking for.
Certainly
anyone who manages to trap a leprechaun and find his gold would be very lucky
indeed! Students who want to trap leprechauns have to plan carefully!
Leprechauns are very tricky! One thing that is fun to do on St Patrick’s Day is
to think about some of the ways that we are ‘lucky’. What better way to do this
than to fill a Leprechaun’s pot with gold coins full of things that are ‘lucky’
for us. For this activity ask your students to think about things that are
important to them. Encourage them to fill their pot with things in their lives
that they are lucky to have.
Click on the images to download the Freebie
pages from my TpT store.
If you
liked this St Patrick’s Day post, check out my blog post about Saint Patrick HERE. For more resources for Saint
Patrick’s day visit my TpT Store Little Learner’s Toolbox.
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
EdExpo 2015 - Top 10 Educational Products
Last week, I attended Ed Expo 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia as one of 50 teacher bloggers who were asked to rate educational products and come up with a top 10 list. Each of the 50 bloggers came up with their own list. Then, the lists were compiled to come up with an overall Top 10. Here's the list, David Letterman style!
I loved this awesome problem solving activity. Complete the circuit and the board lights up!
There was a tie at number 10. Doesn't this look like an awesome building adventure?!
Another cool circuit activity. This is one I want to try out for myself! Kids can draw a picture, poke holes, and build a circuit with tape! Totally cool!
These pencil grips are seriously comfy!
I don't know about you, but I always feel clothes before I buy them. These will make great fiddlers for your little fiddlers!
I need to get some of these bands for my kiddos. These are a great way to practice skip counting or multiplication facts!
A great number line to teach about fractions, decimals -
you name it!
I can see letting my kids create inventions like crazy!
And another tie at number 4. Fidgets that you can use to teach. My favorite is the fidget with a marble in it!
This game is a blast! My kids have already played and ask to play again and again! Great way to practice making complete sentences and staying on topic.
This game was created to help kids learn to read sight words a little at a time and then immediately be able to read a book using those words. You can even use Scholastic bonus points to get one.
This was my personal favorite. Just buy the letters or numbers and download the free app. The coolest part is that if you make the word bat, a picture of a bat shows up on the screen. Change the b in bat to a c, and a picture of a cat shows up. Totally COOL!
To find out more about the products, just click the image and it will take you to the product website. If you would like to purchase an item from this amazing list, please visit Edmarket to find a local or online retailer.
What a great experience! It was so neat to see all the innovation in the educational field. Thanks to Sherron Washington I was able to provide input to the vendors and provide you with cutting edge activities for the 21st century.
Have a Marvelous Monday!
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