St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day

Which continent is Ireland in?

St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland.

It is on 17 March every year. When is St. Patrick’s Day this year?

On St. Patrick’s Day, people in Ireland wear green ribbons and shamrocks (3-leaved clovers).

a shamrock a green ribbon

If you don’t wear green, you get pinched! (not too hard, please!)

pinch

Ha! You are not wearing green. I can pinch you!

Ow…Don’t pinch me.

On St. Patrick’s Day, it is lucky if you can find a leprechaun. (le-pre-con)

A leprechaun is 3 feet tall. It wears green clothes and buckle shoes. It also wears atall, green hat.

He is 3 feet tall!

If you find or catch a leprechuan on St. Patrick’s Day, you will get a pot of gold!

People say you can find leprechauns at

the end of a rainbow.

He Lived Under a Rainbow(Tune of B-i-n-g-o)

There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

R-A-I-N- ‘bow’

R-A-I-N- ‘bow’

R-A-I-N- ‘bow’

He lived under a rainbow.

He Lived Under a Rainbow(Tune of B-i-n-g-o)

There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

Clap -A-I-N- ‘bow’

Clap -A-I-N- ‘bow’

Clap -A-I-N- ‘bow’

He lived under a rainbow.

He Lived Under a Rainbow(Tune of B-i-n-g-o)

There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

Clap - Clap -I-N- ‘bow’Clap - Clap -I-N- ‘bow’ Clap - Clap -I-N- ‘bow’ He lived under a rainbow.

He Lived Under a Rainbow(Tune of B-i-n-g-o)

There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

Clap - Clap - Clap -N- ‘bow’

Clap - Clap - Clap -N- ‘bow’

Clap - Clap - Clap -N- ‘bow’

He lived under a rainbow.

There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap - ‘bow’

Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap - ‘bow’

Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap - ‘bow’

He lived under a rainbow.

He Lived Under a Rainbow(Tune of B-i-n-g-o)

He Lived Under a Rainbow(Tune of B-i-n-g-o)

There was a little leprechaun,

He lived under a rainbow.

Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap

Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap

Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap - Clap

He lived under a rainbow.

I’m a Little Leprechaun(Tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)

I’m a little leprechaun(hands on hips)Dressed in green(point to shirt)The tiniest man (hold thumb and index finger an inch apart)If you ever catch me, so it’s told(catch something in the air)I’ll give you my big pot of gold!(give something away)

Recess Task

1. Go to the English Corner.2. Make a papershamrock.3. Punch a hole in the shamrock.4. Put it on a hair clip, apin or a string bracelet.5.Get a stamp from an EAT.

a hair clip

a pin

a bracelet

a pin

a string of yarn

a hair clip

“May I have a ______, please?”

a piece of green paper

a shamrock a stamp