101 Number Activities

87
LEPRECHAUN’S GOLD
Materials
Coffee can
Black construction paper
Play coins
Die
Activity
Make a “pot of gold” by covering a coffee can with black construction paper and filling it with gold-colored
play coins. Choose one child to be the leprechaun and give him or her the pot of gold. Let another child
begin by saying, “Leprechaun, will you give me some gold?” Have the leprechaun reply, “Yes, I will when a
number I’m told.” Have the child roll a die and name the number that comes up. Then have the leprechaun
give the child that number of gold pieces. Continue the game until everyone has had a turn. Then choose
another child to be the next leprechaun.
© School Specialty Publishing

---

© McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing
1-57029-488-7 101 Number Activities
70
88
TOO MUCH MAIL
Dramatic Play
Materials
None
Activity
Have the children sit in a circle. Ask one child to pretend to be a mail carrier. Have the child walk around
the inside of the circle, stamping his or her feet, and pretending to carry a very heavy bag of mail as you
read the following verses:
One mail carrier
Walking down the street,
Delivering the mail
And stamping (his/her) feet.
Too much mail!
What could (he/she) do?
So (he/she) called another carrier,
“Come help, too!”
Have the mail carrier point to another child to join him or her. Let both children walk around the circle,
stamping their feet, and pretending to carry very heavy bags of mail while you read the following verses:
Two mail carriers
Walking down the street,
Delivering the mail
And stamping their feet.
Too much mail!
What could they do?
So they called another carrier,
“Come help, too!”
Jean Warren
Ask the second mail carrier to point to another child to join them. Repeat the rhyme until all of the
children are mail carriers, stamping their feet and pretending to carry very heavy bags of mail.
© School Specialty Publishing

---

© McGraw-Hill Children’s Publishing
1-57029-488-7 101 Number Activities
71