29 Free St. Patrick’s Day Learning Resources

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Bring a little learning and fun into your classroom this Saint Patrick’s Day. Here are 29 free resources for teaching curriculum in March and on St. Patrick’s Day.

29 Free St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources

You’ll like the printable activities, rainbow themed learning and shamrock fun!

I hope you find this little collection of free and quick-prep materials helpful in your St. Patricks Day themed lesson planning.

Writing for St. Patrick’s Day

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Rainbow Craftivity
Source: thebubblyblondeteacher.blogspot.com

1. Rainbow Craftivity – This adorable Froot Loops rainbow craftivity goes with a “Lucky Me,” “If I Saw a Rainbow” or an “At the End of the Rainbow I Found…” writing prompt.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Opinion Writing
Source: msbeattie-samantha.blogspot.com

2. Opinion Writing – Students write to explain why they would be THE BEST leprechaun with 3 reasons to support their opinion.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Four Things That I Treasure - Teach Junkie
Source: fallingintofirst.blogspot.com

3. Four Things that I Treasure – Add some treasure to the end of the rainbow by focusing on what students treasure.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Learn to Draw a Shamrock - Teach Junkie
Source: mrsminersmonkeybusiness.com

4. Learn to Draw a Shamrock – Here is a the perfect shamrock guided drawing tutorial that will work for any grade!

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Label a Leprechaun - Teach Junkie
Source: maggieskindercorner.blogspot.com

5. Label a Leprechaun – Work on labeling using a friendly little St. Pattie’s Day leprechaun.

Saint Patrick Classroom Fun

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Leprechaun Desk Cards - Teach Junkie
Source: pinkadotselementary.blogspot.com

6. Leprechaun Desk Cards – Leave little encouragement cards and a reward for spotting tidy desks. It’ll be a fantastic motivator since random sweeps of the leprechaun will keep students on their toes.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Liquid Rainbow - Teach Junkie
Source: kindergartenlifestyle.blogspot.com

7. Liquid Rainbow – Create an oil based rainbow that’ll have everyone’s attention.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Five Little Leprechauns - Teach Junkie
Source: firstclassteacher.blogspot.com

8. Five Little Leprechauns – Add this poem to a pocket chart or use during your morning message with a poetry notebook.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Little Leprechaun - Teach Junkie
Source: creativelessoncafe.blogspot.com

9. Little Leprechaun – To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot” this cute little poem is a perfect printable for March 17th.

ABC Order Pots of Gold

10. ABC Order – Put the sets of St. Patrick themed words in alphabetical order.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Leprechaun ABC Order - Teach Junkie
Source: polkadotfirsties.blogspot.com

11. Leprechaun ABC Order – Put a list of 12 lucky words in order on this themed worksheet.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - St. Patrick's Day ABC Order Cut and Paste Printable - Teach Junkie
Source: morethanmathbymo.blogspot.com

12. St. Patrick’s Day ABC Order Cut and Paste Printable – Color, cut and paste 6-8 St. Paddy’s day words in order.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - St. Patricks Day ABC Order - Teach Junkie
Source: teachingwithloveandlaughter.blogspot.com

13. St. Patricks Day ABC Order – Order the themed word cards and record them onto a 6 or 12 word list worksheet.

Zany St. Patricks Day Antics

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - leprechaun trap (parent letter) - Teach Junkie
Source: keepinitkoolinkinderland.blogspot.com

14. Leprechaun Trap (Parent Letter) – If you like to have students create a trap as a family project, this letter makes it simple to get started.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Leprechaun Mischief - Teach Junkie
Source: differentiatedkindergarten.com

15. Leprechaun Mischief – Stir up the mischief factor by making leprechaun footprints to get your creative minds in gear!

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Rainbow Treasure Hunt - Teach Junkie
Source: acupcakefortheteacher.blogspot.com

16. Rainbow Treasure Hunt – A set of printable clues that lead your class on a mini-treasure hunt and end at a pot of gold.

St. Paddy’s Day Printables

17. Lucky Leprechaun – This set of printables includes skip counting, fact and opinion and abc order.

18. Short and Long Vowels Worksheet – Students fill in the correct short vowel (or long vowel) on the pot of gold.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Roll a CVC - Teach Junkie
Source: kinderglynn.blogspot.com

19. Roll a CVC – Roll the dice and make your move. Students will decipher if the CVC words are real or nonsense.

Shamrock Math Activities

20. Pot of Gold Roll and Cover – Cover the pot with gold coins by rolling a die using numbers, tallies or number words.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Missing Addends to 10 - Teach Junkie
Source: teacherstoolkitblog.com

21. Missing Addends to 10 – Students find out how many more shamrocks are needed to make 10.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Lucky Numbers - Teach Junkie
Source: lovetolearn2012.blogspot.ca

22. Lucky Numbers – Solve the 3-step math riddles to find the lucky number.

23. St. Patrick’s Day Roll and Cover – Students roll 2 dice and cover the sum.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Shamrock Roll and Cover - Teach Junkie
Source: earlyyearsfun.blogspot.com.au

24. Shamrock Roll and Cover – Play addition to 12 with 2 dice. The player with the most shamrocks covered wins!

25. Shamrock Addition and Subtraction – Use cut-out manipulative shamrocks to illustrate addition and subtraction equations.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Fraction Leprechaun Face - Teach Junkie
Source: growingfirsties.blogspot.com

26. Fraction Leprechaun Face – This is the best combination of a craft and math activity! Students trade half of a leprechaun and figure out the fractions in eighths or fourths.

Lucky PreK Counting

27. St. Patty Mini Book – Students can color the illustrations for a “How Many Shamrocks” counting mini-book.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Counting Jars - Teach Junkie
Source: aspecialkindofclass.blogspot.ca

28. Counting Jars – Students use March inspired cut-out pieces to fill the jar with the correct number.

29 Zany St. Patrick's Day Learning Resources - Counting Mats - Teach Junkie
Source: pinkpolkadotsandprek.blogspot.com

29. Counting Mats – Students match the numeral to the correct number of shamrocks.

I hope you found these resources and lesson ideas to be helpful in planning out any lessons for Saint Patricks Day.

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Leslie {aka the original Teach Junkie} loves learning new things to make teaching easier and more effective. She enjoys featuring creative classroom fun when she's not designing teacher shirts, making kindergarten lesson plans or planning her family's next trip to Disney World.

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