Today I’m sharing our top 10 picture books for St Patrick’s Day. Picture books are always one of the first things that I plan for upcoming holidays and topics. My students love listening to stories, or looking through the books themselves. Plus, there are so many amazing learning opportunities with books! Today I’m sharing our top 10 most popular books that we use for St Patrick’s Day in the classroom.
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How to Catch a Leprechaun
My students love all of the different books in this series, and this one is no different! We read this one and then extend the book by building our own traps and ways to catch the leprechaun. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
The Itsy Bitsy Leprechaun
If your students love the nursery rhyme ‘The Itsy Bitsy Spider’ then they’re going to love this book! The story is a St Patrick’s themed version of the popular nursery rhyme… And my students absolutely love it! We have it in a hardback copy and it’s definitely been a huge hit. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover
We love the old lady rhyming books, and this one is perfect to use for St Patrick’s Day. Follow the old lady as she follows different items to make the perfect rainbow to hide a pot of gold. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
The Night Before St Patrick’s Day
This story starts with the night before St Patrick’s Day. Two children stay up to set traps to catch a leprechaun. And surprisingly, they wake up the next day and have actually caught one! Another fun story that my students love. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
Ten Lucky Leprechauns
A fun book for working on counting skills. My students love following this story and counting the leprechauns throughout. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
The Luckiest St Patrick’s Day Ever
This story is great for following the story of how the leprechaun family is getting ready to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
Jack and the Leprechaun
Follow the story of Jack Mouse visiting his cousin in Ireland. When Jack learns about leprechauns, he really wants to catch one! You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
The Story of the Leprechaun
This story is all about a shoemaker – who is also a leprechaun. He hides gold that he earns from making shoes in his house. But one day someone tries to steal his pot of gold! You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
Green Shamrocks
My students love this story. The rabbit has been growing shamrocks ready for St Patrick’s Day.. but it goes missing! Follow the rabbit as he goes searching to try to find his green shamrocks in time for the parade. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
Hooray for St Patrick’s Day
My students love lift the flap books.. So this one was always going to be a great hit for St Patrick’s Day! My students loved following the story of the children celebrating St Patrick’s Day by making crafts, tasting food, perfomirng a play etc. You can get it on Amazon (aff. link) here.
What about you? What are your favorite books to use for St Patrick’s Day with your students? Let me know in the comments below.
And if you’re trying to think up what themes to use through March with your students, check out this blog post full of ideas for you.
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