1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Want to reread one of the stories we read at storytime?
The Leprechaun’s Gold by Judy Sierra c1997
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie De Paola c1992
Too Many Leprechauns by Stephen Krensky c2007
The Last Snake in Ireland by Sheila MacGill-Callahan c1999
Request books with your JCL library card & pin number at http://www.jocolibrary.org/
2. NOTICE print all around you:
Children who enjoy books will want to learn to read, help your child pick a book they want to check out from the library.
3. TALK, TALK, TALK:
Talk about the meaning of new words. Children who are read to often have a larger vocabulary and better language and comprehension skills when they enter kindergarten making it easier to recognize words as they begin to read.
4. TELL STORIES about everything:
Listen to a young boy tells the story of “Michael and the Fairies”:
5. LOOK FOR LETTERS everywhere:
L is for leprechaun. You can find fun activities for the letter L at the DLTK’s Letter L Craft Site.
6. TAKE TIME TO RHYME, sing and play word games:
Say the rhymes and sing the songs from Toddler Time at home.
~ Rhymes help children hear the sounds that make up words, a skill that helps children sound out words as they begin to read.
~ In most songs each syllable in a word gets a different note.
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Leprechaun Dancing [Tune:Skip to My Lou]
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance to the right.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance to the right.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance to the right.
Dance to the right, my green friend.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance to the left.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance to the left.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance to the left.
Dance to the left, my green friend.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance all around.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance all around.
Leprechaun, leprechaun, dance all around.
Dance all around, my green friend.
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Leprechaun, Where Are You? [Tune:Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star]
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, where are you?
I tried to catch you, but away you flew.
I’m going to get you just wait and see!
Then all your gold will belong to me!
Leprechaun, Leptrechaun, where are you?
I tired to catch you and away you flew!
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Five Little Leprechauns
Five little leprechauns digging for some gold.
One slipped upon some mud and fell into a hole.
The others called a fairy and too them she told,
“No more leprechauns digging for gold!” etc till all are gone.
All the five are in the hole.
Above them the fairy scolds,
“I told you to stop digging for that gold!”
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Wee Little Patrick [Tune: Yankee Doodle]
Patrick is a leprechaun.
He has a sack of gold.
He hides it in a special place,
Between two stumps, I’m told.
I think I once saw Patrick.
Out in the woods at play.
He smiled and laughed and winked his eye.
And then he ran away.
Don’t try to follow Patrick.
To find his treasure sack.
He’ll twist and jump and run away
and he never will come back.
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St. Patrick’s Day [Tune: Skip to my Lou]
Let’s wear green and dance a jig,
Let’s wear green and dance a jig,
On St. Patrick’s Day.
Let’s find a clover with four leaves,
Let’s find a clover with four leaves,
Let’s find a clover with four leaves,
On St. Patrick’s Day.
Let’s look for leprechauns on the way,
Let’s look for leprechauns on the way,
Let’s look for leprechauns on the way,
On St. Patrick’s Day.
Let’s search for gold at the rainbow’s end,
Let’s search for gold at the rainbow’s end,
Let’s search for gold at the rainbow’s end,
On St. Patrick’s Day.
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I’m a Little Leprechaun
[tune: I’m a Little Teapot]
I’m a little leprechaun dressed in green.
The tiniest man that you have ever seen.
If you ever catch me, so it’s told
I’ll give you my big ol’ pot of gold.
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Leprechaun, Leprechaun
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Reach up high.
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Touch the sky.
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Turn around.
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Touch the ground.
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, Show your shoe.
Leprechaun, Leprechaun, That will do.
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