We had a fun Happy St. Patrick's Day Party! A tricky Leprechaun visited our classroom making a mess and hiding Leprechaun gold for us to find. We found the gold and gave it to Miss Jodi and then she read us a letter that the Leprechaun had left. We found his missing hat on top of a "pot of gold" filled with golden candy & chocolate coins.
Choosing Time: Leprechaun Concentration Game, Fruit Loop Necklace with a Lucky Shamrock Charm, Pot of Gold Game, Shamrock Face Painting, & Outside Play with Colored Bubbles, Chalk, Bikes, & Wagon Rides
Show & Tell:
Snacks:
- Green Shamrock Jello Jigglers
- Carrot Slices & Carrot Muffins
- Cheetos & Corn Pops
- Cheetos, Clementines, & Brownies
- Graham Crackers & Fruit Leather
- "Grandpa" (Cranberry Raspberry) Juice & Graham Crackers
- Green Grapes & Green Laffy Taffy
Music & Movement:
- I'm A Little Leprechaun
- 5 Little Shamrocks
- Leprechaun, Leprechaun
Art:
- Leprechaun Tracing & Watercolor
- Leprechaun Finger Puppets
Science: We searched for Clover to collect and make into a Lucky Charm
Math: We practiced recognizing the Numbers (1-5) with the amount by counting pennies
Writing/Reading: Our focus sentence was, "If I had a pot of gold..." Some of the kiddos responses were really touching. One child said, "If I found a pot of gold I'd give it to the robbers, so then they wouldn't have to steal." All of the children wanted to give the gold away or at least share half of it with poor people and their parents :)
Books:
- Jaime O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola
- Skyfire by Frank Asch : This book generated a great discussion on what we each might consider as a "pot of gold." For example, I suggested a big pot of golden sand so I could build sandcastles all day. Some of the other ideas included: a pot of golden chocolate, candy, video games, Cheetos,....
- Do You Know a Leprechaun?
- Cinderella's Rat by Susan Meddaugh
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