Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato-A St. Patrick's Day Read Aloud

Time keeps marching on! St. Patrick's Day is almost here!  We spring forward in Arkansas this coming Sunday, and just have one week until Spring Break!  There is a lot going on and time is definatly not on my side.  Anyway, I wanted to hop on and tell you about one of my favorite St. Patrick's Day read alouds!
THE BOOK:Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato is an Irish Folktale. This book is about a man that is very lazy and has his wife do all the work on the farm.  But, his wife injures her back and is unable to work on the farm.  While trying to avoid working, he encounters a Leprechaun and finds himself in a heap of trouble.

THE ACTIVITIES: There are a few activities that I have put together for this book.  As always in the primary grades, we want our students to be able to retell the story from beginning, to middle, and to end.  So below is a picture one of the activities included in my St. Patrick's Day pack.  I have also included anchor chart pieces for you to teach compare/contrast by using Jamie O'Rourke and Big Anthony from Strega Nona. I also have my students research Ireland during this unit.  There are many interesting facts to be learned about Ireland and the culture.

Sample Math Center:

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