St. Patrick’s Day – Getting Ready for the Leprechaun!

As a student I didn’t have teachers who got into St. Patrick’s Day. For my first two years of teaching, we did a few activities – but nothing major. However, during my third year of teaching I realized just how much fun St. Patrick’s Day can be!

I watched a teacher who left little leprechaun footprints from the doorway of the building all the way into her classroom. It was so neat! The leprechauns left her students little treats. But – best of all – they all set leprechaun traps to try and catch the leprechauns.

I decided to try some of her ideas with my own twist.

Here each of my Kindergarten students set traps to catch the leprechauns. I let them use every day materials from the classroom so I didn’t have to bring too much extra stuff in.

Then each student wrote a note to the leprechaun trying to trick them. I love what they came up with!! (Some of the kids even went as far as putting a small doll beside their note and writing a note to the leprechaun that it was his new “girlfriend”. Oh the things they come up with!!)

Click here for my blog post with a FREEBIE for St. Patrick’s Day Writing Prompts.

If you are looking for a St. Patrick’s Day activity for grades 3-6, please click on the picture below. It will take you to my Saint Patrick’s Day History with Facts & Opinions worksheet. It is only $1.00 and a great way for the older students to have some fun with this holiday while also practicing their fact and opinions skills.

If your students need more math fact practice, try these St. Patrick’s Day Math Centers by clicking HERE!