After you have finished making the cube here, you can use it with this playing board.
Materials
- one green sheet of construction paper
- ruler
- non-toxic markers
- kid safe scissors
- tape
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Pot of Gold Cube Materials
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Part I: Drawing the Cube
Draw two parallel lines eight inches long down the middle of the green sheet of paper.
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Two Parallel Lines
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Every two inches, attach the two parallel lines with a line from one to the other.
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Parallel Lines Attached every Two Inches
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The second square down, extend lines on each side two inches.
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Second Square's Lines Extended
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Close each end of the new lines.
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Ends Closed
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Make tabs at every end.
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Tabs Added
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Part II: Pictures on the Sides of the Cube
The first picture is on the top cube--a rainbow. Draw the rainbow with markers.
When I was refreshing my memory of the colors of the rainbow, I found
which not only gave me the order of the colors, but a kid friendly explanation of rainbows.
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Rainbow
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In the second square down, draw a leprechaun. Start with the face.
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Face
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Then a hat.
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Hat
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Last hair and beard.
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Hair and Beard
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To the left of the leprechaun, draw a four-leaf-clover with four hearts.
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To the right of the leprechaun, draw a pot of gold.
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The Rim
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The Pot
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The Feet
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The Gold
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Underneath the leprechaun, draw a shamrock with three hearts.
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Shamrock
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Underneath the shamrock, draw the Book of Kells, the famous beautifully illustrated book on display at Trinity Collage in Dublin.
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Top and Middle of the Book
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Sides and Pages at the Sides
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Bottom and Pages at the Bottom
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A Little Decoration
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Cut along the outer lines.
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Cut Out
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Fold along each line.
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Folded
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Cut off tab above rainbow.
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Cut off Tab
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Put tape on other three tabs.
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Put on Tape
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Attach the pot of gold tab underneath the Book of Kells square.
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Pot of Gold and Book of Kells Squares Connected
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Attach the four-leaf-clover tab underneath the Book of Kells square.
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Four-Leaf-Clover and Book of Kells Squares Connected
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Attach the Book of Kells Tab to the rainbow square.
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Book of Kells and Rainbow Squares Connected
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Part III: Play A Little Game
Call out one of the pictures on the cube.
Now throw the cube in the air and hit it back up three times. After the third hit, let it fall to the ground.
Which ever picture is facing up is your roll. If it matches the one you called, you win that roll.
Part IV: An Irish Movie
We enjoy The Secret of Kells embedded here thanks to Hulu.com. The Book of Kells is the inspiration for the movie.
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