"A Louisiana Christmas
Tree "
Tina Grigsby
Ruston Jr. High
"During the weeks leading up to Christmas,
I wanted a unique way to celebrate it in Louisiana. Therefore, I have my
students create Louisiana Christmas Tree ornaments. My students all know
their Louisiana symbols, but the problem that I tend to have is that they
all want to do all the same ones. So, therefore, I end up having 50 crawfish
or 50 magnolias. After asking Louisiana101 for help, our ornaments my take
on a new dimension."
First: I provide each student will
a small piece of poster board (or they can bring their own plain Christmas
ball and decorate it). Their decoration must be something dealing with
Louisiana (maybe a symbol, or parish, see list ideas below). It is really
very simple.
Second: I give one of my students
the coveted honor of building the tree topper. Last year, one of my "favorite"
students built the state capital and I used it as the topper and it was
beautiful. (I am still deciding whether or not to do the capital as the
topper or to try something else.) I usually take one full class period
to allow them to create their ornaments for the tree.
Suggestions: Make
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana festivals.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana cities.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana sports
teams.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana foods.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana flags.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana parishes.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana symbols.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana styles
of music.
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Ornaments featuring famous Louisiana people.
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Ornaments featuring historic Louisiana events.
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana tourist
sites (homes, buildings, battlefields).
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Ornaments featuring various Louisiana words.
Third: Give each class a different
topic to give variety to the tree. |
