Next week is SPRING BREAK!
So a lot of activities I have planned for this week
are geared around St. Patrick's Day.
Pinterest has more than enough
craft and snack ideas.
What I needed were some good books.
Here's what I found-
(there's more than what you'll need!)
Pick out what your class will love best...
by Greg Foley
Bear and Mouse are looking for luck. Four-leaf clover luck. Will they find it? Monkey says there's no such thing. Turtle thinks it'll take took long. And Groundhog wonders if they'll be unlucky if they can't find one. Suddenly Bear isn't sure if he should keep looking or give up...until Mouse sees something unusual.
by Ivan Robertson
It's St. Patrick's Day, and Jack Mouse is visiting his cousin Sean in Ireland. Sean tells Jack about the myth of leprechauns, and Jack is determined
to catch one for himself!
by Lucille Colandro
She's back! That lovely old lady has returned just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Now she's swallowing items to make the perfect rainbow
to hide a pot of gold!
by Eve Bunting
Rabbit is growing shamrocks in a pretty yellow
pot-he's getting them ready for St. Patrick's Day so he can wear them for the parade! When his pot of beautiful green shamrocks goes missing, he goes searching...will he find them in time?
by Teddy Slater
The St. Patrick's Day parade is off to a very fine start. The Leprechaun family is marching with lots of heart! Share in their dancing, share in their fun. You'll have the luck of the Irish when this day is done! Top o' the morning! It's March 17th, and the Leprechauns are gathered for their favorite day of the year. Join them as they celebrate St. Patrick's Day with music, dancing, and a parade!
(Bright Baby Touch and Feel)
by Roger Priddy
Kids of all ages can't resist reaching out to
touch and feel textures in books! This touch-and-feel book features pages full of traditional St. Patrick's Day images, such as shamrocks, harps and parades, and more!
by Kathryn Heling
Count from one to ten as one little leprechaun looking for his treasure turns into ten leprechaun friends at the end of the rainbow!
by Big Red Balloon
Little Jilly wants one thing for St. Patrick's Day...that's to be 100% pinch proof! But Jilly has a BIG lesson to learn before she can get what she wants.
Children will love this e-book about mischievous Jilly who over thinks the St. Patrick's Day tradition of pinching people who are not wearing green!
by Lorna Balian
Ninny Nanny and Gram decide to catch a leprechaun and use his pot of gold to solve their problems.
But finding the fortune is a lot of work!
by Mercer Mayer
When Little Critter finds a penny on the ground
and picks it up, he thinks he will have a week of good luck. Boy, is he wrong! See what he can do to turn his luck around.
~Til next time