Scarf Movement for “How to Catch a Leprechaun” a Story and Music Activity

Scarf music and movement activity using St. Patrick’s Day story book “How to Catch a Leprechaun”. Easy to learn scarf movement patterns with teaching videos and cute leprechaun visuals for a high engaging music lesson for Preschool up to 3rd grades.

SCARF MOVEMENT FOR “HOW TO CATCH A LEPRECHAUN” A STORY AND MUSIC ACTIVITY

Ready for some scarf movement for “How to Catch a Leprechaun”🍀 book? Honestly, I’m having so much fun putting activities together for this adorable children’s book. 📚 This video is a music teaching tutorial for a scarf movement activity that goes along with the song I composed for the book. I wrote a melody and a refrain that’s a repeating part after each page in the book.

There’s 2 levels of scarf movement which I demonstrate in the video. That way you can use the materials across several grad levels which makes your teaching job easier!

There’s a pattern for the REFRAIN or repeating part of the song to be sung after each “verse”. And I created a special action for each of the verses too! The verses are 16 beats and the refrain is 16 beats.

WHY USE LITERATURE TO TEACH MUSIC?

• Enhances Engagement and Comprehension – Combining storytelling with music captures children’s attention, making learning more enjoyable. The rhythm, melody, and movement help reinforce the story’s themes and emotions, deepening their understanding and connection to the material.

• Supports Multisensory Learning – Pairing books with music activities engages multiple senses—listening, movement, and visual cues—which strengthens memory and learning. This approach benefits all learners, including those with different learning styles and needs.

• Encourages Creativity and Expression – Music activities allow children to interact with stories in a dynamic way, whether through singing, movement, or instrument play. This fosters creativity, self-expression, and a deeper appreciation for both music and storytelling.

“HOW TO CARCH A LEPRECHAUN” STORY

You’ll want to get your own copy of this adorable book to use with the activity.

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The book is NOT included, nor the words in the video or the resource, but, you’ll get a teaching presentation as well as sheet music and audio files of the original story melody and refrain song as well as practice and playing pages for the scarf actions and patterns. The music is an Orff song arrangement with drum, bass and soprano xylophone.

MUSIC FOR THE STORY

Your students will have fun listening to the story and then singing the original refrain in between each verse of the story as they wave their scarves.

You’ll be able to use this activity in your home, preschool, and elementary music classes.

Be sure to check out our other scarf songs and activities for St. Patrick’s Day movement fun!

RHYTHM STICK ACTIVITY FOR “HOW TO CATCH A LEPRECHAUN”

Let’s play rhythm sticks with favorite St. Patrick’s Day story book “How to Catch a Leprechaun”. Easy to learn rhythm stick steady beat patterns with cute visuals and play along teaching videos. Your students will have fun listening to the story and then singing the original refrain in between each verse of the story.

Lot’s of ideas here for beat, body percussion, patterns. You’ll be able to adapt this lesson for your upper elementary students too!

I had so much fun putting this music and movement story activity for “How to Catch a Leprechaun” together for you using scarves and rhythm sticks.

I’m hoping these music and movement activities help you integrate literacy into your music classroom.

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