What fun the days leading up to and St. Patrick’s Day can be! Reading about the tricky little leprechaun, finding ways to catch him and even sorting charms for math data. This bundle is filled with St. Patrick’s Day activities that are embedded into the curriculum such as reading, word work, vocabulary development, comprehension, writing and even math. Take a peek below.
This resource offers engaging activities to encourage creativity, literacy, and critical thinking while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!
Every child always dreams of catching the elusive leprechaun.
And this resource is perfect for all of the above.
The leprechaun is this resource is not messy, naughty or destructive.
He does not tip over desks, mess up the room or color on others property.
NO…This leprechaun is looking to catch your class or individual students doing something positive.
Reading quietly, doing their best work, being kind, helping out, printing neatly, working on the computer.
This leprechaun encourages your class through letters to work quietly, listen to the teacher and be kind to classmates.
I love it!! Instead of having my class OUT OF CONTROL with excitement they WORK HARD TO PLEASE!
The resource includes:
Directions for the teacher. There are six days of suggestions on how to introduce the leprechaun to your class.
Letters to your class for six days.
Letter to parents about the option of students making a leprechaun trap for the final two days.
Activities…
Questions for the leprechaun.
Making three wishes.
How to Catch a Leprechaun
Designing a leprechaun.
Using Cereal for graphing, making tallies, totaling and adding.
Reward cards… I caught YOU but you can’t catch ME!!
That’s What Leprechauns Do is a delightful story by Eve Bunting.
It is the perfect springboard leading students to:
Making Predictions
Recalling Information
Sequencing
Writing
And more!
Best of all it is FREE!
Bring the charm of Irish folklore to your classroom with Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola, a delightful tale about laziness, consequences, and a touch of leprechaun luck! Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, this resource offers engaging, differentiated activities to enhance comprehension, word work, writing, and math skills.
What’s Included:
- Opening Activity: Assess prior knowledge with a class poll on favorite types of potatoes, plus data collection activities.
- Guided Reading: Lessons on cause and effect, sequencing, recall, story elements, and compare/contrast.
- Word Work: Vocabulary activities, ABC order, and sequencing.
- Informational Text: Mini reader about the potato life cycle with sequencing activities.
- Writing: Paragraph organizers, class book cover, and final write pages.
- Math Games: Greater/Less Than and doubles practice.
Perfect for fostering literacy, critical thinking, and creativity in a fun, thematic way.
Does your class love building leprechaun traps?
If so, this engaging resource will enhance their St. Patrick’s Day fun!
This resource includes:
- Craft: Create a leprechaun and design a trap to catch him.
- Pre-Writing Activities: Sequencing, tool selection, and brainstorming.
- Comprehension Activities: Cause and effect, story elements.
- Class Book: Three differentiated final writing pages.
- Vocabulary Practice: Word posters and interactive reading activities.
- Word Work: ABC order, parts of speech, and word searches.
- Writing Prompts: Opinion, summary, and narrative writing.
- Leprechaun Interview: Fun questions to ask a leprechaun.
- Math Games: Leprechaun-themed addition (to 10) and subtraction.
Make St. Patrick’s Day magical with this engaging literacy learning experience!
