Leprechauns with a Pot 'o Gold

St Patrick's Day is not a big thing here in the Philippines, but since there was a unit about it and we already have the materials for it then we went for it.

1. Books: Under the Rainbow, St Patrick

2. Geography and Reading Preparation
Locate Ireland in the Map.
Make a game identifying all words that starts with sh

3. Botany & Bible: 
Talk about shamrock and its meaning.

2. Art: Color Sequence of a Rainbow
The Song Colors of the Rainbow as sung at Kindermusik class helped a lot in remembering the sequence.
We coupled it with activities and painting.

3. Language: Rainbows around the World:
Colors in English,Tagalog and how often Spanish words are used in the Philippines (a short introduction to Spanish influence to the Philippines) and Chinese

Red - Pula- 红色
Green -Luntian (berde) - Spanish Verde - 綠色

and so on

4. Music: Classifying High and Low

- Visual thru pictures (pointing and looking for objects), High and Low
- Kinesthetic thru movement and dance
-  Auditory thru singing the high note and low note, play the high low note in the piano

5. Musical Term: Glissando
-Visual thru the logo

-Kinesthetic thru waving the scarves in an arclike movement

-Auditory thru playing the slide whistle

6. Dress Up

7. Do an Irish Jig
Put a clacker (bottle cap/coin) at the bottom of our shoes and followed the dance step.

In the end we found the pot of gold, and ate them all up!

Book: Sandosenang Sapatos (A Dozen Pair of Shoes)

1. READ

This book has won the 2001 1st prize Palanca winner, it was made into a musical too.

It is about family's love to their handicapped daughter. It has a strong emotional story especially towards the end.

2. VIRTUES

Sharing to sibling

Saying that she would be happy to share what she has to her little brother

Discuss about teasing , how to properly handle it and not to insult anybody.

3. SHOE ACTIVITIES

Types of Footwear - Daughter's

Slippers, Running, Formal, Sandals

Types of Footwear -  Mom's

Casual, Rubber Shoes, Safety Shoes, High Heels

Materials used

Pointing out different texture and type of materials

Accessories & Texture

Small details as discussed in the book

4. GAMES mentioned in the book

For older kids, you may discuss and try these games.

Popular games before everything became digital

5. MATH

Count!

6. SCIENCE

We discussed about pregnancy, which is timely since I an pregnant.

For older kids, discuss what German Measles (Rubella) is, it's effect on pregnant mothers.

A rubella infection can cause miscarriage, preterm birth, or stillbirth, as well as a variety of birth defects, risks are highest during the early stages of a baby's development, most commonly deafness, eye defects, heart malformations, and neurologic problems.

7. GO ALONG BOOK

Learn parts of your feet and activities you can do with your feet.