Ask
students to wear green clothing. See how many shades of green they can
wear. Group them according to who is wearing a shirt, green socks, green
shoes, etc. Graph your results.
Eat
something green. Write about what you ate.
Fill
a jar with green jellybeans. Students can estimate.
Tint
water green and blow to make paintings. Prepare four or five jars of green
water. Use straws for blowers.
Make
a green "tear" picture. Use many shades of green.
Make
a list of all "gr" words. Draw a picture of two of them/ Put into a class
booklet.
Set
out cans of green food. Measure the height of each can and the distance
around...
Weigh
each can. List words that tell about weight.
What
does it mean to have a green thumb? Trace your hand on a sheet of white
construction paper. Color the thumb green. Write your green thumb story
on your hand print.
Ho
Ho Ho! Write to the Jolly Green Giant Company in Le Sueur, MN 56058. Create
mini-learning centers in cans of peas and beans/ Fill with index card tasks.
Make
a green collage. All class members can participate. Cover an entire bulletin
board area with green things.
Make
a class book of things that are green. Collect pictures from magazines,
advertisements, and catalogs.
Mix
yellow and blue finger paints. Use it to paint a "green scene".
Brainstorm
a list of green foods. List them in alphabetical order. Take a poll and
find out which foods children like.
Make
Shamrock Jigglers:
For this snack you will
need two family size packages of lime Jell-O; follow directions for jigglers
recipe. Chill until set. Unmold from a 9" x 13" pan by dipping the pan
into hot water for 15 seconds. Cut with shamrock cookie cutters.