Last Thursday, March 17th we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. The day kicked off with catching a leprechaun. The school was in disarray – leprechaun footprints painted the floors and walls; chairs were turned over and the play area was just a mess! The children all checked their leprechaun traps to see if we caught any! No such luck, but they did a great job trying to catch one.
Oh’ what a great day it was. We had a party of green food and fun, played "find the shamrock" and counted how many we all found. The children ran around outside, breathed in some fresh air, played Lucky, Lucky, Lucky, Leprechaun, energized themselves for a day of learning.
The games help them follow directions, listen and increases their understanding of a basic concept. We like to incorporate games into learning because it makes it fun for children and they absorb concepts a little quicker.
Here is a little history on St. Patrick’s Day:
Patrick, (A.D 385-461) was born in Britain and taken to Ireland as a slave. After he escaped, a vision told him to return and bring Christianity to the Irish. He is one of Ireland's patron saints, and patron saint of Nigeria. Other historians claim St. Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland. (source: www.fstribune.com/story/1712276.html) Check out our pictures of this eventful day.
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