Hey guys!
Somehow, it is already almost Saint Patrick’s Day!
#whereisthisyeargoing??
Today, I will be taking a little break from talking about guided reading to share what we will be doing in my classroom this week to celebrate all things green and Irish!
This week is our last week before March Break, so we will be celebrating hard, as we don’t actually have school on Saint Patrick’s Day.
Read on for a plethora of fun, simple, exciting ideas – and even some free ones! ;)
FIRST OF ALL…
I will introduce Saint Patrick’s Day to my students using Lucy from For French Immersion‘s fantastic, FREE slide share presentation! Just click on the image below to find it for yourself.
The following pictures are from last year – this is an art project I am sure I will do over and over!
This directed drawing tutorial came from First and Kinder Blue Skies. You can download the directions for FREE on TPT! Just CLICK HERE or on any of the pictures above to grab it.
I also plan to do the following crafts this week, that I found on Pinterest. They don’t come with directions, but I am pretty sure they are easy to figure out!
CENTRES
I love using any holiday or season as an excuse to change up my centres! I will be adding the following into our rotations this week:
– Écris la salle – La Saint Patrick
– Fine motor pots of gold – students will roll a die and move that many pieces of gold into a pot using tweezers (I got my “gold” coins from Michael’s last year after Saint Patrick’s Day for super cheap!)
– Phrases fantastiques – La Saint Patrick
– C’est moi l’espion! La Saint Patrick – this activity is a HUGE favourite every year!
Students use magnifying glasses to find and write all of the words hidden in each picture. I have a set of 10 worksheets in my TPT store if you want to use them all week long, or you can sign up to access my FREE Resource Library, where you can find a sample set, by clicking HERE and entering your email!
MATH
We will be integrating Saint Patrick’s Day into our math lessons all week long! We are currently working on counting strategies, number-symbol relationships, and making 10, so we will be counting coins and using them in our 10 frames.
I also have a fun set of 20 Saint Patrick’s Day-themed math worksheets in my TPT store that we will use at the end of our hands-on lessons to consolidate what we practice.
