St. Patrick’s Day 2024 Teaching Resources
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2024 in your classroom with leprechaun traps, activities and games, shamrock worksheets, printable rainbow crafts, green classroom decor and so much more designed to save you time on your lesson planning this winter.
This teaching resource collection was created by the teachers at Teach Starter to provide you with a mix of holiday-specific resources as well as curriculum-aligned resources that bring a little bit of the St. Patrick's Day theme to your traditional teaching (rainbow math, anyone?).
The March holiday is a good time to bring a little bit of Irish luck into the classroom (especially with state testing days creeping ever closer), teach students about the culture of Ireland, or just brighten up the doldrums of winter with some colorful rainbows, green clover, and of course a touch of leprechaun gold.
Thinking about celebrating for the first time in your classroom this year or just need a few fresh ideas? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
When Is St. Patrick's Day 2024?
You may already know that St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on the same day of the month year in and year out, but the question your students all have is "Is St. Patrick's Day on a school day this year?"
The answer depends on your holidays, but it's likely a no. St. Patrick's Day will be on Sunday, March 17, 2023.
Why Do We Celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
This is another popular question from our students, and the answer is a bit complicated.
St. Patrick's Day originated in Ireland where it began as a celebration in honor of — you guessed it — Saint Patrick, who is the patron saint of the country. The day commemorates both him and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, as well as celebrating overall Irish culture and heritage.
Saint Patrick is credited with converting the Irish people to Christianity in the 5th century. He's also said to have used the three-leafed shamrock as a symbol to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish people, which is why you'll see shamrocks showing up in St. Patrick's Day decor, parades, and of course your classroom activities.
All that said, you don't need to teach a religious lesson in a public school to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
In the US and countries around the world, St. Patrick's Day is largely celebrated as a way to honor Irish heritage and culture, and it's often said that "everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day."
Ask your students to wear a little (or a lot of) green as part of your holiday celebration. The color is associated with Ireland where it appears as one of three colors of the national flag, and it's said to symbolize the lush landscape and the hope for spring.
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Roll-a-Holiday Poem Dice Game
Get your students to write fun holiday poems with this engaging “Roll-a-Poem” dice game.
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Free St. Patrick's Day Word Search Activity
Print a free St. Patrick's Day word search for some holiday word-find fun!
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How to Write a Limerick - Worksheet Pack
Use this 2-page worksheet when teaching students how to write a limerick.
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St. Patrick's Day Tracing Mini Book
Help your kindergarten students learn and write about St. Patrick’s Day with a printable mini-book.
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Rainbow Number Facts (Making 10) - Board Game
Practice the addition strategy of making ten with this board game.
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Shamrock Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet
Build vocabulary with a Shamrock Synonyms and Antonyms worksheet.
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St. Patrick's Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Grow your students' vocabularies this St. Patrick's Day with a printable St. Paddy's vocabulary word wall.
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Number, Word, and Base Ten Forms - St. Patrick's Day Activity
Have some fun matching number, word, and base-ten forms with a fun St. Patrick's Day activity.
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St. Paddy's Synonyms - St. Patrick's Day Craft
Practice identifying and matching synonyms with a fun St. Patrick’s Day Craft Activity.
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St. Patrick's Day Math Center - Odd and Even Number Sort
Sort odd and even numbers into their corresponding pots with a St. Patricks Day math activity.
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Lucky's Loot - Digital St. Patrick's Day Math Activity
Save time lesson planning with a St. Patrick's Day Digital Math Activity that reviews multiple math concepts at once!
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How to Catch a Leprechaun STEM Project
Use your engineering and design skills to build a leprechaun trap on St. Patrick's Day!
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Pot of Gold Sort - 2D and 3D Shapes
Sort coins that feature 2D shapes and 3D objects into their corresponding pots with a St. Patricks Day theme!
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St. Patrick's Day Bingo
Discover the lingo and symbols related to St. Patrick’s Day with this BINGO game set.
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St. Patrick's Day Digital Centers
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a digital math and literacy activity deck.
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Rainbow Number Bonds - Math Game
Practice number bonds with this fun rainbow-themed hands-on activity.
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St. Patrick's Day Headbands Game
Introduce St. Patrick’s Day vocabulary words with our picture & word card headbands game.
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Friends of 10 - Addition Match-up Activity
A set of 22 matching cards to explore the number combinations of 10.
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Collective Noun Agreement Board Game
Students move along board game spaces and use collective nouns in sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.
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Lucky Nouns Board Game
Bring parts of speech into your St. Patrick's Day activities with a printable board game. Indentify pictured nouns as a person, place, thing, or animal on this delightful board game adventure.
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St. Patrick's Day Writing Prompts and Word Wall
Help your young students learn and write about St. Patrick’s Day with an illustrated word wall and writing prompts.
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Measuring Length with Clover Worksheet
Measure familiar objects using our lucky clover in this St Patrick’s Day math activity!
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We're So Lucky Clover Chain Activity
Encourage students to think about their good luck with this charming St Patrick’s Day writing prompt.
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Leprechaun Trap STEM Activity
Experience hands-on STEM concepts with your students with this St. Patrick's Day-themed leprechaun craft activity.
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