Rainbows and Leprechaun Books and Rhymes

Mix a beautiful rainbow with some lucky leprechauns and you got the perfect combination to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

A Leprechaun All Small and Green

Adapted by Jolanda Garcia, KidsSoup, Inc.

A leprechaun all small and green,
he hides his gold so it can’t be seen.
If you see a rainbow on St. Patrick’s Day,
Follow it and he has to give it all away.

Free Leprechauns Coloring Page

Preschool Activities:

Media Root

Leprechaun, Leprauchan Movement Rhyme

Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Reach up high.

Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Touch the sky.

Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Turn around.

Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Touch the ground.

Leprechaun, leprechaun,
Show your shoe.

Leprechaun, leprechaun,
That will do.

Lucky the Leprechaun Puppet and Rhyme

Preschool Activities:

Media Root

Five Little Leprechauns Finger Play
by Jolanda Garcia, KidsSoup, Inc.

Five little leprechauns are dancing a jig. (Wiggle fingers)
Five little leprechauns are eating a fig. (eating motion)
Five litte leprechauns are hiding some gold. (Digging motion)
But one fell asleep, so I was told. (Fold one finger down)

Four little leprechauns are dancing a jig.
(And so on...)

Five Little Leprechauns Movement Rhyme
Original Author Unknown

Five little leprechauns digging for some gold. (Digging motion)
One slipped and fell into a hole. (Falling)
The others called a fairy who them told, (Calling)
"No more leprechauns digging for gold!" (Shaking finger)

Four little leprechauns digging for some gold.
(And so on...)

No little leprechauns to dig for gold. (Shrug shoulders.)
All the five are down in the hole. (Hold up five fingers, then point down.)
Above them stands the fairy who loudly scolds, (Hands on hips)
"I told you to stop digging for that gold!" (Shaking finger)


Rainbow and You	A Rainbow of My Own	The Rainbow Book

Elmer and the Rainbow (Elmer Books)	All the Colors of the Rainbow (Rookie Read-About Science)	Ruby's Rainbow (Max and Ruby)

Chasing Rainbows (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat) (3-D Pictureback)	That's What Leprechauns Do	Ten Lucky Leprechauns

Jack and the Leprechaun (Pictureback(R))	The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow	What Makes a Rainbow?: A Magic Ribbon Book

Planting a Rainbow	The Rainbow Fish	Over the Rainbow (Book & Audio CD) (Book & CD)

Rainbow Rhymes and Songs:

Rainbow Songs:

Colors of the Rainbow
from Pizza Pizzazz, #PEA5CD
www.peterandellen.com
© 2005 80-Z Music, Inc.
Words & Music by Peter & Ellen Allard
http://peterandellen.com/lyrics/colors_rainbow.htm

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
Colors of the rainbow, colors so bright.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple
Colors of the rainbow, a colorful sight.

Rainbow
Sung to: "Hush, Little Baby"

Rainbow purple, rainbow blue
Rainbow green and yellow, too
Rainbow orange, rainbow red
Rainbow smiling (appearing) overhead.

Great Big Rainbow
Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot"
by Jean Warren

There's a great, big rainbow
In the sky,
With pretty colors
Way up high.

When it starts to rain
And the sun comes out-
A beautiful rainbow
Will pop out!

Pretty Rainbow
by Jean Warren

Rainbow, rainbow in the sky,
Pretty colors up so high.
Oh, I wish that it would stay
Bringing color everyday.