ST. PATRICK'S DAY - PLASTIC ARTS - HOW TO DRAW A LEPRECHAUN

What are "leprechauns"?

I found the following information @ http://www.yourirish.com/folklore/the-leprechauns/. I invite you to read it and enjoy it. Then learn how to draw one of these characters!

You may end up being the luckiest person alive if you ever manage to catch a Leprechaun but there again it could bring more than enough trouble for what its worth.
A Leprechaun is a smart, devious little thing and who’ll do anything to escape capture even if it means turning you into a frog.  They are the exception in the Faerie realm as they are the only Faerie that has a trade other than cattle trading. They are shoe-makers.

As part of Irish mythology and folklore the Leprechauns are part of our faerie folk, called by some as the “wee folk”. As a cousin of the clurichaun they are known to inhabited Ireland well before the arrival of the Celts.
Small enough for one to sit comfortable on your shoulder they are very smartly dressed in small suites with waist coats, hats and buckled shoes.
As mischievous and intelligent folk they are general harmless to the general population in Ireland, although they are known to play the odd trick on farmers and local population of villages and towns.
It is said that every Leprechaun has a pot of gold, hidden deep in the Irish countryside. To protect the leprechaun’s pot of gold the Irish fairies gave them magical powers to use if ever captured by a human or an animal. Such magic an Irish leprechaun would perform to escape capture would be to grant three wishes or to vanish into thin air!
Leprechauns are also very keen musicians who play tin whistles, the fiddle and even the Irish Harp and various other Irish traditional instruments. They are known to have wild music sessions at night which in Ireland are known as Ceili’s with hundreds of Irish leprechauns gathering to dance, sing and drink.
The leprechaun is fond of drinking Poteen, moonshine, but must not be mistaken by their Irish cousins the cluricauns who are drunken creatures who love to cause chaos around Ireland at night time, a headache for us humans.
William Butler Yeats once said,

because of their love of dancing they (the Fae) will constantly need shoes

He goes on to tell the story of a woman who had been spirited away by the Faeries and had been returned seven years later minus her toes. She had danced them off!!!

If you liked the topic, you can find more information about leprechauns at:
http://www.livescience.com/37626-leprechauns.html

Now, watch the video and follow the instructions to do your drawing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JBuYv0EOUU 

Here is also "How to Draw a Pot of Gold"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhFYwAKI8RM 

And finally, here is "How to Draw a Shamrock"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tW0nNY4c_g

 

Materials for next week

Each person:
A piece of cardboard 1/8 (you can bring recycling cardboard)
A brush
An old t-shirt
By table:

• yogurt or baby food containers (4-5)
• old newspaper
• a piece of cloth to clean brushes
• 1 bottle of acrylic paint (table 1: blue, table 2: yellow, table 3: black, table 4: white, table 5:red, table 6: brown)

We need to have the material by Tuesday.

Physical Change vs. Chemical Change Game

It is important to remember the difference between physical and chemical change. A physical change is a change of state, size, shape, temperature, volume, etc. When a physical change occurs, matter will still be the same. For example, if water is put in the freezer, it becomes a solid, but the molecules or particles are the same.

When a chemical change occurs, matter changes into something new. Photosynthesis is an example of chemical change. The plant absorbs sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. When water and carbon dioxide combine with the help of the energy from the sun, a completely new substance is formed, glucose and oxygen. This is a chemical change.

6(H2O + CO2) = C6H12O6  + O2

To reinforce your understanding, try this activity and check how much you know about physical and chemical change:

http://vital.cs.ohiou.edu/steamwebsite/downloads/ChangeLab.swf

You may also like to try these interactive games to get a better understanding of what matter, physical change and chemical change are:

http://interactivesites.weebly.com/matter-chemical--physical.html

WRITE AN ANIMAL REPORT

In preparation for today's activity, play the following game. On your paper write the names of the animals in the game in a list. Then, write one additional characteristic for each of them, for example: penguins - live in the South Pole, or they eat fish.

Click on the link below:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/find-the-definition/zoo-animals

Now, you will have to do some reading. Click on the link below. You will find an extensive list of animals' names. Choose one animal. In your paper you will make a pamphlet about the animal you choose.
1. On the cover page, you will write the animal's name and draw its picture.
2. On the left side of the paper you will write the specific facts like: type, diet, size, weight, lifestyle, conservation status, colour, favourite food, skin type, main prey, predators, and habitat.
3. On the right side of the paper, write 5 interesting things that you learn after reading the information about the animal.

You will have two classes to finish this job.

http://a-z-animals.com/animals

Click on the link below to see an example of what you have to do. Don't forget to write your complete name on the back cover of your work.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qdvsnizgr5xwki1/computer%20lab%20animal%20pamphlet.pptx?dl=0

Word Games Practice

 Read carefully and follow the instructions.

Today you are going to work on two word games. In the first time you have to unscramble the words and find out the name of one animal.

You have to follow the instructions:

• Write your name on your paper.
• Write numbers from 1 to 20
• Click on the link below
• Each animal word you guess, write it on your paper. 
• If it is correct, put a tick next to it.
• If it is not correct, write the correct word next to it.
• At the end, write the number of correct answers you had.
• Investigate about the animals you do not know.

 

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/scr.cgi?A1=s&A2=animals

When you finish, go to the next link. You will find two similar words. You need to choose the word that completes the sentence correctly.

If you do not know the meaning of a word, check it in the dictionary link below.

Copy the correct sentence on your paper.

http://www.funbrain.com/whichword/index.html

Dictionary:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

You have to hand on your paper to the teacher at the end of the class!

 

READING PRACTICE FOR VACATION

During vacation time, you have to read one story and make a book report. I will tell you what you need to include in your report:
Title of the book
Author
Characters
What is the story about.
What the problem is.
How the story ends.
Did you like it? Why?

Click on the link below to find the stories.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mv51gsksy075oh7/AACYieh3vUn2h4k9IHexdjo5a?dl=0

Science Quiz - Respiration

Here are the questions of the Science Quiz we had today so you check your mistakes. Each question is worth 1point. Remember you don't have to print this, you only need to check the questions and correct your mistakes.

1.What do all animals have in common?
A.They make their own food.
B.They are carnivores.
C.They respire.

2. All animals need to get _________ from the environment:
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
 

         3. Most mammals, including humans have:
A. gills
B. lungs
C. spiracles

4. Humans and land animals inhale oxygen and exhale..
A.nitrogen
B. hydrogen
C. Carbon dioxide

5. This muscle contracts as we inhale, this muscle moves down to let air in our lungs….
A. bronchi
B. diaphragm
C. heart

6. Fish, crabs and other animals use _______ to get oxygen from water
A. tracheae
B. gills
C. Lungs

7. When fish respire:
A. Water gets in their lungs
B. Water goes into their mouth and then passes over gills.
C. Absorb oxygen from water through the skin.

8. The parts of the insects’ respiratory system are:
A. Lungs and bronchi
B. Spiracles and tracheae
C. Trachea and pharynx.

9. Worms, frogs and salamanders can respire..
A. with their lungs
B. using gills
C. through their skin.

Answer the following question:

10. Which are four ways in which animals respire:
1.____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________ 

Look at this cool illustration of 3 different ways to breathe by Eleanor Lutz, who is a designer in Seattle. Observe the pictures and read the information.