This year's celebration DID NOT disappoint! Each year I try and celebrate International Star Wars Day, which is on May the 4th! I know this is my "thing", since I've been a Star Wars girl all my life! I'm happy to say I am a member of the Class of 77'. This has nothing to do with high school. This, in Star Wars land, means that I was actually there, in 1977, to see the movie! It was so fabulous, my mother let us all see it TWICE! This was a BIG deal in the 70's, as no one could really afford to see a movie twice! However, there is so much you can actually do that even if you are just familiar with Star Wars, you could run a successful day!
Everyone needs some Star Wars in their life-a mug, a shirt, and some fun friends!!
Let's Get Started!
First, this was the PERFECT time for me to throw in a celebration for ending the FSA, Florida's version of State Testing! My kids were totally wiped out after two days of testing. So, today's celebration offered a wonderful chance to decompress and do something fun! So, we started with a fun math that was easy yet worthy of a grade! Check out what we did here! This math idea would be one of the easiest ways that you can include this celebration into your classroom!
Another great way to include this celebration into your classroom would be to add a touch of art! This year, we added Symmetrical Aliens to our activities! These are super simple to do and can be done with almost any theme! Simply fold a piece of paper in half and have students draw 1/2 of their alien ON THE FOLD! Once they finish, have them trace this design in crayon.
Next, fold their alien into the inside of the paper and rub this line with a pencil on it's side. They need to rub HARD! Once you are done rubbing, open it up again.
You will have a very light line. Trace over it, and, you have a perfectly symmetrical alien! Add any other details and color it in!
These came out so great!
Again, I kept with the tradition of letting the Wookie Win! This game is so fun and plays like a Jeopardy game. It would be super easy to create because I can't share this one due to trademark issues. The questions focus on review and you could even play this game without the fancy PowerPoint! Just think of some fun questions from each category that you teach and go for it!
It isn't a Star Wars celebration unless you have an tasty treat! This year I went with TIE-fighters and Wookie Cookies! Both of these were super simple! Each child needs some Oreos or other cookies, a marshmallow, and some frosting! They just put the frosting on the marshmallow and add the Oreos on the end! Yum! Our new treat was Wookie Cookies! I put some chocolate frosting in a ziplock and cut a very small hole in the tip. The kids used this to put the frosting on a chocolate chip cookie! Then they added some edible eyes! So cute and tasty too!
It was a totally fun day and a truly great way to celebrate our success at the end of testing! I hope you enjoyed International Star Wars Day and, if you have never celebrated, I hope it inspires you to try your own celebration! Let me know what you do, too, in the comments! And, May the 4th Be With You!
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