This morning our little leprechaun friend left us a note – our simple popsicle stick and pipe cleaner traps weren’t enough to catch that sneaky Leprechaun, but his note suggested that we make a plan, so that’s exactly what we did. We got down to business with some easel paper and brand new markers – because when you have serious business to attend to, you need new markers – and drew out some plans for our next attempt. The children have the basics down, they are pretty sure that in order to catch a leprechaun they are going to have to lure it with a rainbow and a big pot…

Leprechaun Traps! My students have been asking about St. Patrick’s day since we returned from Christmas Break, so I knew that I would have to make it good this year.  Last year they were super into it. They made detailed plans for Leprechaun traps, and then spent days constructing them out of classroom materials. We painted a giant rainbow to lure the leprechaun into the classroom, and left tiny leprechaun donuts (frosted fruit loops) to lure a Leprechaun into their trap.  They never did get to see him, he got away, but they absolutely remember the attempt. This year I decided to do something similar.  I’m making this whole week…