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Kids will love sorting, counting, and graphing with Lucky Charms. These St Patrick’s Day math worksheets for preschoolers are festive and fun!
Preschoolers will love sorting, counting, and graphing with a little leprechaun’s favorite food. This no-prep math activity is perfect for your upcoming St. Patrick’s Day activities for preschoolers.
St Patrick’s Day Math Worksheets
When I was teaching, one of my favorite things to do with my class was holiday activities. I mean, who doesn’t love a good holiday activity and let’s be real……………… it usually ALWAYS involved some kind of yummy treat.
When St. Patrick’s Day came around, I was extra excited because my favorite cereal of all time is Lucky Charms.
This St. Patrick’s Day, I decided that Grace was finally old enough to try Lucky Charms. I couldn’t just give it to her without feeling a little guilty. I’m not one of those Moms that doesn’t allow my kids to have sweets, but I do like to keep my kids sugar intake to a minimum.
I had to figure out a way to let her try it, not feel guilty, and make it meaningful. So, I thought if I could play fun St. Patrick’s Day activities with my 1st grade students using Lucky Charms when I was teaching, I could totally do the same with Grace.I got on my computer and whipped up a few Lucky Charms math activities for a 3-year-old, went to the store and bought the biggest box of Lucky Charms I could find, and my St. Patrick’s Day fun was back again. Oh………….. and Grace was excited about it too.
What You’ll Need
- St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Math Printable (download below)
- Lucky Charms
What You’ll Do
The first thing you are going to do is print the St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Math Printable.
Then, pour some Lucky Charms in a bowl. I actually sorted the Lucky Charms first to make sure there were enough marshmallows. I also wanted to make sure there was at least one of each kind of marshmallow in the bowl. I also made sure there were no more than 10 of each marshmallow in the bowl. Once I did that I put the cereal back in the bowl, and we were ready to start.
St. Patrick’s Day Sorting
We started our math session with this fun sorting activity. I had Grace sort out all the Lucky Charms marshmallows into the correct pot of gold.
Grace was so excited to do this! She even started stacking the marshmallows to form a tower if she had enough to do so.
St. Patrick’s Day Counting:
Once she sorted all the marshmallows, we moved on to the counting sheet. We talked a lot about this sheet before she got started. This was the first time she has ever really used a 10 frame. We did the first one together, and she worked on the rest by herself.
The counting page was a little more challenging for her than the sorting one. I could tell that she was really concentrating, and she was so proud of herself when she finished.
St. Patrick’s Day Graphing
The graphing sheet was her favorite. Once she graphed all the marshmallows, she was so excited to tell me that three of the marshmallows only had one in the graph.
I asked her a few questions like “Which marshmallow has the most?” Once she answered, I told her she could eat those. Once she figured out I was going to let her eat the marshmallows after she answered a question, Grace started to give up information about the marshmallows on the graph. It was amazing!
I’m so glad that I was able to share some fun St. Patrick’s Day learning with my daughter. I feel like she really did learn a lot during this activity.
I hope you try this simple and educational activity with your child today!
PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about St. Patrick’s Day. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.
If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
How to Catch a Leprechaun – You’ve been planning night and day, and finally you’ve created the perfect trap! Now all you need to do is wait. Is this the year you’ll finally catch the leprechaun? Start a St. Patrick’s Day tradition with this fun and lively children’s book.
The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day – It’s the night before St. Patrick’s Day, and Tim and Maureen are wide awake setting traps to catch a leprechaun! When they wake the next morning to the sound of their dad playing the bagpipes and the smell of their mom cooking green eggs, they’re shocked to find that they’ve actually caught a leprechaun. But will they be able to find his pot of gold?
Ten Lucky Leprechauns – Count from one to ten as one little leprechaun looking for treasure magically becomes ten silly leprechaun friends at the end of the rainbow! A humorous, rhyming celebration of St. Patrick’s Day!
Enhance Your Activity Time
Everything you need to create your own leprechaun traps! Includes ‘The Definitive Guide to Leprechauns and their Capture’, as well as a box full of items that can create traps to help you get your own gold!
This St. Patrick’s Day Tic Tac Toe game set is the perfect St. Patrick’s day class gift, birthday party favor, or travel game!
Download Your Printable
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Side Note
When I write posts that use some kind of sugary treat or candy I often times get comments from parents saying their child would just eat the treats and not do the activity. Here are a few tips that I have personally used for years when I was teaching that actually work.
Tip 1 – Do the activity after you feed your child a big meal. They’ll be less likely to want to eat anything if their tummy is already full.
Tip 2 – Before you begin the activity let your child have a few pieces of the treat or candy. Then tell them they can have a few more pieces once they have completed the activity.
Tip 3 – If your child eats a few pieces while they are doing the activity it’s ok. I just remind my daughter that if she continues to eat the treats then we won’t be able to finish the activity.
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Hi- what an awesome activity!! I too, love Lucky Charms, and never get to eat them!! I’d really love to do this exciting activity!!:)