Celebrating the Irish History & Traditions

St. Patrick's Day

Make It the Luckiest and Funnest St. Patrick's Day for Your Class

Celebrate Patrick's Day with the following ideas and activities for your classroom.

Book Lists

St. Patrick's Day Picture Books
Fun picture book read-alouds to help celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Articles

Kissing The Blarney Stone
Kissing The Blarney Stone
by Melissa Walker
Fifth-grade teacher Melissa Walker of Wilson Elementary School, NC, writes in about teaching Irish culture to her students with a unit on the Blarney Stone's mythical "gift of gab."

Have You Seen My Pot of Gold?
Provides ideas for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Students use mini-books and make puppets to act out their understanding of this holiday.

March Into Shamrock Season
March Into Shamrock Season
Instructor Magazine | March ,2001
Students paint shamrocks, brainstorm different green words, grow live shamrocks, and practice certain Gaelic phrases. The activities will appeal to a variety of learning styles.
Clip Art for March!
Clip Art for March!
Just click and print: Dress up your classroom, make a seasonal bulletin board, or personalize school-to-home communication.
St. Patrick's Day!
St. Patrick's Day!
by Andrea J. Spillett
Andrea Spillett shares her St. Patrick's Day traditions.
Leprechaun Traps (Teacher Tip)
Leprechaun Traps (Teacher Tip)
by Andrea J. Spillett
Students prepare leprechaun traps from scrap materials then explain how they work.
Saint Patty's Day
Saint Patty's Day
by Ezra Billinkoff
Scholastic News Online | March 16,2007
On Saturday, millions of people around the world will celebrate Saint Patrick's Day, which honors the patron saint (or main religious figure) of Ireland. Communities across the United States will host parades, parties, and other festivities to mark th
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