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What does it mean to be lucky or unlucky? Can you make luck happen or avoid bad luck by doing or saying certain things? People all over the world have opinions and ideas about luck, but the Irish are regarded as having more luck than others. Maybe it’s their belief that finding a clover with four leaves will charm your life, or that catching a leprechaun will make wishes come true. Whatever the reason, having “the luck of the Irish” is one way of saying that things are surely going your way! In this issue, even children chime in with strategies for helping good things come their way at school. Black cats, wishbones, a rabbit’s foot, mirrors, and spilled salt are all associated with good or bad luck. Looking for luck crosses boundaries, borders, genders, and ages. Take a look, and you may get lucky, too!
In this issue students will:
- read informational text about the history of lucky and unlucky practices and beliefs
- hunt for four leaf clovers
- understand why some objects are associated with bad luck
- write from your point of view about lucky and unlucky events in the news
- use context clues to complete vocabulary in a farmer’s tale
- discover what kids around the world do to be lucky in school
- use the newspaper for a lucky scavenger hunt
- complete a leprechaun pattern puzzle
- write creatively about leprechauns and their adventures with gold
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