4 Activities for Celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the Classroom
1. Introduce St. Patrick’s Day with a FREE reading passage.
Before you do any cute crafts, you’ll want to give students at least a quick overview of what St. Patrick’s Day is! Snag this free passage with comprehension questions by signing up for The Designer Teacher mailing list below. It evens includes two versions, one with open-ended questions and one with multiple-choice questions, so you can choose the version that best suits your students.
2. Encourage self-love with a shamrock craft.
This easy craft will get your students thinking about what they like about themselves and also makes a great bulletin board!
3. Celebrate diversity with a rainbow project.
This craft is a little more involved than the shamrocks, but they turn out so beautiful! Celebrate what makes your students unique while creating a lovely display. These rainbows can stay up long past St. Patrick’s Day!
4. Learn and reflect on good luck symbols around the world.
Your students might know four-leaf clovers are considered lucky, but what about about bats and ladybugs? This digital reflection journal is the perfect writing activity for St. Patrick’s Day, and is easily assigned using Google Classroom™.
5. Express gratitude and kindness with cards and letters.
Encourage friendship, kindness, and gratitude by having students write to family members, classmates, or even school staff with St. Patrick’s Day-themed cards and letters.
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