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#3198 Art for All Seasons 40 ©Teacher Created Resources, Inc.

Cornucopia

“Horn of Plenty”

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Cornucopia

Materials

• 8" x 8" (20 cm x 20 cm) brown construction paper (makes 4)

• Scissors

• Stapler

• Popcorn

• Small fruits, nuts, or candies (optional)

Let’s Do It!!

1. Cut a large circle from the construction paper.2. Cut the circle into quarters.3. Form a cone shape with each quarter of the

circle. Staple each cone shape to hold it in place.4. Fill each cone shape with popcorn, small fruits

and nuts, or small candies.

More Ideas

• Use your cornucopias as place cards by printing the name of a guest orfamily member on each one. Decorate with glitter, lace, stickers, andribbons. Fill with popcorn, small fruits and nuts, candy corn or other smallcandies, or real miniature pumpkins.

• Use a large piece of paper to create cornucopias that can be used as tablecenterpieces. Place real fruits, vegetables, and nuts in each centerpiece.Give the centerpieces away as gifts.

• For Christmas, punch a hole in one end of each cone shape and make aloop with a piece of string. Hang the cone shapes as ornaments on yourChristmas tree.

Step 2

Step 3

Winter

Hanukkah Poem(Sing to the tune of “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians.”)

(Place the menorah on the flannelboard.)

One little, two little, three little candles, (Add the first, second, and third candles to the menorah.)

Four little, five little, six little candles, (Add the fourth, fifth, and sixth candles to the menorah.)

Seven little, eight little, nine little candles,(Add the seventh, eighth, and ninth candles to the menorah.)

In my Hanukkah menorah.

The first night, one little candle, (Add a flame to the first candle.)

The second night, two little candles, (Add a flame to the second candle.)

The third night, three little candles,In my Hanukkah menorah.(Add a flame to the third candle.)

The fourth night, four little candles, (Add a flame to the fourth candle.)

The fifth night, five little candles, (Add a flame to the fifth candle.)

The sixth night, six little candles,In my Hanukkah menorah.(Add a flame to the sixth candle.)

The seventh night, seven little candles, (Add a flame to the seventh candle.)

The eighth night, eight little candles, (Add a flame to the eighth candle.)

And the shammash makes nine little candles,In my Hanukkah menorah.(Add the large center candle, the shammash.)

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Use the patterns on page 51 to present the flannelboard story.Note: Explain that the shammash is a very special candle on the menorah. It is used to lightthe other candles each night. The eight candles symbolize the eight special days celebratedduring Hanukkah.

Winter

Patterns for Hanukkah Poem

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1. Make one menorah and decorate it. Try using metallic paper and jewels. Velcro® canbe attached to the back to help it stick to the flannelboard.

2. Make one shammash candle.3. Make eight menorah candles.4. Make nine flames.

menorah

shammash

Bible Story: Angels Announce Jesus’ Birth (Luke 2:8–20)Say the action rhyme, encouraging students to clap with you, wave their hands, and do the other actions. Then let them try saying the complete rhyme with the actions.

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Christmas

Shepherds in the field (Clap, clap, clap)

Watching over their sheep. (Baa, baa, baa!)

Very, very tired, (Yawn, stretch)

Almost asleep. (Drop head and close eyes.)

Suddenly awake! (Jerk head up and open eyes.)

A big, bright light! (Shake hands over your head.)

Angels in the sky, (Wave hands over your head.)

Shattering the night! (Clap hands and jump.)

Joyful news—(Clap, clap, clap)

Christ the Lord is here! (Hooray!)

Lying in a manger (Rock arms as if rocking a baby.)

In a stable near. (Point over your shoulder.)

Go find the baby (Turn around quickly and run in place.)

In the manger bed. (Rock arms as if rocking a baby.)

He’s the Son of God (Kneel down.)

As the angels said. (While kneeling down, raise hands over head.)

Tell everybody (Turn quickly from one person to another.)

Of the stable birth. (Rock arms as if rocking a baby.)

Praise God above (Clap hands over your head.)

And God on the earth! (Clap, clap, clap)

DiscussionImagine you were a shepherd on the night of Jesus’ birth. How would you have reacted to the angels’ message? What did the shepherds do as soon as they saw Jesus for themselves? How can we do the same thing today? Is Christmas a good time to tell people about Jesus? Why?

Bible Verse“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)

The angel told Mary to call her baby Jesus. He told Joseph the baby’s name would be Immanuel. In this verse are three more names for Jesus. What are they? What do they mean? (Savior—one who saves, the same as Jesus; Christ—Messiah or Anointed One; Lord—Master)

Craft: Christmas Noel Hanging

Materials • patterns below • white cardstock • gold glitter • glue • magnet or ribbon • scissors • crayons or markers

Directions 1. Copy patterns on white cardstock. 2. Color the solid NOEL background blue and cut it

out in one piece. 3. Cut out the NOEL letters and glue them to the blue

background. 4. Color and cut out the Baby Jesus and glue in the bottom of

the “O.” 5. Cut out the star. Cover it with glue and add gold glitter. 6. Glue a magnet to the back or attach a ribbon to hang the

decoration.

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Christmas

Finished Product

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Kwanzaa: The Kinara

1. What is the kinara?

a kimono a candleholder a celebration

2. What are the mishumaa saba?

the seven candles the blanket the special verses

3. How many principles are recognized during Kwanzaa?

eight seven six

4. What is one of the candle colors placed in the kinara?

blue yellow black

Directions: Read the information in the box below and answer the questions.

The kinara is the name of the candleholderused during the week of Kwanzaa. Mishumaasaba are the seven candles that are placed in thekinara. The black candle is the first one that is lit.It is placed in the middle of the kinara. It is theunity candle. The other candles are green and red.

One candle is lit each night during the week ofKwanzaa. And each night a different principle isrecognized. The seven principles are: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa(cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kumba (creativity), and Imani(faith).

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Valentine’s Day Holiday Brain Teasers

Valentine’s Day Math

1. Melanie has purchased five special valentines that she wants to give to her closefriends and family. The cards cost $1.25, $1.75, $2.00, $1.65, and $2.50. She alsoplans to give away two boxes of candy: one costs $6.95 and the other costs $3.50.

a. How much money will Melanie spend for Valentine’s Day?__________________

b. Melanie has $25.00 in her piggy bank at home and $100.00 in the bank. Will sheneed to take some money out of the bank? If so, how much? ________________

c. If Melanie doesn’t need to remove money from her bank account, how muchmoney will she have left in her piggy bank? ______________________________

d. How much money will Melanie have left after Valentine’s Day? ______________

2. There are 30 students in Mrs. Miller’s sixth-grade class. There are 10 girls. Eachchild puts his/her name on a slip of paper and puts it in a Valentine’s box. Twonames will be drawn from the box and each child will receive a box of candy.

a. What is the probability that a boy’s name will be drawn from the box first?(Give a fraction, a ratio, and a percentage.) _______________________________

b. Assuming that the first name selected is the most probable sex, what is theprobability that a girl’s name will be selected the second time? (Give a fraction,a ratio, and a percentage.)

__________________________________________________________________

3. Philip has a limited supply of red construction paper at home, and he is supposed tocover a shoebox (including the top) and have a one-inch overlap inside the top andbottom of the box. The shoebox is six inches wide, 12 inches long, and 4 incheshigh. The top is half an inch high.

a. How much paper (in square inches) will it take to cover the box (outer surfacesand overlap area)?___________________________________________________

b. Philip has 4 sheets (8 1⁄2” x 11”) of red construction paper. Does he have enoughto cover the box?____________________________________________________

c. If so, how much extra paper does he have? _______________________________

d. If not, how much more paper does he need? ______________________________

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Holiday Brain Teasers Valentine’s Day

Valentine Word Search

arrow flowers partycandy gift redcard heart romanceCupid love serenadedoily moonlight sweetheartFebruary music valentine

Decode this Valentine message!Each letter below stands for a different letter in the alphabet. For example, in this puzzle, everytime you see the letter A you should write the letter D above it.

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C P H U Z O A E J S L U B O D P H U I Z S J O E

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G Z S A U Z O A G Z O A H X J V I V I B J S

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K S J B O A U Z O A K Z N J L H P O

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M L O M O O N L I G H T F E A S A C

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Pres ident’s Day

1. How many presidential holidays are there?

2 3 1

2. When is President’s Day observed in February?

1st Monday 2nd Monday 3rd Monday

3. How many days were in between George Washington’s birthdays?

11 22 33

Directions: Read the story and then answer the questions.

When George Washington was alive, people honored him on hisbirthday—February 22 or February 11—it depended upon the calendarbeing used! Later, the people wanted to honor another favorite president,Abraham Lincoln. His birthday was on February 12!

In 1971, a federal law recognized the third Mondayin February as President’s Day as a way to honor andrecognize both George Washington and all past andcurrent presidents of the United States. And, manystates also observe Abraham Lincoln’s birthday—which is the week before President’s Day.

Directions: Answer the questions about the chart.

1. How many of each item are shown on the chart?

___________ ___________

2. How many Washingtons are in the square? __________________________

3. How many Lincolns are in the circle? _______________________________

4. How many Lincolns are in both the square and the circle?_______________

5. Which president is in the circle, the square, and in both the circle and thesquare? ______________________________________________________

6. How many Lincolns are in only the square? __________________________

7. How many Washingtons are in only the circle? ________________________

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Where are the Pres idents?