Please do not copy and paste anything from this site. All ideas are mine unless
noted. Many ideas have come from years of teaching. Thanks for understanding!


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Math Ideas
Roll a Shamrock
Kids roll a die and take that many shamrocks. I use erasers from
Oriental Trading as our counters.
Program a sheet of paper with shamrock
outlines. Have kids roll a die and shade in the clover.(Adapted from Hubbarb's Cupboard)
Shamrock Math Mat - programmed mat- with
erasers and die.
Pots of Gold(idea adapted from teachingheart.net)
Take 10 black film canisters and paint 55 beans gold. Have the
students put the correct number of "gold" in each "pot"
I used a paint pen to write on the outside of each "pot"
Graphs:
Have you seen a leprechaun?graph I created
Do You believe in leprechauns? (idea from teachingheart.net)
Have you ever seen a rainbow?
Lucky Charms graph (from teachingheart.net)



Word Bank
This is our pocket chart with St. Patty day words:


shamrock, St. Patricks Day, clover, luck, lucky, gold, rainbow,
leprechaun,


Using die cuts, program them with numbers
and the kids put the correct number of erasers on each shamrock. (0-10= 55 counters)
Rainbow Spinner
Create a spinner with 7 seven areas. Label each area a color
Give students a blank rainbow sheet. Each time the kids spin the spinner
They color in the rainbow.
We made a graph"How many people wore green"
We made a graph for green foods we liked after
we tasted them. We tasted celery, broccoli, green pepper, and cucumber.
On another day, we talked about potatoes
So we graphed which "potato" we liked the best. Their choices were:
mashed, baked, chips, and french fries.


(These pictures were taken from a B. Dwyer workshop that I attened)
We brainstormed how to eat potatoes- one girl said with a fork- then her sister
says a spoon. Still not what I was getting at! We finally got to items made from
After that, they came up with tons of ideas--- BUT NO chips!!!!
We tasted four different kinds of chips. Regular, wavy, BBQ, and Sour Cream and Onions.
The first photo is my attempt at a potato and the second is supposed to be a chip!






We thought of foods that were green. I don't have a stove or microwave in my room
so our food choices were cut down a little this year. We graphed only three things
Our graph said "Yummy/ Yucky for each food. While we were brainstorming our green things
they guess several, but they were missing one that I had brought. Pickels!
So we tasted pickles, grapes, and celery. Celery- got a so-so review.


Center Ideas
Program die cuts with the upper/lower case
and have kids match.
"Shamrock Happy" pocket chart/also make a book
Using real potatoes and a scale, have
students weigh classroom items against potatoes.



Art Ideas


Have the kids paint a large rainbow
after it dries, cut it out. Then have the kids lace the same
color yarn through the bottom. (There is teacher prep involved)
You will need to cut out the rainbows and punch holes in the bottom)
These make great hanging displays.
Shamrock Sun catchers
If you have two nesting shamrocks, you
could lay one side down and using tissue paper,
liquid starch, put shamrock shape on a paper plate
and have your students "paint" the tissue paper pieces
on top of one clover and cut off excess, if any, then let dry.
Attach another clover overlay.(I can't post a picture, becuase
we haven't done this yet!
Potato Art
Using potatoes, if you can, make potato prints.



Games To Play
Place large shamrocks on the floor
have children hop from one to another in a certain order.
Uses:numbers, site words, story attributes
Clover Point: Draw clovers on a shower curtain and have kids point
and say words as they point to them. (Idea adapted from Dr. Jean)
Bingo
memory using St. Patty's stickers



Poems to Share
Leprechauns peeking,
Around a willow tree,
Pussy willows waking,
Longing to be free.
Colleens and shamrocks
And castles old and gray,
Put them all together
To make St. Patrick's Day.

The Wearin' O' the Green
Today is the day fer the wearin' o' the green.
Today is the day when the little people are seen.
Today is St. Patrick's Day, so if ye'r Irish me lad,
Join the celebratin' fer the grandest time ta' be had.
Ya' put yer hand up in the air, the other hand on your hip.
Ya' tap yer toe, ya' tap yer heel, ya' bounce yer knee a wee bit.
Ya' prance 'n dance around the room, n' circle one two three.
The saints be praised, I must admit, ya' all look Irish ta' me.

Leprechaun
Leprechaun, leprechaun, fly across the sea
And fetch an emerald shamrock for you and me.
Do not bring a nettle or a thistle for a joke,
But bring an Irish shamrock, for we are Irish folk.
And you and I, my leprechaun, will wear the shamrock gay,
And match it with and Irish smile upon St. Patrick's Day!

The Leprechauns are Marching
The Leprechauns are marching,
They're marching down the hall,
They're marching on the ceiling,
They're marching on the wall.
They're marching two by two,
And now it's four by four,
You say you still can't see them?
Move back! Here come some more!
The leprechauns are marching,
I think it's three by three.
Just close your eyes and try now
To visualize with me.
Their merry little feet
Will never miss a beat.
They're very tricky fellows.
Look out! They're under the sheet!


St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick came from Ireland
A country trimmed with green
It has the shamrocks and the pipes
Those leprechauns you've seen
Those leprechauns will trip you
You'll fall flat on your face
They'll tickle your nose and sour the milk
Then find a hiding place!

I'll Wear a Shamrock
St. Patrick's Day is with us,
The day when all that's seen
To right and left and everywhere
Is green, green, green!
And Irish tunes they whistle
And Irish songs they sing,
To-day each Irish lad walks out
As proud as any king.
I'll wear a four-leaf shamrock
In my coat, the glad day through,
For my father and mother are Irish
And I am Irish too!
Mary Carolyn Davies


St. Patrick's Day
Oh, my mother isn't Irish
And my father isn't too,
But today I feel as Irish
As the really Irish do.
For today I wear a shamrock
That is green in every way
And though I am American,
I am Irish -- for today!


Who Stole the shamrock from the colver patch
(These next songs were taken from 123child)

Sung to "Bingo"
by chicky
There is a color
That I say
Represents St. Patrick's Day
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
And Green is that color

The Clover Song
Sung to "The More we Get Together"
by chicky
If I could be a clover,
A clover, a clover
If I could be a clover
I would have 4 leaves
One leaf for luck and one leaf for fun
If I could be a clover
I would have 4 leaves
One leaf for wisdom and one leaf for love
If I could be a clover
I would have 4 leaves

Where oh Where?
Sung to "Where oh Where has my Little Dog Gone?"
by chicky
Where, oh where has my pot of gold gone?
Oh Where, Oh Where could it be?
It's black and big and full of gold,
Oh Where, Oh where could it be?

My Gold Lies Under a Rainbow
Sung to "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"
by chicky
My Gold Lies Under a Rainbow
My Gold Lies Under a tree
My Gold is Under a Leprechaun
Bring back my gold to me.
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my gold to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my gold to me, to me

Leprechaun Song
Sung to "I'm a little teapot"
by Chicky
I'm a little Leprechaun
Quick as can be
I hide my gold
Under a tree
If you see a rainbow
You may find
Where I left
My gold behind

Did you ever see a lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie, a lassie, a lassie
Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that?
Go this way and that way and this way and that way
Did you ever see a lassie go this way and that?
Who is Wearing Green Today?
Who is Wearing Green Today?
Green Today, Green Today?
Who is Wearing Green Today?
All Day Long
(Child's Name) is Wearing Green Today
Green Today, Green Today?
(Child's Name) is Wearing Green Today?
All Day Long

Leprechaun, Leprechaun Where's Your Gold?
Chanted and played like "Doggie Doggie Where's your Bone?"
by Chicky
Leprechaun, Leprechaun Where's Your Gold?
Somebody stole it, they are bold,
Under the rainbow, Behind a tree
Find your gold as quick as can be!

Leprechaun Song
by chicky-ma-ma
Sung to "Mary had a Little Lamb"
I'm a little Leprechaun
Leprechaun
Leprechaun
I'm a little Leprechaun
Who likes to hide the gold

Ten Green Shamrocks(visit Mrs.Sirois' Country Kindergarten)
Ten green shamrocks, oh so fine.
________ took one; then there were nine.

Nine green shamrocks, growing by the gate.
________ took one; then there were eight.

Eight green shamrocks, looking up to heaven.
________ took one; then there were seven.

Seven green shamrocks, straight like sticks.
________ took one; then there were five.

Six green shamrocks, growing by the hive.
________ took one; then there were five.

Five green shamrocks, lying on the floor.
________ took one; then there were four.

Four green shamrocks, you and I can see.
________ took one; then there were three.

Three green shamrocks, oh so few.
________ took one; then there were two.

Two green shamrocks, counting them is fun.
________ took one; now the game is done.



Things to Get
Spring Emergent set @ KinderKorner
5 Little Shamrocks



Books to Write/Writing Prompts
Shamrock, Shamrock
It would be luck if...
I feel lucky when...
I was lucky when...
Lucky Me! I am ...
"Shamrock Happy" pocket chart/also make a book
Books to Read

It's St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day
Hooray for St. Patrick's Day

St. Patricks Day
St. Patricks Day Alphabet
Let's Celebrate

Crafts
Fluffy's Lucky Day
St. Patrick's Day in the Morning





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