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Monday, March 10, 2014

St. Patrick's Day in the Speech Room.



St. Patrick's in the 2SpeakRight speech room is full of all things both green and Irish. There are many Speech/Language ideas out there. We have compiled just a few things we target every year including vocabulary, idioms, and an articulation game. Hope you enjoy our ideas!

St. Patrick's Day Vocabulary
Blarney Stone- Mythical rock that you kiss to give you the gift of gab. 
legend: a made up story 
limerick: an Irish poem
shamrock: a three-leaf clover
Ireland: the country in Europe where St. Patrick is their Patron Saint. 
Irish: a word to call anyone from Ireland
Gaelic: the official language spoken in Ireland
snake: a reptile banished from Ireland by St. Patrick
leprechaun: a small legendary creature that hides his gold at the end of a rainbow
green: the color of shamrocks 
March: the month of St. Patrick's Day
lucky:  a word to describe having good luck 
rainbow: a place where a Leprechaun hides his gold 
four-Leaf clover: a good luck charm if found


Because the color green is associated with St. Patrick’s Day, we love targeting these “green” idioms:

To give someone the green light: to be given permission to
go start something such as a project
Example: “My teacher gave met the green light to start my homework.”

To be green with envy: to be jealous or envious of someone
Example: “When I saw her new shoes I was green with envy.”

To have a green thumb: to a have a talent for making things grow
Example: “Wow! You must have a green thumb.  Your garden is gorgeous.”

To be green around the gills: to look sick enough to throw up
Example: “She looked green around the gills after the day at the amusement park.”

The grass always greener on the other side: a place that is different seems better than where we are now
Example:  “I wish I had your teacher, it looks like you have so
                      much fun."
                    "We have lots of work like you. The grass is not     
                     always greener on the other side.”

St. Patrick's Articulation: 
Please visit our 2SpeakRight TPT store for a free articulation game targeting R, S, and L words. 



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