Sunday, February 12, 2017

5 St. Patrick's Day Poems for Kids

A lucky little leprechaun has led you to find these 5 St. Patrick's Day poems for kids. These St. Patrick's Day poems for kids will engage your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students in poetry reading while laughing about silly leprechauns, lucky shamrocks, and delicious leprechaun stew.

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You can use these printable St. Patrick's Day Poems for kids for poetry notebooks, poem of the day, mini-lessons for reading strategies and fluency, letter and sight word hunts, reciting to build language, and an introduction to the St. Patrick's Day Pocket Chart Poems. You can complete your St. Patrick's Day lessons these write the room and word work centers. Read more about them, HERE.

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Five Little Leprechauns is excellent for math sequencing and rhyming skills! You can read more about St. Patrick's Day math centers, HERE. This St. Patrick's Day poem for kids also works well with readers theater or group reading. 

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Happy St. Patrick's Day is great for reading, and singing along to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot", just before doing a coin hunt around the room!  This also makes a great St. Patrick's Day song and fingerplay for kids. 
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Can you catch the tiniest man you've ever seen? "I'm a Little Leprechaun" is great to read before going on a Leprechaun hunt around the school to find the tiniest man you're ever seen :) While out of the classroom on your leprechaun hunt,  arrange for a coworker to sneak in a leave a St. Patrick's Day treat (rolos) on the kids' desks!

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Do you have the luck to find a little shamrock? Add this St. Patrick's Day poem for kids to integrate science lessons about plants, or write about shamrocks, leprechauns, and rainbows with these St. Patrick's Day writing activities


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St. Patrick's Day Pocket Chart Poems
Whatever you do, don't give away my Leprechaun Stew!  Have the kiddos predict, generate a list of ingredients, and share their own recipe for leprechaun stew.  This St. Patrick's Day poem for kids is great for integrating a stew recipe and cooking activity in the classroom. 
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