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March Bulletin Board:
Here's the bulletin board the class creates for the month of
March. It is based on a bulletin board I once saw on the
Internet but I can't remember where so I am unable to give credit
for it. Some teachers have emailed me for instructions on how to
create it. Directions are below.
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First, create a
leprechaun by making parts of its body (pants, upper body, two arms,
an orange beard, a pink face, hands, a hat and shoes). Glue
the pieces together. Students like to pose the arms in
different positions to give them their own personality. Next, have
students create a name for their leprechaun. One year,
students used their last names and added O' or Mc in front of it:
McGomez, O'Hernandez, etc. Have students cut out a black pot and
write the leprechaun's name on it.
Then, they create
biographies about their leprechauns. In order to prepare
students for this, we read books about leprechauns and St. Patrick's
Day. We create a web on leprechauns, adding to it as we read each
book. (Below I have listed some of the books I use with this
activity). Once the students have a enough information on
leprechauns, they begin writing their biographies. Emphasize
that the biographies should be silly or exaggerated. It makes
them fun to read. Once they have written their good copies,
attach them to the pot. Create a rainbow and post the leprechauns
around the rainbow.
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