St Patricks Day Adapted Books | Movement Brain Breaks Numbers | SPED Autism PreK

Get students moving AND counting with this set of 2 St. Patrick's Day adapted books! "Moving Like Lucky" builds gross motor and imitation skills (a perfect brain break!), while "The Hungry Hungry Leprechaun" targets number identification and number words. Hands-on and interactive — perfect for both inclusive and self-contained classrooms.

📦 What's Included

• Book 1: "Moving Like Lucky" — gross motor movement and imitation
• Book 2: "The Hungry Hungry Leprechaun" — number identification and number words
• Movement cards to play "Lucky Says…" or for brain breaks any time
• Matching pieces for both books
• Print, laminate, and assemble with Velcro for years of reuse

📖 Sample Text (from "Moving Like Lucky")

Lucky says, "Look at me!" "Look what I can do!"

Lucky says, "I can hop!"

"Can you hop too?"

Lucky says, "Look at me!" "Look what I can do!"

Lucky says, "I can skip!"

"Can you skip too?"

Lucky says, "Look at me!" "Look what I can do!"

Lucky says, "I can stomp!"

"Can you stomp too?"

📖 Sample Rhyme (from "The Hungry Hungry Leprechaun")

Hungry Hungry Leprechaun, wants to eat a ton.

Feed Leprechaun, coin number one.

Hungry Hungry Leprechaun--he wants some more--it's true!

Feed Leprechaun, coin number two.

📚 How to Use

• "Moving Like Lucky": students chant the rhyme, match the movement picture to each page, and do the movement to get their wiggles out. Use the movement cards to play "Lucky Says…" or as a brain break any time.
• "The Hungry Hungry Leprechaun": the teacher or therapist reads the book while students find the correct gold coin and feed it to the leprechaun by number.
• Use in whole group, small group, 1:1, circle time, or centers

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Gross motor movement and motor imitation
• Self-regulation (movement and brain breaks)
• Following directions
• Number identification
• Identifying number words
• Counting and number matching
• Listening and attending
• Fine motor skills (matching pieces)

💛 Perfect For

• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs (imitation skills)
• Occupational therapy and PE (gross motor)
• Speech-language therapy (following directions, numbers)
• Preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten
• Movement breaks, brain breaks, and circle time
• Math centers and workstations
• St. Patrick's Day and spring units
• Early childhood, ECSE, and homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Two books in one — movement/imitation AND number skills
• "Moving Like Lucky" is a ready-to-go brain break and movement activity
• Includes movement cards for "Lucky Says…" any time
• "Hungry Hungry Leprechaun" builds number ID and number words hands-on
• Matching pieces let every level of student participate
• Reusable year after year once laminated

🍀 More hands-on St. Patrick's Day and spring activities:

• Hands-On St. Patrick's Day Activities
• Hands-On Spring Activities

📚 Browse more: Complete Adapted Books Collection