Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:- Opening - Skinnamarink (from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck at Kimbo), Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
- Book #1 – Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
- Stand-up Activity - The Little Green Frog (action song from It's Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel)
- Bridge - Open Shut Them (fingerplay)
(open and close hands)
Open, shut them
Give a little clap (clap)
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
(put hands in lap)
Creep them, creep them
Under your chin
(creep fingers up chest)
Open your mouth, but don't put them in
(do as words say)
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open shut them
Open shut them
Put them in your lap
- Flannelboard/Math Activity - Hi Ho for St. Patrick's Day (adapted by Carol Hopkins, to the tune of "The Farmer In the Dell")
Hi, ho for St. Patrick's Day,
This shamrock is green.
This leprechaun wears green, this leprechaun wears green,
Hi, ho for St. Patrick's Day,
This shamrock is green.
(repeat with more green objects)
- Sit-down Activity - Little Clover (fingerplay written by Carol Hopkins)
I want to pick you to take home with me
One leaf for wisdom
One leaf for love
One leaf for happiness
And one leaf for luck
- Book #2 - St. Patrick's Day Countdown by Salina Yoon (board book)
- Activity – Leprechaun, Leprechaun (action rhyme adaptation of "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around" written by Carol Hopkins)
Leprechaun, leprechaun find gold on the ground
Leprechaun, leprechaun jump on your toes
Leprechaun, leprechaun scratch your nose
Leprechaun, leprechaun reach up high
Leprechaun, leprechaun see a rainbow in the sky
Leprechaun, leprechaun point to your feet
Leprechaun, leprechaun have a seat
- Closing - Scarves to the song "Flitter, Flutter" from The Second Line by Johnette Downing
- Craft – Put dot stickers on a leprechaun pot
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