I can't even believe it is March already! I'm pretty sure we just celebrated Christmas. I am excited about the learning activities we are doing for this months themes: Rainbows, St. Patrick's Day
It is no surprise how much we love our books in our home. I love to rotate them out according to our themes we are doing. I have comprised a list of books that flow with the themes above.
St. Patrick's Day Book List
Good Luck Bear by: Greg Foley
Green Shamrocks by: Eve Bunting
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by: Tomie DePaola
Leprechauns Never Lie by: Lorna Balian
St. Patrick's Day by: Anne Rockwell
The Leprechaun Trap by: David and Kelly Clinch
Lucky Tucker by: Leslie McGuirk
St. Patrick's Day by: Gail Gibbons
The Naughty Leprechaun Story by: Stephanie Hicks
It's St. Patrick's Day by: Rebecca Gomez
Ten Lucky Leprechauns by: Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
St. Patrick’s Day by: Dorothy Goeller
St. Patrick's Day from the Black Lagoon by: Mike Thaler
Looking for Leprechauns by: Abby Klein
The Story of the Leprechaun by: Katherine Tegen
What is St. Patrick’s Day? by: Elaine Landau
TODDLER TIME ACTIVITIES
Rainbow Sensory Ribbons
Materials:
White foam (you could use anything, cardboard, cardstock, etc.)
Hole punch
Ribbon in the colors of ROYGBV and of different textures
Directions:
Punch 6 holes on either side of your foam or board.
Thread the red ribbon through the first hole and across to the other side, tying it off in the back.
Continue doing this for all 6 ribbons.
WAHLA! that is it. You have a completed ribbon texture board.
textures, math (colors), sensory
Color Sort the Rainbow
Materials:
One pipe cleaner of each ROYGBV color: cut in half
Cardstock the colors of ROYGBV
Paper cutter
Stapler
Directions:
Using the paper cutter, cut the cardstock in half, then fold one of the halves.
Staple two of the sides to create a pocket.
Write the color of the cardstock on the outside.
Hang color pockets on the wall and give your toddler the pipe cleaners to sort by color.
textures, math (color sorting, matching), fine motor
Irish Flag Suncatcher
Materials:
contact paper
masking tape
green construction foam
white construction foam
orange construction foam
Directions:
Cut as large of a piece of contact paper you wish to use.
Using a sharpie, draw two lines to separate the sheet into three areas.
Cut pieces of all three foam colors into varied sizes.
Using the masking tape, hang the contact paper onto a window or wall sticky side out making sure the three areas are vertical.
Give your tot the cut foam pieces and have her separate the colors in the right order (green, white, orange).
*NOTE: I like to use foam on these contact paper projects so they can be used again and again. Paper makes it hard to take a part.
fine motor, history, multi-cultural, math (color sorting)
**** EXTENSION ****
This can be done as a tearing project. Simply have your tot tear the papers of each color and glue onto a sheet of divided paper to make the flag.
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Irish Flag
Materials:
white cardstock or construction paper
one piece of green paper
one piece of white paper
one piece of orange paper
child scissors
glue stick
Directions:
** This is basically the same idea as the above toddler time flag suncatcher.
Draw two vertical lines onto the white paper so there are three equal parts.
Cut green, white and orange paper into strips.
Draw vertical lines onto the strips. They all don't have to be of equal sizes.
Your child will cut these lines until the strips are into pieces.
Have your child glue the pieces onto the white cardstock into the correct areas to create the flag (green, white, orange).
History, fine motor, color sorting, cutting practice
*** EXTENSION ***
You could use paint swatches, the lines are already there for them to cut.
UnLucky Green Clovers
Materials:
green playdoh
White cardstock
Directions:
Draw four leaf clovers on your white cardstock (you could clip art them).
~~ laminate this, optional but highly recommended because the doh will stick.
Have your child create balls to fill the leaves of the clovers.
Next have them "smash" (why they are unlucky) the balls so they come together to make it appear like 4 leaf clovers.
fine motor, texture, sensory
Leprechaun Camouflage
Materials:
outside (anywhere)
eye spies (their eyes)
~~ optional items
clip board
paper
pencil
Directions:
Go to your favorite outside place.
Talk a walk around having your child spy all things GREEN! (This is where a leprechaun likes to hide because it is harder to spot them) ;)
~~~ optional ~~~
You (or them) can write down all the things they found.
They can later illustrate these objects into a retelling book.
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