Pass the Potato (St Patrick’s Day Song
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After talking about the items, put them back in the box or bag and tell the children you are going to sing a song where you will pass the items around the circle. Take a minute to make sure they know which way to pass! Sing the first verse, passing the potato. As you sing the long   “Oh----,” STOP passing the potato, and take out the next item and begin passing it (resume passing the potato). Every time you get to the “Oh----,” take out and begin passing another item, stopping all passing while singing the “Oh---.”  Keep passing all of the items until all have been passed, and the song ends. Children will have to pay attention, as items will be passed to them often! When singing with younger children, you can pass fewer items.

LYRICS

Pass the potato ‘round the circle, pass the potato ‘round

Pass it very carefully, don’t let it touch the ground.  Oh----------

Repeat with Pass the:

Shamrock, snake, rainbow, leprechaun
 

PROP IDEAS FOR THIS SONG

Check out thrift stores or party stores, or dollar stores for inexpensive props, and of course, a real potato!

If you don’t have time to look, or can’t fine them, use the clipart included on the website. You can print it out and laminate it, or just glue each picture onto a piece of construction paper. I’ve added words for early literacy.

OTHER IDEAS

Instead of using the props, gather together a bunch of green items, such as a toy frog, dinosaur, green book, block, marker- things in your classroom.