With a holiday known for it’s celebration of a particular color, I had to look to the symbols and other meanings to help explain St. Patrick’s Day to my daughter. We talked about “green” as well, as I try not to leave out learning about colors simply because she cannot see them. (We can’t see oxygen, but we must learn about it, right?!) Here are a few activities we did this week. Her favorite was the Rainbow Art!
ART – 3D Rainbow art
MATH – Counting gold coins
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| We used 3D coins with textured paper underneath to section off each part of the problem tactually. Each texture is different to represent each part of the number sentence! 3+2=5 |
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| The coins are then moved to the right of the equal sign to find the total sum! |
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| Pot of Gold Math worksheet |
Also try making different patterns using cutout with glitter glue gold coins, shamrocks and leprechauns!
IMAGINATION – Let’s Dress Up!
Madilyn learned about leprechauns by being one! Here she is in her Leprechaun beard and hat.
I purchased Madilyn’s hat at Michael’s Craft Store, but here is a cute way to make your own paper leprechaun hat (via Pinterest).
BRAILLE – Braille name on shamrocks (mix up game)
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COMMUNITY – Talk about the meanings of each leaf of the shamrock – faith, hope, love and luck
In a simpler wording, the Golden Rule states “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” For many kids with birth defects that may make them look a little ‘different’ than others, or sound different, or learn differently, this is a VERY IMPORTANT lesson to learn!
This is also a perfect time to reinforce the importance of respect and manners. We read a chapter from “Winnie the Pooh’s Book of Manners” each afternoon. Available via Bookshare’s Read2Go App.
This is also a perfect time to reinforce the importance of respect and manners. We read a chapter from “Winnie the Pooh’s Book of Manners” each afternoon. Available via Bookshare’s Read2Go App.
Love the shamrock mix up game and the descriptions. I agree with your analogy about oxygen, of course we need to learn about things we cannot see!