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:
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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