Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Top o' the morning to ye, lads and lassies, and may the luck o' the Irish be with ye!  Today, we travel somewhere over the rainbow to land of leprechauns.  The youngest country in the European Union, Ireland sports some of the most intriguing and enchanting of the continent's history. So grab some potatoes, find you lucky four-leaf clover, and lets explore.  Oh, and happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Leprechaun's Gold

Here's a little melodrama
​for your viewing pleasure:

While We're on the Subject

​Learn more about the holiday with these three ​Wonders:​
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Are Leprechauns Real?

Why are Four-Leaf Clovers So Hard to Find?

Where Is the Emerald Isle?

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Music Appreciation

Here is a holiday edition of Music Appreciation:
​Over the Rainbow and Gold

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Lord of the Dance

Try your hands - er - feet at some Irish step dancing:

Kiss the Blarney Stone

Here's an interesting tradition/superstition about kissing the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle in Ireland. Check out the video to find out what you are rumored to receive if you kiss the stone.

Now make up your legend.  What do you have to do to receive something in your legend?  What will you receive if you accomplish this feat?

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World Records

Did you know the Guinness Book of World Records was started in Ireland?  The first edition was published in 1955, when Sir Hugh Beaver, managing director of the Guinness Brewery, had an argument about which bird was the fastest. When Beaver found no answers in any of the books he looked at, the idea for a book of records was born.

Explore some of the latest and more popular records before we take a shot at setting some classroom records of our own.

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Lucky Charms

You can definitely see a pattern to the old Lucky Charms cereal commercials.

Make a storyboard for for a couple of these to establish your understanding of the pattern.

​Then, with your group, create your own Lucky Charms commercial. Who will play the part of Lucky? Who will be the kids chasing him? Remember a TV advertisement is usually about 30 seconds long.

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Speaking of Lucky Charms

You might be wondering what fraction of Lucky Charms cereal is marshmallows.  What fraction is green clovers? How might we figure the answers to our fractional questions? When you add up all the fractions, they should make up one whole box - and part of a complete breakfast.