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__Early Elementary__:
//Shyla //

This game is to be played when it is dark in the room. Choose a small, squishy toy. Choose a "leader" and have him/her stand in the center of the room. Have the rest of the students sit down right next to each other making a half circle behind the leader's back. They should have their hands hidden underneath their knees when their legs are crossed. Give the toy to a student. The students can transfer the toy to one another or choose to keep it and touch the leader's shoulder. The leader must then guess who the person is. If the guess is correct, then they switch places and there is a new leader. If not, the student sits back down and the game continues until the leader guesses correctly.

(Kids used to play this during the winter nights when it got dark very early in Ukraine.) ([|Games])

__Upper Elementary__:
Since Christmas is so important to the Ukrainians, children in these grade levels would research Christmas traditions in Ukraine and present a project. They would pretend that they lived in Ukraine with their family. In their presentation, they would include different things that they would do for the holiday. They would learn different holiday greetings, make a calendar of events for their "family," present the foods that they would make, and present what they would talk about at their Christmas party that they held at their house. They can use any resources that they would like for this project. Two good websites are listed here:
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__Fine Arts__:
//Ukrainian Easter Eggs // Materials Needed: wax, sharp stick for spreading wax, dye, one hard-boiled egg for each student, paper, pencil

(This should be done after learning about the history of the Ukrainian Easter Eggs.) First, have students draw what they would like to design on their egg on the blank paper with a pencil. After they all have their designs ready, hand out the hard-boiled eggs. Have students spread the wax onto their eggs with the sharp wax spreading tool. Then, have cups of dye on each table. Instruct the students to dip parts of their eggs in the dye. After all of the eggs are fully died, place them on a drying rack. The next day, have students pull the wax off of the egg to see the designs. Have them compare and contrast their eggs to the Ukrainian eggs.


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