St. Patrick’s Day is almost here – and it’s one of my favorite holidays to celebrate! Nothing cheers me up and gets me ready for spring like the glitz, glam, and green of Paddy’s Day. Paddy is short for Patrick if you were wondering, and Paddy’s Day is the correct shortening of St. Patrick’s Day. Patty is apparently short for Patricia, which I learned during my research, and is incorrect and highly offensive. ?
Also St. Patrick’s Day means it’s almost spring. It is essentially the holiday hype man for spring. Plus my favorite color is green – so there’s that too.
If you are in need of some super easy ways to mix St. Patrick’s Day into your already stuffed curriculum, then you have come to the right place.
1. Incorporate a little extra St. Patrick’s Day math into your morning work routine. This worksheet is straightforward, and will have students counting by 10’s and 1’s. It also features adorable lucky charm clipart! Too much.
2. How often are you teaching geography skills to your lower elementary students? Let’s face it, there are times when unit studies, i.e. science/social studies/etc, is the last thing on your mind when you are reaching and teaching those kids to read. Sneak a little map practice in this March with this Map of Ireland printable. I have found students like map activities because we usually don’t do them! Voila, ENGAGEMENT!!
3. Assess your lower elementary students on their alphabet skills. It is always a good idea to take a quick snapshot of where your students are at – assessment is the key. Pass out this handy shamrock alphabet fill-in-the-blank-style printable and away you go.
4. Extra math practice. Because can you ever even practice subtraction enough? Ditch that boring worksheet and engage your littles with this bright and colorful way to work on subtraction facts. Do you see the hidden shamrock?? Obviously you do, and so will your students, but they will still have fun doing this hidden picture activity!
5. Add a little writing work! Directed drawing is so hot right now. This activity will engage your kiddos and get them to practice just a tiny wee bit of handwriting and sentence building. There are 4 of these pages included in this printable pack. This activity is perfect for early/emergent readers and writers.
This is the ULTIMATE no prep printable pack for St. Patrick’s Day! 75 ready to print pages of St. Patrick’s Day themed math, phonics, reading comprehension, word work, science, geography and a whole bunch more fun activities await you and your students! This pack covers a wide range of skills and is perfect for kiddos in kindergarten or first grade. Some of the activities are a bit more difficult than others, allowing for easy differentiation depending on the needs of your students. It’s so quick and easy to simply print this nifty activity pack, giving you more time to tackle your ever-expanding teacher to-do list!
It’s time to enjoy your teaching. If you’re looking for a simple, skill-based, fluff-free seasonal activity pack that engages your little thinkers, then look no further! Use this pack for daily morning work, during literacy stations, and more!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Go Green!