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St. Patrick’s DayMommy School Unit

Letter: G

Color: Green

Number: FiveNursery Rhyme: Five Fat Peas

ACTIVITIES & GAMESPlaydough

Make green playdough and use shamrock cookie cutter to cut out

shamrocks.

Shamrock Hunt

Print the attached shamrocks with letters on them. Hide them around the

room and sing the song below:

(Sing to the tune of “The Farmer In the Dell”)

Let’s look for shamrocks now,


And when we find a bright green one

Then we’ll take a bow.You can also practice letter recognition using these shamrocks.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

On St. Patrick’s Day, have a parade! March around wearing ALL green.

You can go all out with green leis, green hats, green beads, green nail

polish, etc.

Leprechaun Visit

Before your child wakes up, leave green footprints all over the house. (Aneasy way to make footprints is to trace a shoe on green paper.) You can

even tape some footprints on the ceiling! Mess up the furniture, etc.

Leave a note from “Leprechauns” along with a treat if desired. When

child wakes up, he/she will be surprised to see that leprechauns have

visited your house!!




Lucky Penny Hunt

Hide pennies and see if children can find them. They can trade each

penny for a treat—if they can explain a reason why they feel they are

lucky. (I am lucky because I have great parents, etc…)

Word Search

For older children, complete the attached word search and maze.

ART

Handprint Shamrock

Press children’s hand into green paint. Press 3 handprints into a shamrock

shape and add a stem using a green pipe cleaner.

Paper Plate Leprechaun

Paint the rim of a paper plate orange. After paint dries, cut slits. (This will

be the beard.) Cut out a hat out of green construction paper. You can

also add a black belt with yellow buckle for hat. Add a face on the

center of the paper plate.

Felt Shamrocks

Cut hearts out of different colors of felt. Encourage child to put together

different color combinations to create a shamrock on a felt board. You

could also photograph color combinations and ask your child to

duplicate the shamrocks in the same way.

Rainbows

Paint a rainbow and glue on cotton balls as “clouds.”

SCIENCESensory TubMake a sensory tub using split peas. Bury gold coins inside the split peas

and have children search for them in their “pot of gold.”

Color Mixing

If you’re really brave, drop yellow food coloring and blue food coloring

into the toilet. Flush, and watch the colors mix to become green.




MATHShamrock Hunt

Using the template attached, cut out several shamrocks and color them

different colors (or print on different colors of cardstock). Hide theshamrocks around the room and let child collect them in a basket.

• Help your child count out the number of total shamrocks.

• Sort the shamrocks into colors.

• You could also make patterns using the colors of shamrocks.

• For older children, do some addition. “Give green shamrocks plus

one red shamrock equals… six shamrocks.”

Shamrock Measuring

Trace your child’s body on butcher paper while they are lying down. Usea shamrock cut-out to do some measuring. How many shamrocks tall are

you? How many shamrocks long is your arm? You could also practice

measuring other things in the house.

Shamrock Sizes

Use attached shamrocks to help your child put them in order by size from

smallest to largest.

Leprechaun Grid GameUse the attached grid game to roll a dice, identify the number, and

count out the manipulatives. (Such as green M&M’s). Place one

manipulative over each square on the grid until the grid is full.

Lucky Charms Graphing

Before eating a bowl full of Lucky Charms, sort the different types of

marshmallows in your cereal. You can download this graph from Two

Teaching Mommies here:

http://www.2teachingmommies.com/2011/02/sneak-peak-st-patricks-day.html

Lucky Leprechaun

Play Lucky Leprechaun by taking turns rolling 2 dice. Add the numbers

together to determine what part of the leprechaun you will draw. The

goal is to try to draw the entire leprechaun! (This is great for older kids.)




Color By Number

Complete the attached color by number sheet to practice numeral

recognition and make a St. Patrick’s Day picture!

Pot of Gold Activity

Complete this fun pot of gold activity using color dot stickers. Roll dice to

know how many dots to cover. You can cover them in a rainbow shape.

http://www.2teachingmommies.com/2011/02/sneak-peak-st-patricks-

day.html

FLANNEL BOARD FUNFive Wee Leprechauns

Use the attached “Five Wee Leprechauns” visual aids to act out this

rhyme as a flannel board story.

SNACKSMagic Leprechaun Drink

Mix a package of lemonade and add yellow food coloring to make the

color brighter. Add a drop of blue food coloring to the child’s clear cup,

and then pour in the lemonade. Watch as the drink turns green!

Shamrock Glass Cookies

Sugar cookie dough

Green hard candy (Lifesavers or jolly ranchers)

Roll out cookie dough and cut out using shamrock cookie cutter. Cut out

a hole in the center using another cookie cutter. Crush candy using

rolling pin and fill the holes in the center of the cookies. Bake on a foil-

covered baking sheet. Cool completely and peel off foil.

Shamrock Rice Krispies Treats

Add a drop of green food coloring to your Rice Krispies treats and cut out

with a shamrock cookie cutter. You could also add green M&M’s!




BOOKS

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

Little Green by Keith Baker

“Mr. and Mrs. Green” series by Keith Baker

Hooray for St. Patrick’s Day by Joan Holub

Jack and the Leprechaun by Ivan RobertsonLeprechaun Gold by Teresa Bateman

The Luckiest Leprechaun by Justine Korman

Lucky Days with Mr. and Mrs. Green by Keith Baker

The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen

Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola

Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola

Jamie O’Rourke and the Pooka by Tomie dePaola

Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill by Tomie dePaola




Songs & Finger playsI’m a Little Leprechaun

Tune: I’m a Little Teapot”

I’m a little leprechaun.

Dressed in green.

The tiniest man that

You have ever seen.

If you ever catch me,

So it’s told,

I’ll give youMy pot of gold.

This Little Leprechaun

Tune: This Old Man

This little leprechaun,

He hid one. (Hold up correct number of fingers.)He hid gold in the noonday sun. Whew!

With a tap, tap paddy whack (Stomp feet for tap, tap)

Hide a pot of gold.

It’s a secret that can’t be told. (Place fingers up to lips.)

Continue song, adding a new line for each number:

Two —He hid gold in his left shoe. OUCH!

Three —He hid gold in the deep blue sea. AHOY!

Four —He hid gold behind the door. BANG!Five--He hid gold in the old beehive. BUZZ!

Six —He hid gold beneath the bed. GOTCHA!

Seven –He hid gold beneath the bed. THAT DOESN’T RHYME!

Eight —He hid gold near the garden gate. SQUEAK!

Nine —He hid gold in the nick of time. TICK, TOCK!




If You’re Wearing Green Today

Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re wearing green today,

Dance a jig.If you’re wearing green today,

Dance a jig.

If you’re wearing green today,

Dance a jig, then smile and say,

“Have a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

* Clap your hands, twirl around, shout hooray

Leprechaun Song

Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Do your ears point up? (Pull on top of ears)

Do you have a lot of luck? (Cross fingers on both hands)

Can you dance an Irish jig? (Dance)

For a pot of gold you’d dig. (Pretend to dig)

Can you toss gold over your shoulder (Pretend to toss over shoulder)

Like a giant throws a boulder? (Pretend to throw heavy object)Do your ears point up? (Pull on top of ears)

Counting Shamrocks

Tune: Ten Little Indians

One little, two little, three little shamrocks.

Four little, five little, six little shamrocks.

Seven little, eight little, nine little shamrocks.Ten little shamrocks all in a row.




COLOR: GREEN

Green Scavenger Hunt

Use the attached sheet to go on a green scavenger hunt. This could be

really fun while looking through green sunglasses or green paper glasses.

Kool-Aid Play-dough

1 c. flour

2 T. cream of tartar

¼ c. salt

2 packages of green Kool-Aid.

1 c. water

1 T. oil

Green food coloring

1. In a saucepan, combine everything but the oil. Stir well.

2. Stir in oil. Add drops of food coloring. Stir well.

3. Move saucepan to stovetop and cook for 3-5 minutes on medium

heat. Stir well the entire time.

4. When a soft ball starts to form, turn off the heat and remove the pan.

Playdough will be hot.

5. Remove the ball of dough from the pan and let cool for a second.

6. Knead well until soft.

7. Store in airtight container or a ziplock bag.

Green Snack Ideas

Kiwi, green grapes, pesto, green beans, asparagus, avocado, broccoli,

green apples, grasshopper pie, spinach tortillas, zuchinni, mint brownies,

cucumber, honeydew, lettuce, limes, peas, pistachio pudding.

Apple Jacks Sorting

Sort apple jacks into green and orange. String green apple jacks ontostring and wear them as a bracelet.

Green Car Counting

Go on a picnic somewhere you can see cars driving by. Look for cars of

different colors, especially green. Use the attached sheet to make a

mark for each car you see. What color of car did you see the most?

What color did you see the least?




Green Songs

“Green” from Color songs by Stephen Fite

“The Green Grass Grew All Around”

“Five Green and Speckled Frogs”

Green Art in the Tub

Add a few drops of green food coloring to shaving cream. Have fun

playing with this in the bathtub.

Green Picnic

Go on a green picnic. Wear all green. Sit on a green blanket. Eat green

foods.

Lime Slime JelloMake lime slime jello as a snack. You could also make this jello and hide

some of your child’s favorite toys inside. It could become a fun sensory

experiment to dig out favorite toys inside the slimy jello!

Lime Slime Jello

1 large package of lime jello (6 oz.)

1 large package of jello lemon pudding, cooked variety (6 oz.)

Make lime jello as directed on package. Cook lemon pudding asdirected on package, but omit the eggs. Stir pudding into jello.

Refrigerate at least 6 hours.

Color Flashcards

You can download your own “green” flashcards at Homeschool

Creations.

(http://www.homeschoolcreations.com/preschoolcolorsandshapes.html)

Red Light/Green Light

This is a great chance to discuss stoplights and the meaning of the color

“green.” Play Red Light/Green Light.




NUMBER: FIVE

Card Search

Search for the five’s in a deck of cards.

SongsFive Green and Speckled Frogs.

Five Fat Peas

Number Pattern

Print the attached 5 number pattern. Paste 5 shamrock cut-outs on the

number pattern.

Craft Stick Houses

Use 5 craft sticks to create a house... or anything else you would like to

make!

Writing Rhyme

While practicing writing the number five, say this rhyme to help form the

numeral:

The little train

First goes back,

Then goes down

And around

On the railroad track.

I like to practice writing numbers in finger paint, shaving cream, or using

Crayola’s window crayons.

Finger Games

Let your child place 5 olives on his/her fingers. Or 5 rings. Or 5 finger

puppets. Count them as they take them on and off.

Five French Fries

Cut 2 yellow sponges into 5 long “fries.” Set the sponge fries out with 2

cardboard fry boxes from McDonald’s. Let child count the French fries as

they place them in the fry boxes.

Five Fat Peas




Glue 5 green fuzzy pompoms to a craft stick. These will be the peas on

the pea pod. Use this to practice the nursery rhyme.

Tactile Learning

Cut the numeral 5 out of sand paper. Have child trace with his/her

finger. You could also do a rubbing of the numeral by placing paper on

the top and coloring over it.




LETTER G

G is for Green Grass

Cut a G out of cardstock. Cover with glue, sprinkle with green Easter

grass. (Or real grass.)

Flashcards

Use attached flashcards to learn other “G” vocabulary. I usually

laminate them, cut them apart, and bind them together using a book

ring. The best time to go through these is while your child is eating!

“G” Art

Use green gummy bears to create the shape of a letter G. Glue into

shape of letter if desired.

G on the floor

Using masking tape, tape a large G on the floor. Give child a variety of

tasks to do on the letter: GRAB the letter, GROWL at the letter, etc.

G is for…. Coloring Pages

Complete the attached 3 “G is for…” coloring pages. Also practice

writing letter G.

Muffin Tin Meal

Create a muffin tin meal using foods that start with G. Here are a few

ideas:

Goldfish, grapes, gingerbread, graham crackers, granola bar, grapefruit,

green beans, grilled cheese, gravy, gummy bears, gushers, grape soda,

garlic bread, gelato,




SHAMROCK PATTERNSPrint one sheet of shamrocks on several different colors. Use these for

several math activities including addition, sorting, patterning, etc.




Shamrock Letters

Print on cardstock and laminate if desired.Practice letter recognition. You can also

go on a shamrock hunt! Hide the lettered

shamrocks around the room. Have child

find them while singing this song:

(Sing to the tune of “The Farmer In the Dell”)



And when we find a bright green one

Then we’ll take a bow.




Five Wee Leprechauns

Act out the 5 Wee Leprechauns rhyme by

using the attached visual aids. Print on

cardstock and laminate if desired. Mount

them on craft sticks or use them as a

flannel board activity.




Five Wee Leprechauns

Five wee leprechauns scurrying by my door,One jumped away, and then there were four.

Four wee leprechauns climbing in my tree,One hid in the green leaves,And then there were three.

Three wee leprechauns, just a busy few,One went for his pot of gold, then were two.

Two wee leprechauns having lots of fun,One hopped over the rainbow,

Then there was one.One wee leprechaun with all his work done,

He slipped off for a nap,Then there were none.




Shamrock SizesPrint, cut and laminate these shamrocks. Help your child put these

shamrocks in order by size.




Green Scavenger HuntGive your child the following guidelines to collect things that are green.

As items are found, mark them off with a green marker or green sticker.

Find something that grows green.

Find something soft that is green.

Find one snack item that is green.

Name one animal that is green.

Find something hard that is green.

Name a fruit that is green.

Find something you play with that is green.Find something you can color with that is green.

Find something you can build with that is green.

Find something on a wall that is green.

Find something you can wear that is green.




DirectionsPrint the 5 number pattern. Cover with 5 shamrock cut-outs.




Five Fat Peas

Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed(Children hold hand in a fist)

One grew, two grew, so did all the rest.(Put thumb and fingers up one by one)

They grew and grew(Raise hand in the air very slowly)

And did not stop,

Until one dayThe pod went POP!(Children clap hands together)



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