St. Patrick’s Day Unit

          Here is a unit I made up for my children and I want to share with you.  Please use extreme caution on the sites.  Please review them before you allow your children to view them.  I only skimmed the surface (did not follow all the links) and I know some of them had a lot of mystically stuff of them.  Many of the ancient beliefs from Ireland are very paganistic and involve mystical creatures. With this in mind, some of the sites are better viewed by the parent for background information only.

          The St. Patrick’s Day Unit is best used with the Ireland Unit Study.  Here are some additional resources that you may want to consider but are not necessary.  There is a St. Patrick's Day Lapbook to buy, and a Study a Person Lapbook also for purchase.  The Study a Person lapbook can be used for almost any biographical study.

Units/ Lessons

http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/article11.htm

http://123child.com/UBB/showthread.php?t=3093

http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/misc/stpats031099.html

http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/article11.htm

http://www.theteachersroom.com/stpatrick.htm

http://www.teachingheart.net/stpattyday.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Forest/8483/stpatclass.html

http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/docs/march_ideas.pdf

http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2082.html - a lot of links are broken but there are still a lot of good activities listed

About

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/about.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/saint-patrick2.htm

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/history.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/spring/patricks/book.shtml

History

http://www.wilstar.com/holidays/patrick.htm

http://www.abitoblarney.com/saintpatrick.htm

http://www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/historyofpatrick.htm

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/sphist.html

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/St-Patricks-Ireland/detail.aspx

http://www.twilightbridge.com/hobbies/festivals/patrick/history.htm

http://www.howstuffworks.com/saint-patrick1.htm

http://www.lz95.lake.k12.il.us/mss/holidays/stpat/stpatricksday.htm

http://www.ireland-information.com/saintpatricksday.htm

http://www.chiff.com/a/st-patrick.htm

http://www.joyfulheart.com/stpatrick/pat.htm

http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/stpatday.htm

Customs/ Traditions

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2004/03/stpatricksday.html

Legends

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/history.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/leprechaun.html

http://www.howstuffworks.com/saint-patrick3.htm

http://www.chiff.com/a/leprechaun.htm

Science

Rainbows

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=1633

http://eo.ucar.edu/rainbows/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

http://science.howstuffworks.com/rainbow.htm

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/science/rainbow-experiment.htm -rainbow experiment

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/rainbow1.htm -rainbow experiment

http://www.notebookingpages.com/Notebooking_Pages_Free_Science_Pages.html -free lab report forms

Literature

Our Island Saints by: Amy Steedman

http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=steedman&book=island&story=_contents - there is a chapter about St. Patrick

Writing

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/lucky.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/wish.htm

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/research/

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LACreativeWriting-StPatricks-IfIHadPotOfGoldIdea2.htm

Reading

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/read/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/potogold.pdf

Vocabulary

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/vocab/

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/quiz/

Spelling

Lucky

Gold

Rainbow

Celtic

Shamrock

Green

Elves

Saint

Harp

Limerick

Copywork

http://www.byzantines.net/saints/st-patrick.htm

Irish Blessings – see Ireland Unit Study

Math

http://www.kidzone.ws/math/patrick/index.htm -Lots!

http://www.pics4learning.com/lessonplan_details.php?id=m03

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag32.html

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MathStPatricksDayGraphingLuckyCharms35.htm

Worksheets

http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/cloze_larryleprechaun_anneredo.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/unscramble.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/m-anagram.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/m-wordladder.htm

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/scramble/

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/kwl/

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/adj/5/

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/adj/2/

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/adj/3/

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/itsyourluckyday.pdf

Puzzles

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/wordsearch/01.html

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/wordsearch/50.html

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/crossword/print.html

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/maze/lep01.html

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/maze/lep08.html

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/maze/shamrock01.html

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/maze/shamrock08.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/leppuzzle.jpg

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/shamrock.jpg

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpatcrossws.html

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/St%20Patrick's%20Day%20Maze%20-%20easy.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/St%20Patrick's%20Day%20Maze%20-%20medium.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/St%20Pat%20Maze%20-%20difficult.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Saint%20Pat%20word%20search%20-%20easy.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/free/g/gridcoloring_leprechaun.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/free/g/gridcoloring_potofgold.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/wordsearch.htm

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/m-crossword.htm

Ireland –see Ireland Unit Study

Notebooking

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/colorwrite.htm

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/ttools/specialpaper/sp1.html Print in landscape

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/ttools/specialpaper/sp2.html Print in landscape

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/St%20Patrick's%20Day%20Writing%20Paper.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/St%20Pat%20Writing%20Paper%202.pdf

http://www.billybear4kids.com/worksheets/practice-stpatricks.html

http://www.billybear4kids.com/stationery/print-outs/stpatricks.html

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/st.patricksday/stationery.htm

http://www.teacherview.com/WritingCenter/stationery/noLines/shamrocks.htm

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/leprechaun_writing.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/writpaper.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/writpaper2.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/statprim.htm

http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/pdfs/shamrockwritingnarrow.pdf

http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/pdfs/shamrockwriting.pdf

http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/pdfs/shamrockwriting2.pdf

Lapbooking

How to Lapbook

Free Lapbook stuff:

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togstpatcover.pdf -cover

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togpatbiolb.pdf -biography booklet

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togstpatminibooks.pdf -Druids and Illumination booklets

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togstpatbook.pdf -Stonehenge, Monastery, and Words of…, booklets

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togcelticcrossbook.pdf -Celtic Cross booklet

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togtimelinestpat.pdf -Timeline, Legends, Irish Blessings booklets

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togstpatclipart.pdf -Celtic patterns

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/togstpatmapbook.pdf -journey booklet

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/illumination.pdf -form for Illuminated Writing

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/stpatricklapbook.htm -example of St. Patrick’s Day Lapbook

Other ideas:

1. A Tab Book explaining the Trinity
2. Shape Book telling about shamrocks
3. Vocabulary Booklet- see words above
4. A booklet telling the history of St. Patrick’s Day
5. A Shape Book telling about the legend about snakes
6. A booklet about Leprechauns
7. A booklet about good luck symbols
8. Shape Book of a Rainbow telling about rainbows
9. Use an accordion fold to make a timeline of St. Patrick’s life
10. Things from Ireland Lapbook List (if your not doing it)

Other Lapbook stuff:

http://www.billybear4kids.com/TinyTitles/StPat.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/ttools/specialpaper/sp3.html

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/didyouknow.htm

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/patrickprint_10.htm

http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/St-Patrick/pages/lined-shamrock.htm

Scrapbook Paper

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Saint%20Pat%20leprechaun.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Saint%20Pat%20rainbow.pdf

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/Saint%20Pat%20shamrock.pdf

Shape Book

http://www.evan-moor.com/pdf/el_0307.pdf

http://www.evan-moor.com/pdf/primary_0307.pdf - This does not have to be about prepositions

http://www.teacherview.com/WritingCenter/shape_books/holidays/shamrock_lines.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/clover_m.pdf

http://abcteach.com/shapebooks/Holidays/shamshape.htm

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/cover.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/pdf/rainbow_wl.pdf

http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/pdf/rainbow.pdf

http://www.abcteach.com/sb/2009.pdf - St. Pat’s Day Words

Maps

http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/St%20Patrick%20Map.pdf

Games

http://www.abcteach.com/free/g/game_st_patrick.pdf

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/bingo-stpat.html

Crafts

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/mobile.html

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/streamers.html

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/stpathat.html

http://www.abcteach.com/free/b/bagpupleprechauns.pdf

Pot of Gold

http://www.123child.com/images/laura%20sermo%20stpattys/potofgold.jpg

http://www.craftideas.info/html/paper_mobile_b.html

Leprechaun Traps

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/visart17.html

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/leprechaun.html

http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=1524

http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=1522

http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=1520

http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=1528

Recipes

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stprecipe.html

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50071

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=41023

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50057

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/feature/famf010501_ffpunch/famf010501_ffpunch.html

http://www.dltk-kids.com/recipesdb/view.asp?rid=263

Songs

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpsong.html

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/Leprechauns.pdf

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/stpats/songs/songs/1/

http://www.dcrafts.com/stpatricks.htm

Printables

http://www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/pics_to_color/pic1.gif

http://www.theholidayspot.com/patrick/pics_to_color/pic3.gif

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/St%20Pat%20Bookmarks.pdf

http://www.kinderart.com/arthistory/sampleshamrock.htm

http://www.youthonline.ca/coloringcorner/color/xstpatsshamrock.htm

http://www.oldeducator.com/shamrock.htm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/t_template.asp?t=http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/images/shrinky.gif

http://www.gpschools.org/ci/ce/elem/holidays/pdfs/bigshamrockforbook.pdf

http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/St-Patrick/pages/derby-clr.htm

Coloring Pages

http://www.geocities.com/laydeelytninbug/color2.html

http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/patrick/patrick4.gif

http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/patrick/patrick3.gif

http://www.coloring.ws/t.asp?b=m&t=http://www.coloring.ws/patrick/1.gif

http://www.janbrett.com/leprechaun_takes_a_hedgie_ride.htm

http://www.janbrett.com/saint_patricks_coloring.htm

http://coloringbookfun.com/pat/

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/stpatty/color/color5.htm

http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/stpatty/color/color6.htm

http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/color/

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpcolor2.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpcolor3.html

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpcolor4.html

http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/color/cppatrick.shtml

http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/stpatricksdaycoloringpages.cfm

http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/hat_m.pdf

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/holidays/ss/patrickprint_6.htm

Clip Art

http://www.eirefirst.com/clipart.html

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/clip.html

http://www.abkldesigns.com/stpat1.html

http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Holidays/St_Patricks_Day

http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/holidays/stpatrick/pages/wish-rainbow-blessing.htm

http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/holidays/stpatrick/pages/potogold.htm

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Posted by midwifemom

I was starting to wonder if you were going to put up a St. Pat's unit study. I started putting some stuff together already, but you are much more extensive with what you put together. Thanks for that. The boys loved the Valentine's Day one.

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Posted by NotebookingNook

You stopped by my blog and left a comment so I had to take a look at yours and I'm I impressed! You are as much of a "info junkie" as myself. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one ; )

I had to add you to my list of friends so I can stop by often and see what's new. Thanks for all the great resources. I love homeschool moms, they are so willing to share!

Take care,
Betsy

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Posted by PumpkinsMomma

thanks for stopping by my blog awhile back and leaving a comment. i am impressed at all your research on St Patricks day. it looks fun, i think i'll try some of it with my kids. have a great day! Marie

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Posted by MarshaAnne

That's an impressive list! Looks like your kids are going to have FUN!

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Posted by 2peter318

You had stopped by my blog and said hi and welcomed me to blogging, so I wanted to say thanks. Thanks for the info. on St. Pat day, I will definately check out some of the sites. Thanks again for welcoming me.

JoAnn

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Posted by RollsLife

What a great unit study! Thanks so much for sharing. Thanks also for your kind words and visiting my other blog, "I can happen in your local school."

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Posted by mycrazylife

Funny I should find your post this morning, right after a customer emailed me with concern that I was celebrating St. Patrick's Day. You can read my reply to her at my blog.

With that said I'm going to view your info!

Irish blessings to you! (note sarcasm!)
Hallie

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