CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE FAIRYTALE
First of all we need sun and rain at the same time! Imagine a cloudy sky. Suddenly it starts raining. After a while the clouds start diluting and Mr. Sun appears slowly. His rays pass through the raindrops and then the physical phenomenon of refraction happens. The white sun light refracts into different colors and creates the rainbow. It hides many colors but only seven of them prevail which are known as “the seven colors of Iris”!
According to our tradition, Iris is one of the smallest goddesses of Mount Olympus and the messenger of the Olympian Gods.
She is like our mailmen but with some differences. Instead of a bag she has a herald’s staff (kerykeion), and instead of shoes she has gold feathered sandals. This footwear is the reason why she is called “swift-footed”. Iris is also dressed in a short tunic (chiton). To deliver the messages, she uses the bright and colorful road of the rainbow, which connects the sky with the earth. Iris also helps the Olympian Gods to solve their disagreements. Iris is responsible for the administration of justice, every time a fight and disagreement takes place.
Today the name Iris can be used with different meanings. “Iris” is called the colored part of our eyes.
There is also a beautiful scented flower which is called “Iris” and it flourishes in winter.
According to this myth, there is a pot full of gold at the end of every rainbow which is guarded by a Leprechaun.
But the leprechaun is very devious and when he finds out that the treasure is in danger by a human, he tries to confuse him so that he can never find it!
Materials
- White paper plates
- Markers or crayons
- Craft glue
- Some Cotton
- A ribbon or a string
- A hole punch
Instructions
- We cut carefully a paper plate in half.
- We remove the inside part and keep only the hoop.
- We paint the hoop.
- We attach cotton balls at the bottom to look as if the rainbow reaches the clouds.
- We punch a hole in the center and attach the ribbon or the string in order to hang it.
Congratulations! The rainbow is ready!
with waste material from different types of paper
Materials
- Paper cuttings - type of paper: Canson (we could have kept them as supplies from previous handicrafts)
- A pair of scissors
- Craft glue
- A plain cardboard as a background for the collage or even a white paper (size A4)
Instructions
We cut the different types of paper into many paper bits and then we create our rainbow!
Materials
- One empty plastic bottle of 500 ml (0, 5 l)
- Beads, seashells, and paper supplies
- Some rice
- Ribbons of different colors
- A pair of scissors
Instructions
- We empty the bottle, wash it and dry it well.
- We fill the bottle with beads, seashells, rice and paper supplies that have been left from previous handicrafts. When we were making the handicraft that you can see in the picture, we added some glitter and some pom-poms.
- We close the bottle tightly. Then, we cut our ribbons into big pieces and tie them around the mouth of the bottle. You can tie all of them at once and then with each other in order to make the tie stronger.
Congratulations!
You are ready to dance the … Rainbow dance!
«Rainbow”, Children choir Sp. Lambrou
Every time the rain comes
On my window’s glass,
I think that in a while the rainbow will show up
And the whole creation will cheer up.
When something bad happens in our life
A strong heavy sea like
Or an unhappy time
The rainbow will then arise
And it will be a new sunrise
So have hope in your life
After the storm something will appear
The rainbow shall send away the fear
So have hope in your life
I beg every time for more
The rainbow to stay more, one second more
To enjoy such beauty
And such sweet colorful unity
When something bad happens in our life
A strong heavy sea like
Or an unhappy time
The rainbow will then arise
And it will be a new sunrise
So have hope in your life
After the storm something will appear
The rainbow shall send away the fear
So have hope in your life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTAu5H-iE0Q
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