I’m So Lucky! (St.Patrick's Day)
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The students will be able to count Lucky Charms cereal in order to graph the different charms that they have. Grades 1-3
Initiation: Read a St.Patrick's Day book to the class and discuss what they believe St.Patrick's Day is all about. Talk about different traditions for the day.
Development: You can go ahead and chart the different St.Patrick's Day traditions on a KWL chart. Make sure you have looked up St.Patrick's Day on the internet and researched some fun information about the holiday to share with the class. After you filled in the what you Know what you Want to know and what you've Learned chart, pass out a baggy of Lucky Charms cereal to each student. Have each student separate all of the different charms and group them accordingly. Make copies of a Lucky Charms graph and have each student graph what they have. They can begin by using tally marks on a separate piece of paper. Once everyone has graphed their cereal charms, have them split up into 5 or 6 groups and combine their charts into a new, larger graph. Compare graphs and discuss which Charm there are most of and least of.
Closure: Combine groups for a classroom graph and post inside your room for everyone to see.
Materials: Lucky Charms cereal, KWL chart, information about St.Patrick's Day, copies of Lucky Charms graphs
Time: 30-40min.
Caroline Wyman has a degree in Sociology and a Masters in Elementary Education and is the administrator for TeacherNet.com.