Holiday
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K - 2 Snow Tag 2 - 5 Catch The Leprechaun
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The holidays are a great time to have fun with your class. It is a time to take a break from the curriculum and celebrate. Sometimes we have parties that run too long and we wish that we could go outside with the kids and do an activity that relates to the holiday. Here are some games to play that are tied into a holiday theme.

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Cheryl Ripoll, Roseland
Activity Grade Level
Catch the Leprechaun 2 - 5
Equipment Needs Gold Coins (can be made out of paper and laminated), Belts/pinnies for the students who are Shamrocks (taggers), cones
Facility/Playground Needs Classroom / Blacktop
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

The ability to move safely in general space (avoiding others); to change speed and pathways to avoid others.
Teaching Hints:

Remind students that when Leprechauns are tagged they must give up all their gold, this will help students only carry one gold coin.
Description:

Set cones out to designate the playing area. Students need to stay in this area while playing this tag game. Depending on class size, designate 2-3 students as taggers (they can wear a belt, pinnie, for identification). These students are the Shamrocks. Their mission is to chase and tag the Leprechauns (e.g., the remaining students in the class). Each Leprechaun carries one gold coin. If they are tagged, they must give the Shamrock their coin. Then Leprechauns go safely to Teacher/Pot O' Gold (located on the outside of the playing area) to receive another coin. At the end of 1-2 minutes, Shamrocks add up the total amount of coins collected. Choose 2-3 new Shamrocks and play again.
Alternatives/Modifications

You can choose a couple of kids that help pass out the gold coins with you. You can have the kids sing any St Patrick's Day songs you may have learned and when the song is over you can count the coins.
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