Read: Lucky Tucker by Leslie McGuirk and The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever! by Teddy Slater
Discussion: St. Patrick's Day, Shamrock and luck.
- On felt-board place a felt Shamrock.
- Ask children if they know what symbol is on the board. Then, explain that a Shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland and that you see Shamrocks all over during St. Patrick's Day.
- Add a fourth leaf and explain that a four-leaf clover is a sign of good luck. Then, segue into the story Lucky Tucker. A dog who begins his day with "bad" luck. But, he discovers that he soon has "good" luck when he rolls around in a batch of clover.
- Need: Yellow, blue, green and white paint. Brushes, sponge stamps. Green and gold glitter. Fingerpainting paper.
- Before storytime begins, ready small plates with blobs of yellow, blue paint. Lay out paper and various brushes at each seat.
- Explain that when the yellow and blue are mixed together you will create GREEN. Instruct the children to mix the two colors together.
- Have them paint with the mixed-green, Then, as they paint, add bottled-green and some white to their plates. Have them use the various brushes for the different paint hues.
- When they have finished painting, ask if they would like a bit of "lucky" glitter on their painting. (I mean who is going to refuse lucky glitter?).
- In turn, sprinkle the lucky glitter on each painting (focusing on the wet spots).
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