I Am Lucky Because...

I saw many St. Patrick's Day crafts on Pinterest that involved kids stating reasons why they were lucky.    Building upon that idea and combining it with this 3-d blossum idea, I created a St. Patrick's Day 3-leaf clover activity:

Preparation:

Before beginning the actual project, we asked students to brainstorm at least 6 reason why they are lucky. Then, students were handed a sheet of green construction paper with 6 heart templates already copied onto it.  Students were instructed to take their ideas and transfer each one onto a different heart.  Once all hearts were written on, students cut them out.

Assembly:

Each heart needs to be folded in half so that the writing is on the inside.  Lay out two of the folded hearts next to each other along the fold to create one of the leafs.  Repeat this step for the four remaining folded hearts to create the last two leafs.  I had students lay out all their pieces before gluing.  It is important to stress to students that only one side of the folded heart will need glue because the other side will be popping off of the page.  

I chose black construction for the students to glue their clover on, but any color construction paper can be used for the background.  Students used leftover green construction paper to create their own stem.  I also had them use a white crayon/colored pencil to write the title "I'm Lucky Because:" along the top or bottom (wherever it would fit best).  

I did this last year, so I do not have any student samples to show, but I'm working on a template for the hearts to share soon.