It's that time of year again, folks! St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and you know what that means - it's time to break out the green clothes, the four-leaf clovers, gold coins, and the leprechaun traps! But if you're a kindergarten teacher, you're probably wondering how to incorporate this festive holiday into your lesson plans, small groups, and even hands-on math fun. Don't worry - … [Read more...]
Fun Learning Ideas Using the Book Leprechaun on the Loose
Looking for a great learning connection to literature for making leprechaun traps and other St. Patrick's Day activities? You must check out this use to use Leprechaun on the Loose reading expansion pack. Check out some small group ideas, literacy connections, math integration, and even printables. If you can't find this book, you can watch it here on YouTube. Leprechaun on the Loose Story … [Read more...]
SweeTart Chicks Ducks and Bunnies
SweeTart Chicks Ducks and Bunnies is a fun Spring themed candy. We can use fun-themed candies to cover tons of learning standards in fun ways. We have some fun Easter-themed printables for Kindergarten that you can grab for free. Check out these Candies SweeTart Chicks, Ducks, and Bunnies are super cute and super fun. There are three types of designs; ducks, chicks, and bunnies. But these … [Read more...]
The Leprechaun is Loose in the Classroom
The Leprechaun is Loose! Last year, we attempted to catch that leprechaun. We built traps. We baited him. And boy did he come knocking! I think we got a little more than we bargained for when this leprechaun got loose. And check out that the mischievous leprechaun makes a mess. First Things First with Leprechaun is Loose We use the book, Leprechaun on the Loose to be our literacy connection … [Read more...]
St. Patrick Math Activities
March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, just like St. Patrick's math activities! This month brings lots of skill-building and practicing as we prepare these little ones for the home stretch! We try to teach all the math standards during this grading period and then grow those skills during the last grading. Using the St. Patrick math activities will be a ton of learning fun. St. Patrick … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Activities
We know March 17th is coming. And we know our little learners are getting more and more excited about St. Patrick's Day. So let's embrace their excitement... harness it... and use it for the greater good. Let's talk about ways to make Saint Patrick's Day more fun and engaging in your classroom. Get ready... this is a HUGE post full of Ideas... products to enhance learning... and freebies to grab … [Read more...]
Meet Silly McGilly for St. Patrick’s Day
If you are looking for St. Patrick's Day activities, but I need to know if you know about Silly McGilly? Silly McGilly is an adorable leprechaun who comes to visit your house or school... to play small tricks at night. He doesn't have to play naughty tricks, but he LOVES to do small SILLY things... like leaving cabinet drawers open or coloring the milk green. And he leaves the night before … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover: St. Patrick's Day is coming and I have a plan to get your little loves activity engaged in learning using this book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! Every student loves the old lady. She eats the oddest, craziest things and gets our creativity flowing. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover I love to read to my students out … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day
Today was so much fun and so exhausting. I have a love/hate relationship with these types of days. These types of days are the reason I LOVE teaching, but the reason I sometimes feel like a bad mommy when I get home. We had a pretty typical morning with a calendar, daily 5, lunch, then recess. But this afternoon was a totally different story. We did our Forces and Motion unit on Day 4-Force, … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Literacy Idea
Here is a fun St. Patrick's Day Literacy idea using a pocket chart that you will love for the month of March. You can even take this idea and change it for other months and themes. St. Patrick's Day Literacy Idea This idea is a fun way to integrate literacy into the month of March. It is a great and FUN way to work on vocabulary, describing words, and even expanding sentences for … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Eraser Graph
Are you a sucker for CUTE seasonal erasers to make a St. Patrick's Day Eraser Graph? Me too! I found these awesome seasonal erasers and had to get them. (I think you can still get them at Party City!) You can also grab them here on Amazon. I say the more seasonal erasers, the better. St. Patrick's Day Eraser Graph Many teachers are curious as to how to use fun erasers. To start with, … [Read more...]