It’s that time of year! When wee little McGuire boys start being more observant than ever.  Mom, who moved my backpack? Who messed up my bed? Who put an empty cereal box back in the cupboard?  Now any other time of the year, that would mean absolutely NOTHING to them.  But this time of year…we start suspecting LEPRECHAUNS.  So I’m linking up with my friend Mary over at Sharing Kindergarten, to give you a peek at some of my St. Pat’s Day fun both at home and at school.

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I love this day.  So I’m getting myself ready for all the fun to be had at home

and at school.

Newsletters regarding Leprechaun traps went out this week.  My own boys are drawing up their new trap plans and are determined that this year . . . they’ll catch one.


I have my favorite St. Patty’s books ready. 

I’m emptying out my sensory table and readying my green rice for a real and nonsense word sort.  These ‘gold coins’ are old carnival chips that someone game me.  I wrote real and nonsense words on them and my kinders search to see who can fill their response sheet first.

I realized that not everyone had a bagful of ‘gold coins’ laying around and some of you don’t even have a sensory table (I can’t believe I haven’t converted you yet?) So I have a little freebie to help you out. 

If you need a copy for your sensory table to literacy stations you can grab it here.  Make sure you try and get your hands on a nice ‘pot’ to put your pieces in. (It’s all in the details!)

There’s a new write the room ready to be posted (upside down because I’m sure Shamus, our classroom leprechaun, will be messing with the pictures over the next few weeks).  It works for beginning, medial and ending sounds, CVC, CCVC/CVCC and CVCe word work and this one includes a reading component. 

My gold nuggets are ready for use as manipulatives in math and games like addition bingo.

Being Irish, I have my own leprechaun who visits both my home and classroom each year.  I can be sure that there will be lots of mischief and trickery going on in the next couple of weeks.