Storytime for St. Patrick's Day!

Hello again!  This is Jessica and I'm so glad to share another Storytime with you. 

This post has the books, songs, fingerplays, and rhymes that we used for the Saint Patrick's Day Storytime on March 16th and 17th.

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STORYTIME: Saint Patrick’s Day   DATE: March 16-17
1. Intro: Good Morning Song
2. Rhyme:  This Little Leprechaun Fingerplay
3. Story: Potato Joe by Keith Baker (reserve it here)
4. Rhyme: Do Your Ears Point Up
5. Story: The Wide-Mouthed Frog, a pop-up book by Keith Faulkner (non-circulating library material)
6. Felt: 5 Little Shamrocks
7. Rhyme: Leprechaun, Leprechaun
8. End: Goodbye Song
9. Craft: Leprechaun paper outfit
10: Extra: Leprechaun fingerplay, The Mouse and the Potato by Thomas Berger and Carla Grillis (reserve it here)


Good Morning Song
Good Morning to you, Good morning to you
We’re all in our places, with bright shiny faces
And this is the way to start our new day!


This Little Leprechaun by Diane Thom
This little leprechaun slid down the rainbow, (thumb)
This little leprechaun stayed home. (pointer finger)
This little leprechaun picked a shamrock, (middle finger)
This little leprechaun found some gold. (ring finger)
This little leprechaun cried, "See if you can catch me," (little finger)
As he ran home.(have little finger hop around, eventually land on head)


Do Your Ears Point Up (to the tune of “Do Your Ears Hang Low”) by Diane Thom
Do your ears point up? (Pull earlobes)
Do you have a lot of luck?(Cross fingers)
For gold, do you dig? (Dig)
Can you dance an Irish jig? (Tap feet)
If you answered, "Yes," (Nod)
You're a leprechaun, I'd guess!(Wink)


Five Little Shamrocks by Elizabeth McKinnon
Five little shamrocks growing outdoors
I picked one and that left four
Four little shamrocks, two and two you’ll see
I picked one, and that left three
Three little shamrocks growing by my shoe
I picked one, and that left two
Two little shamrocks nodding in the sun
I picked one and that left one
One little shamrock, for St Patrick’s Day fun
I picked it and that left none
(can replace “I” with names)


Leprechaun, Leprechaun by Karen M. Smith
Leprechaun, leprechaun
Hiding in the hay (hide pointer finger under opposite hand)
Leprechaun, leprechaun
Don’t you run away! (hop pointer finger around)
Leprechaun, leprechaun
Let’s go out and play (hop both pointer fingers together)
Leprechaun, leprechaun
It’s St. Patrick’s Day! (move pointer fingers up and down)


Extra Fingerplay
A leprechaun is small and green,  (crouch)
He hides where he cannot be seen, (Cover eyes)
But if you catch one on this day, (point down)
He must give all his gold away! (open hands)


Goodbye Song
Goodbye (x2) Have a nice day (x2)
Have a nice day today


Craft
Photocopied outlines of a leprechaun hat, jacket, and pants
Here's an example with a very accomodating model, Mr. Theodore Y. Bear (aka: Mr. Teddy)