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Students will look through the green rice and find the numbers to match them on the pot of gold.

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St. Patrick's Day Math Activities For Pre-K Classroom

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Mar 10, 2013 - St. Patrick's Day math activities for your Pre-K or Kindergarten classroom. Fun, hands-on activities for building number sense and counting.

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Student will use crayons to color the picture to match the number

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Students will use lucky charm marshmallows and number cards to add the matching number of marshmallows to the bowl

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Want some fun, hands on math games this St. Patrick's Day? Grab a box of cereal and you've got everything you need for this engaging St. Patrick's Day counting set.
Engaging multiple senses is always helpful when learning and practicing new math skills. By combining visuals with hands on cereal pieces (and smelling and tasting the cereal!), your kids are sure to enjoy counting while increasing number sense. This St. Patrick's Day counting set will help your kids in so many ways, and is easy to put together. Plus, your kids will LOVE getting to eat their treats when the math is done!
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St. Patrick's Day Counting:

Using cereal pieces, your kids can practice recognizing, counting and writing the numbers 1-10.

Although this is a counting activity, your kids will be building their number sense skills without even realizing it.

Included in the download are multiple representations of the numbers 1-10 to help kids subitize. This means recognizing quantities by sight, rather than counting one by one.

The better their visual discrimination, the easier they will be able to manipulate numbers and "see" numbers in multiple ways, which is known as decomposing numbers. So with practice, they will be able to see 5 as not just 5, but as 3 and 2 or 4 and 1.

These are just some of the early math skills your kids can practice with this set.

If you have older or more advanced kids, you can extend this activity even more to really challenge those who are ready.

Materials Needed:

Cereal with marshmallows, such as Lucky Charms

Counting mat (included in the download)

Number/subitizing cards (included in the download

Dry erase marker to practice writing numbers to 10

St. Patrick's Day Counting Activity:

First, there is a work mat included in the pdf file. I suggest printing and laminating this page so that students can write the numbers on it and then erase and start again with each new card.

Then you will find playing cards to print and cut out. There are 3 versions of each number:

The numerals 1-10

Cereal bowls with pictures to represent 1-10

Tally marks for 1-10

Either print all versions of the cards, then mix them up to challenge students in different ways or only print the version you'd like your kids to focus on.

To begin, place all cards in a pile face down.

Kids then draw a card and add it to their work mat. Then then c ount out the number of cereal pieces to match the number shown on their card.

Then they can practice writing the number on the lines on the work mat.

Then they remove the card, draw a new one and start again! 🙂

St. Patrick's Day Matching Game:

Another option for this download (especially if you don't have any cereal available for the hands on counting mat), is to use the included subitizing cards as a matching game.

To do so, print all the cards on card stock paper, laminate them and cut them out.

Shuffle the cards well and then place face down in an array on the table.

Kids then take turns drawing 3 cards to look for matches ( a complete set would be a picture card, a number card and a tally mark card).

Alternatively, you could print just 2 sets of cards ( such as numbers and pictures) and let them find matching pairs.

If they find a matching set, they keep those cards.

Once all matches have been found, the child with the most matches wins.

Of course, you could also allow kids to work independently to sort the cards into matching piles if you can't or don't want to use it with a whole group.

Math Extension Ideas:

If your kids are ready for more of a challenge, try one of these extension ideas!

1. Using the counting mat, have them draw 2 cards and add the total to their mat. Then have them write an addition equation on the "Write It!" lines.

2. Draw a card for them and show them for just a couple of seconds and then see if they can add the correct number of pieces to their bowl. This will strengthen their subitizing skills.

3. Play "Find the Difference": Have them draw 2 cards and using their cereals pieces, see if they can find the difference between the two values shown.

Ready to get started? Click the link below to go to my shop and grab this free printable counting activity for St. Patrick's Day ( or any day of the year!).

Looking for more hands on counting fun? Try one of these ideas:

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St. Patrick's Day Counting: Hands On Games {FREE} | Math Geek Mama

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Have fun with tasty, hands on math using this St. Patrick's Day counting set. Use the simple printable for recognizing, counting & writing numbers to 10.

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Name Tracing

Students will practice tracing their names by using laminated paper with their names dotted and dry erase markers. Students will trace their dotted names three times with the dry erase markers

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In a small group of three children, the teacher will write the three students names on a whiteboard. Each student will point to their name on the whiteboard

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Microwave green peeps

Ask students to guess what they think will happen when you microwave a peep. Have students draw a before and after picture.

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Students will use this template to either trace or write their name. Some students will need their name dotted for them, some can write their names on their own

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Name Tracing

Students will practice tracing their names by using laminated paper with their names dotted and dry erase markers. Students will trace their dotted names three times with the dry erase markers

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Dissolving skittles in water:

Students will explore how skittles dissolve in water and observe what happens to the color and compare the differences between each color

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We are currently learning about rainbows along with our St. Patrick's Day activities. As part of our exploration with rainbows, we decided to do a little investigative Skittles rainbow science. I posed the question to my preschooler, What do you think will happen to the water when we add Skittles to it? She hypothesized that it would make "colorful tasty water!"

Materials

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Setting up the Science Experiment

Our first task was to sort the Skittles. I asked my preschooler how she thought we should do this and she immediately said, "By colors!" She carefully placed each color into separate piles, then decided how many Skittles would go in each cup. I explained to her that we should choose the same amount for each cup so that our comparisons would be similar.

She decided on 5 Skittles for each cup because she's almost five. She loves to remind me of this every chance she gets! Once the Skittles were divided out, we added water at room temperature to the cups. Almost instantaneously, the sugary color began to dissolve away. My little one was amazed at how quickly the candies changed. She even pointed out how the "S" for Skittles separated from the candy and floated to the top. After patiently waiting for some time, my little scientist then noticed how the color seemed to sink to the bottom of the cup, while all the sugar floated to the top. We grabbed a coffee stirrer and stirred the water. This caused the color to move throughout the cups. She continued to examine the physical changes to the candies, pulling some out and noticing they were significantly smaller. Now that it looked like a rainbow of colorful drinks, we confirmed her prediction and decided she could taste test her experiment. As she described what her taste buds experienced with each color of the rainbow, I had to chuckle as she described red tasting like medicine, orange like orange juice, yellow like the sun, green like grass, and purple tasted like the moon! Go figure!

Any time we add our senses to learning, it's a huge hit. What are some of your favorite edible science experiments?

Get a full week of playful rainbow theme ideas!

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we've provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

Explore a rainbow theme with your preschoolers for St. Patrick's Day or Spring. This pack includes editable lesson plans and hands-on activities for a week full of math, reading, & science learning activities. There are also many color activities included so that preschoolers can learn colors and be introduced to basic color theory. Watch this short video to see just a few examples of the types of activities and printables included in this set:
Get Your Copy Home Preschool Rainbow Theme Lesson Plans Preschool Classroom Rainbow Theme Lesson Plans

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Skittles Rainbow Science Investigation - Fantastic Fun & Learning

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Engage preschoolers' five senses in this fun Skittles rainbow science investigation. Use it for St. Patrick's Day, Spring, or a Rainbow theme.

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What Melts in the Sun?

Gather some spring related items in muffin tin and place in the sun to see what melts. Students can each bring in something they would like to put in the muffin tin to see if it melts. This way parents can donate different objects and maybe muffin tins

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Students will practice tracing their dotted names

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We will be working on the letter L this week for Leprechaun and Lucky. Before reading the books each day we will show the L letter card and ask students to give examples of words that start with L.

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Rainbow Fizzing Pots

Students will combine baking soda, white vinegar, glitter, and food coloring in a small black pot. They will start by adding food coloring and glitter into the pot, then add in baking soda, then add the vinegar and observe what happens.

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This activity but instead of dinosaurs, we would use miniature leprechauns. The students will "save the leprechauns" by peeling the tape off of them.

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Inside: A collection of fun and educational rescue activities for kids! Gear up for some fun rescue action!

Does your child love adventures and heroes? A rescue mission theme activity might just be what they need! Stimulate your child's imagination and engage them in an activity that will inspire them to become heroes as they immerse themselves in a world of creative rescues. Gather your little ones, gear up, and get ready for a fun adventure to save the day while working on their fine motor skills with these learning activities!

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Rescue Activities for Preschoolers

Rescue Activity 1: Save the Dinosaurs Scissors Practice

The dinosaurs are stuck in a bush and need to be rescued! This easy prep activity is a fun way to get some scissors practice for your preschooler. Wrap some strips of paper around some medium sized animals, and let your child snip away to save them. Depending on your child's ability, thinner strips are easier for new scissors users to snip while thicker strips will provide more challenge for the more seasoned users.

Not ready to hand your child a pair of scissors? You can also use painter's tape to wrap the animals up and get your little one to peel it off. This will help them work on their pincer grasp as well as develop hand strength for using scissors in the future.

Related: Give your child more opportunities to practise scissor skills by trying this Haircut Number Game and this Raindrop Shapes Cutting Practice.

Rescue Activity 2: Stuck in Mud Rescue Mission with Play Dough

Put your child's motor skills to the test with an excavation hunt. Bury some small animals in play dough mud and get your child to extract them using kitchen tongs. Using tongs or tweezers will not only help develop your child's fine motor skills, but also their hand eye coordination as well as improve concentration and focus. For an older child, bury the animals deeper into the play dough to provide more resistance and increase difficulty when extracting the animals.

To extend the play, offer a bowl of soapy water and a brush to clean the animals once they've all been rescued!

Related: Don't let your play dough go to waste! Use it for more fun Playdough Activities, and these Multi-Sensory Play Activities for Letter Formation!

Rescue Activity 3: Develop Fine Motor Skills with the Colander Animal Rescue

This effortless rescue mission is quick and easy to put together and can be done in advance. All you need is a colander, pipe cleaners and some animal figures for an enjoyable activity. Put your animals (or your child's favorite figurine to save) in the colander, and start threading the pipe cleaners into the holes of the colander to "trap" them. This simple activity is easy enough that even young toddlers can do it independently.

Pulling the pipe cleaners out requires bilateral coordination and focus, while also working on their pincer grasp. Once they've rescued all the animals, extend the learning further by getting them to count the animals!

Need more heroic rescue activities?

Here are more creative and thrilling rescue activities to engage your kid in a mini adventure:

Rescue Activity 4: Rescue the Pups (Busy Toddler)

Get ready for a ruff ruff rescue with this fine motor activity that just needs a few simple supplies which you most likely already have at home. It promises not only lots of fun, but a good fine motor workout for your child.

This activity will not only motivate you to empty your laundry basket, but it also will keep your child occupied for a good chunk of time. Not only that, this rescue activity helps your child work on their problem-solving skills, perseverance, teamwork as well as inspiring creativity.

This is a highly recommended activity to occupy young toddlers. All you need is painter's tape and some animals to rescue for your child to work on their focus, fine motor skills as well as hand eye coordination.

If you have a collection of mini ocean animal figures, this cool activity is a must do! The frozen ocean is not only stunning to look at, but offers lots of opportunities to work on their fine motor skills and patience.

Here's another rescue activity that is so easy to set up - all you need is a bunch of zip lock bags that fit your animals. It also offers lots of learning opportunities as well as developing hand strength and dexterity to open the zip lock bags.

What are the benefits of animal rescue activity?

Gear up for some fun rescue activities!

These rescue activities are designed to be both fun and educational. While your child enjoys the adventure, they'll also be honing their fine motor skills, enhancing their coordination, and sharpening their cognitive abilities. It's a wonderful way to learn, grow, and have a blast all at the same time!

So, gear up, let the rescue activities begin, and watch your child's imagination and character flourish!

More Learning Activities for Preschoolers

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Students will practice cutting the lines. If students run out of time and do not get to this, they can take it home and work on it with their parents or guardians.

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Students will play with play dough and different St. Patrick's Day themed objects

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For this week, students will get to play in the sensory bin once they have finished the other activities during learning time. This sensory bin will include green rice, black pots, gold and green coins, mini rainbow erasers, and scoopers.

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Five Little Leprechauns - The Kiboomers Preschool Songs & Nursery Rhymes for St. Patrick's Day

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Students will dance to this song during the transition from morning meeting to learning time

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St. Patrick’s Day Songs ☘️ Boom Chicka Boom ☘️ Best Kid’s Songs ☘️ Kids Songs The Learning Station

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Students will dance to this song while they transition from morning meeting to learning time

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Dance Dance Leprechaun Dance - The Kiboomers Preschool Songs & Nursery Rhymes for St Patrick's Day

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Students will dance to this song after morning meeting to transition to learning time

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Going on a Leprechaun Hunt - THE KIBOOMERS St Patrick's Day Song for Preschoolers

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Are you looking for no-prep preschool worksheets that will help your kids work on letter recognition? You're in LUCK!

These Leprechaun Letter Find Preschool Worksheets are a fun way for your kids to practice identifying capital letters.

Using interactive activities like this one is not only an engaging way for your kids to learn concepts such as letter recognition.

But, it's also a great activity for developing fine motor skills, visual discrimination skills, and much more.

Getting Ready To Use The Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets:

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What's Included:

26 Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets

What Else Is Needed:

White Card Stock or Copy Paper

Bingo Dauber

Small Manipulatives (optional)

Laminator and Laminating Pouches (optional)

Dry Erase Pocket (optional)

To prepare this alphabet activity for your preschoolers, click on the button below and fill out the form.

Next, download and print the worksheets. You can print them all now to just the letters that your kids are learning.

If you are going to reuse this resource, you may want to print the worksheets on card stock because the thicker paper is more durable.

Then, laminate the worksheets so your kids can use them over and over. You can also place them in dry erase pockets.

How To Use The Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets:

To begin using this letter recognition activity, your preschoolers will identify the capital letter on the sign that the leprechaun is holding. They will then look for that letter on the worksheet.

Every time they find that letter, your pre-readers will use a bingo dauber and color it.

They will then continue searching for the matching letters until they have found them all.

Instead of using bingo daubers, your preschoolers can color the letters with crayons.

They can also cover the letter with a small manipulative such as mini erasers, pom poms, or play dough.

These preschool worksheets can be used as an independent activity for young learners in any early childhood classroom or homeschool.

If you are a homeschooler, you can add them to your morning baskets or choice tubs.

If you are a classroom teacher, you can use the printables for literacy centers, morning tubs, or as an enrichment activity.

You can also send them home for your students to do with their families.

These Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets are a fun way for preschoolers to work on visual discrimination, letter recognition, pre-reading skills, and much more!

More St. Patrick's Day Literacy Activities:

If you are looking for more St. Patrick's Day literacy activities for your preschoolers and kindergarteners, try these resources.
Pot of Gold Letter Recognition Activity St. Patrick's Day Letter Mats St. Patrick's Day Building Letters Activity
You May Also Like These St. Patrick's Day Morning Tubs:

These St. Patrick's Day Morning Tubs are fun, hands-on activities that your preschoolers or kindergarteners can use to learn and review concepts.

With these 5 literacy and 5 math activities, your students will work on letter recognition, beginning sounds, shapes, and much more!

Click on the picture to learn more about the resources included in this St. Patrick's Day Morning Tubs bundle!

Download The Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets:

To get these printable Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets for your students, fill out the form below.

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Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets for Preschool

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These Leprechaun Letter Find Worksheets are a fun way for preschoolers to work on visual discrimination, letter recognition and more!

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Letter L Leprechaun Theme | Alphabet Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets | Preschool lesson plan, Alphabet preschool, Preschool lessons

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Mar 8, 2023 - Free preschool printable activities, crafts, lesson plans, themes and coloring pages for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten, daycare, after-school.

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Students will recognize the letter L and use crayons to color the picture

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Students will use crayons to color the picture. This can be done once they have finished their learning time work.

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Lucky Coin Treasure hunt

Students will explore the inspiration trail (Trail located by Little Scholars Learning House) and go on a hunt for lucky coins. Each child will be accompanied by a parent or teacher. The teachers will place lucky coins along the trail for students to find. Students will use their coins to win prizes.

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St. Patrick’s Day - Irish Traditions and History for Children | The Read Aloud Picture Book for Boys and Girls age 2 to 6 Years and Perfect St. Patrick’s Day Gift

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During learning time, each table with a paper will have a teacher assigned to work in small groups with the students. While the teacher is working with students to complete their worksheets, they will be observing the student and how they are working on the paper. Once the student has finished the worksheet, the teacher will give them a star or check mark. A star for students who have completed the worksheet correctly and a check mark for students who struggled with the worksheet, did not complete, or completed incorrectly.

For accommodations, students will have a teacher at the table with them to help if they struggle. If students finish fast they can go to a Montessori rug or sensory bin. If students start to show big emotions, they may take a break in the cozy cove with a book.