The Legend of the Poinsettia

The Legend of
the Poinsettia
by Tomie dePaola

lesson ideas
& activities



Poinsettia Art Projects

The obvious Christmas-themed activity to accompany this book would be to do an art project involving making poinsettias. There are MANY different projects on the internet, with some made out of paper plates, others made from tissue paper, felt, etc.  Here are two of our favorites:

Poinsettia Art Craft ProjectPoinsettia Art Craft
Tissue Paper Poinsettias
described on Art Projects for Kids
Poinsettia Clothespin Ornament
described on the website Kaboose


Christmas Around the World

This is a great book to use if you do a Christmas Around the World unit in your classroom. You can read this book to the class and talk about the festivities surrounding the legend as well as other Christmas legends and traditions in Mexico. This website can be a great resource for information and related activity ideas...including one project on poinsettia plants.



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