TpT Teacher-Authors are making sure you feel the luck of the Irish this St. Patrick’s Day! We’ve complied charming resources, shamrockin’ ideas, and festive fun for you to keep in your pot o’ gold.From leprechaun logic puzzles to a lesson on how St. Patrick’s Day came to America, there are plenty of resources to give your lads and lasses a whale of a time.
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Leprechaun, Leprechaun: An Adaptive & Interactive St. Patrick’s Day Book (grades PreK-2), created by Speech with Megan,is a creative way to integrate speech therapy into this green and golden day. She says, “I told my students that a little leprechaun came to visit over the night and left his magic hat… so I let them wear it while we read the book! The book was created for SLPs, special educators, and early educators to target prepositions, emergent literacy skills, and expanding utterances.”
TpT’er and blogger victoria moore is sharing an activity post from her blog, Leprechaun on the Ledge, which she says “works like a lucky charm.” She explains that the Lucky Leprechaun “keeps his Irish eyes on my little lads and makes sure they are behaving.” What fun! She also has a St.Patrick’s Day-themed March Fun Freebie (grades K-2). Elementary Matters has tons o’ fun with this holiday, wearing green and playing clever games with her students. “I’ve been known to run off homework on green paper, and act surprised when I pass it out. ‘These weren’t green when I ran them off yesterday! It must have been that mischievous leprechaun!'” What a fun idea! She’s sharing her St. Patrick’s Day resource. (grades 1-3).
Susan Morrow shares her love of St. Patrick’s Day with her little leprechauns by using her St. Patrick’s Day Beginning Logic Puzzles. (grades 1-3) She says her class “has a blast trying to figure out which leprechaun can jump the highest, where leprechauns like to hide, and what types of tricks they play on us…. it’s teacher heaven!”
Simply Skilled In Second says, “Since I’m 1/2 Irish, I LOVE celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in my classroom. We make Irish soda bread in the classroom and eat it while we’re working. I created my St. Patrick’s Day – The Luck of the Irish Flip Flap Book™ (free, grades 1-4) for my students to make during our ELA block. They love flip flap books, and they always ask for more.”
A spud-tacular way to have fun on this holiday comes from Second Grade Stories, who’s sharing her St. Patrick’s Day Writing – Potato Parade Resource (grades 1-3). “Each year, our 2nd graders have a Potato Parade!” she says. She loves to see what her students come up with, and has seen cartoon characters, movie stars, and sports icons, to name a few. Kelly Whittier shares her Adjectives, Nouns, and Verbs St. Patrick’s Day Word Sort (grades 2-3). She explains it as “engaging for students and easy to prep for teachers! Anytime you can mesh practice and review of skills with holidays, it’s a good thing!”
Pinfeather Press enjoys integrating history and geography into the day with her St. Patrick’s Day Ireland Activity Booklet (grades 3-5). She used this resource with her students last year and says, “There’s a map activity that taught the students about cities and other places in Ireland, a Celtic knot work coloring/drawing page, a trivia quiz, and other fun stuff.” And here are Scienceisfun‘s thoughts: “Holidays are the perfect time to keep students engaged and learning at the same time with SCIENCE!” She’s sharing her St. Patrick’s Day Scientific Method Experiment Review Introduction with Lucky Charms (grades 3-6) — three cheers for science!
Dive over the rainbow and into the fun with “March Reading ELA Unit- St. Patrick’s Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing, Centers, Games.” This resource (grades 3-6) from Shelly Rees is “65 pages of ELA goodness, with plenty of nonfiction informational passages, worksheets, poetry, folktale, center games and activities, and writing resources to get teachers through the month of March with ease.”
Melissa O’Bryan — Wild About Fifth loves the opportunity to share this holiday with her students. She says, “As an O’Bryan, St. Patrick’s Day is special to my heart! We don’t get a lot of time in the upper grades to celebrate the holidays, so I try to squeeze in quick, content-related, holiday-themed review games when possible. Here’s a FREE math game I created for just this purpose: Lucky Leprechaun Decimal Multiplication Roll (grades 5-6).”
Positively Pre-Algebra Plus highlights her St. Patrick’s Day Integer Operations Activity (grades 6-8). She says this will help your middle school lads and lasses “reinforce skills they’ve learned earlier.” Ellen Weber – Brain based tasks for upper grades has worked with leaders and teachers in Ireland, so she really enjoys celebrating this green holiday. She uses her St Patrick’s Task Cards for Non-Fiction – CCSS Aligned (grades 6-12) to keep her upper-grade students engaged.
And do you know How St. Patrick’s Day came to America? History Gal is sharing this resource (grades 7-8) on Irish immigration to the United States. She says, “It’s a fun lesson for St. Patrick’s Day that actually connects the holiday to historical events — something that is a must in the secondary classroom!”
For more middle school and high school resources, take a look at:
St. Patrick’s Day Author Purpose Worksheet from Mainly Middle School 6-8
St. Patrick’s Day Math Puzzle — Combining Like Terms (grades 8-12) and St. Patrick’s Day Math Puzzles — Solving Inequalities (grades 8-12) from The Gurgals
The Irish in the Civil War (grades 9-12) from Mr Wonderful
Also, take a tour of St. Patrick’s Day clipart from so many terrific TpT’ers — rainbows, shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots o’ gold galore!
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St. Patrick's Day
Songs, Poems, & Fingerplays
Lucky Leprechaun
(Sung to the tune of: 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider')
The little leprechaun went skipping 'cross the ground.
He found a four leaf clover with petals all around.
He made a secret wish that his day be filled with joy.
Then he ran to share his luck with every girl and boy!
I'm A Little Leprechaun
(Sung to the tune of: 'I'm a Little Teapot')
I'm a little leprechaun, can't you see?
I am as tiny as can be!
I only come around just once a year
That's when St. Patrick's Day is here!
This Little Leprechaun
This little leprechaun slid down the rainbow,
(Point to thumb.)
This little leprechaun stayed home.
(Point to index finger.)
This little leprechaun picked a shamrock,
(Point to middle finger.)
This little leprechaun found some gold.
(Point to ring finger.)
This little leprechaun cried, 'See if you can catch me,'
(Point to little finger.)
As he ran home.
(Wiggle little finger.)
Leprechaun, Leprechaun
Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Hiding in the hay.
(Hide pointer finger under opposite hand.)
Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Don't you run away.
(Hop pointer finger around.)
Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Let's go out and play.
(Hop both pointer fingers together.)
Leprechaun, leprechaun,
It's St. Patrick's Day!
(Dance pointer fingers up and down.)
Lucky Leprechaun
(Sung to the tune of: 'Jingle Bells')
Leprechaun, Leprechaun,
Oh, where can you be?
Come a little closer now,
Don't be afraid of me.
Leprechaun, Leprechaun,
You bring luck my way.
I'd really like to see you
On this St. Patrick's Day!
On St. Patrick's Day
(Sung to the tune of: 'If You're Happy and You Know It')
On St. Patrick's Day, we'll all wear somethin' green.
On St. Patrick's Day, we'll all wear somethin' green.
Wear a green scarf, belt, or hat,
Or green socks - just think of that!
On St. Patrick's Day, we'll all wear somethin' green.
On St. Patrick's Day, we'll wish each other luck.
On St. Patrick's Day, we'll wish each other luck.
'Luck o' the Irish,' we will say
To each other on that day.
On St. Patrick's Day, we'll wish each other luck.
Leprechaun Poem
Leprechaun, leprechaun, don't catch cold.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, come get the gold.
Eat some cereal, drink some tea.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, visit with me.
I promise not to keep you for more than just a spell.
My mother wouldn't let me, so it's just as well.
Leprechauns, leprechauns, where do you dwell?
Leprechauns, leprechauns, elves, and trolls.
I think you live on grassy knolls.
Leprechauns, leprechauns everywhere.
Leprechauns, leprechauns in my hair.
On my foot and near my ear
Leprechaun, leprechaun, see you next year!
Top Of The Morning To You
(Sung to the tune of: 'Home On The Range')
Oh top of the morning to you
Where the leprechauns dance all around
St. Patrick is here
And we're as happy as can be
Oh, Happy St. Patrick's to you!
Can You Catch A Leprechaun?
(Sung to tune of' Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star')
Can you catch a leprechaun?
Hurry, quick or he'll be gone!
Just when you are getting near
The leprechaun will disappear.
Can you catch a leprechaun?
Hurry, quick or he'll be gone!
St. Patrick's Day Song
(Sung to the tune of: 'Mary Had A Little Lamb')
I'm looking for a leprechaun,
leprechaun, leprechaun.
I'm looking for a leprechaun,
Do you know where he's gone?
He wears a suit that's made of green,
Made of green, made of green.
He wears a suit that's made of green,
Do you know where he's gone?
He lives by a rainbow and hides his gold,
Hides his gold, hides his gold.
He lives by a rainbow and hides his gold,
Do you know where he's gone?
If you see a leprechaun,
Leprechaun, leprechaun.
If you see a leprechaun,
Please tell me where he's gone!
Leprechauns
(Sung to the tune of: 'Three Blind Mice')
Leprechauns, leprechauns,
Hiding here, hiding there,
They don't want us to see them play,
Every year on St. Patrick's Day.
See them smile in their cute little way,
Leprechauns, leprechauns.
Five Little Leprechauns
Five little leprechauns playing in the sun.
The first one said, “Oh, my! We’re having fun!”
The second one said, “We need to spread some joy!”
The third one said, “Let’s find some girls and boys.”
The fourth one said, “There’s gold to be found!”
The fifth one said, “Let’s look all around!”
Then out came a rainbow, shining bright and bold.
So, five little leprechauns ran to find some gold!
Wee Little Patrick
(Sung to the tune of: 'Yankee Doodle')
Patrick is a leprechaun
He has a sack of gold
He hides it in a special place
Between two stumps, I'm told
I think I once saw Patrick
Out in the woods at play
He smiled and laughed and winked his eye
And then he ran away
Don't try to follow Patrick
To find his treasure sack
He'll twist and jump and run away
And he never will come back.
Five Wee Leprechauns
Five wee leprechauns scurrying by my door,
One jumped away, then there were 4.
Four wee leprechauns climbing in my tree,
One hid in the green leaves, then there were 3.
Three wee leprechauns, just a busy few,
One went for a pot of gold, then there were 2.
Two wee leprechauns, having lots of fun,
One hopped over the rainbow, then there was 1.
One wee leprechaun, with all his work done.
He slipped off for a nap, then there was 0.
I'm A Little Leprechaun I
(Sung to the tune of: 'I'm a Little Teapot')
I'm a little Leprechaun short and green,
Here is my shamrock but I can't be seen,
When you pull my feather, hear me scream (everyone scream)
I'm a little Leprechaun, short and green.
I'm A Little Leprechaun II
(Sung to the tune of: '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 you my pot of gold.
I'm A Little Leprechaun III
(Sung to the tune: 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' )
I'm a little leprechaun,
Leprechaun, leprechaun.
I'm a little leprechaun
On St. Patrick's Day.
See me dance a little jig,
Little jig, little jig.
See me dance a little jig
When I come out to play.
Join your child in dancing a jig while you sing.
St. Patrick’s Day is Here
(Sung to the tune of: 'Farmer in the Dell')
St. Patrick’s Day is here
St. Patrick’s Day is here
Let’s give a clap and dance a jig
St. Patrick’s Day is here.
Do Your Ears Point Up?
(Sung to the tune of: 'Do Your Ears Hang Low?')
Do your ears point up, (Pull on tops of ears.)
Do you have a lot of luck? (Cross fingers.)
For gold do you dig, (Pretend to dig.)
Can you do an Irish jig? (Dance a jig.)
If the answer's 'yes,' (Nod head.)
Your a Leprechaun, I guess! (Wink eye.)
Do your ears point up?
Ten Little Leprechauns
10 little leprechauns dancing in a ring,
10 little leprechauns, hear them sing!
Ooooooo-oooooooooh
10 little leprechauns wave their arms high;
10 little leprechauns give aloud cry;
Ooooooo-oooooooooh!
10 little leprechauns in a hollow tree,
10 little leprechauns quiet as can be~
Shhh....
I'm A Little Leprechaun
(Sung to the tune: 'I'm A Little Teapot' )
I'm a little leprechaun.
Watch me dance.
Up go my feet.
Up go my hands.
When I get excited,
You will know.
Faster and faster
I will go!
Shamrock Fingerplay
On St. Patrick's Day a shamrock we often see. (point to eyes)
Let's count the leaflets---1-2-3. (raise three fingers)
How Many Leprechauns?
(Sung to the tune of: 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star')
How many leprechauns do you see?
Can you count them, one two, three.?
How many skinny ones?
How many fat?
How many leprechauns without a hat?
I'm A Little Shamrock I
(Sung to the tune: 'I'm A Little Teapot' )
I'm a little shamrock with petals three.
You'll have good luck if you pick me.
One of my petals will bring you health,
One's for love and one's for wealth. Jean Warren
I'm A Little Shamrock II
(Sung to the tune: 'I'm A Little Teapot' )
I'm a little shamrock see my leaves
Count my three petals if you please.
If you give me water and lots of sun,
I'll bring you good luck and lots of fun!
12 Days of St. Patricks Day
(Sung to the tune of: 'Twelve Days of Christmas')
On the first day of St. Patrick's
My true love gave to me - a kiss on the Blarney Stone.
second - two leprechauns,
third - three big shillelaghs (shih-LAY-lees),
fourth - four-leaf clover,
fifth - five screaming banshees,
sixth - six drafty castles,
seventh - seven green shamrocks,
eighth - eight pots of gold,
ninth - nine shining rainbows,
tenth - ten Irish blessings,
eleventh - eleven Celtic fiddlers,
twelfth - twelve stepping dancers.
Where is Green?
(Give each child a paper cutout with a different color)
Teacher: Where is Green child, where is Green child?
(child with green paper stands and sings:Here I am, Here I am!
Teacher: How are you today sir/maam?
Child: Very well I thank you
All: Sit right down, Sit right down.
(continue with the other colors)
Leapin' Leprechaun
(Sung to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
Your little ones will do a jig with this lively leprechaun movement activity!
If desired, dress your little ones as leprechauns,
then launch into this song and movement activity.
I’m a leapin’ leprechaun. Watch me run! (Run in place.)
Hiding my gold can be such fun! (Pretend to hide gold. )
You can try to catch me if you can. (Shake finger. )
But I’ll just run away again! (Run in place.)
On St. Patrick's Day
(Sung to the tune of: 'The Mulberry Bush')
Let's wear green and dance a jig,
Dance a jig, dance a jig.
Let's wear green and dance a jig,
On St. Patrick's Day.
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