TeachersFirst's St. Patrick's Day
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May the luck of the Irish be with you. This wonderful collection of resources highlights the history and celebration of St. Patrick's Day. There are interactives, historical information, crafts, printables, vocabulary, and lots more to explore in this collection.
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All About the Holidays - PBS Learning Media
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): back to school (56), chinese new year (5), cinco de mayo (11), easter (9), elections (75), fathers day (8), fire prevention (11), flag day (6), halloween (31), hanukkah (12), holidays (122), july 4th (6), kwanzaa (13), labor day (6), martin luther king (39), mothers day (9), new years (6), pi (25), presidents (115), rosh hashanah (7), st patricks day (11), thanksgiving (25), valentines day (11), veterans (18), womens suffrage (35), yom kippur (8)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for teaching material during holidays throughout the year. For each holiday use a bookmarking site such as Wakelet, reviewed here, to organize and share lesson materials, videos, and game sites for your students. Instead of worksheets or written reports, enhance student learning by asking them to create infographics sharing information about any holiday. Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, is a very easy to use tool that includes pre-made templates. Don't keep student learning to yourself, share their knowledge through holiday podcasts for your entire school and community to hear. Anchor, reviewed here, features many kid-friendly tools to get you started with creating and sharing podcasts.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Celebrating the Holidays with a Kid's Heart - Roxie Carroll - A Kids Heart
Grades
K to 4This site includes advertising.
tag(s): christmas (39), earth day (62), fathers day (8), hanukkah (12), holidays (122), july 4th (6), martin luther king (39), mothers day (9), new years (6), preK (238), rosh hashanah (7), st patricks day (11), thanksgiving (25), valentines day (11), yom kippur (8)
In the Classroom
Need to find quick activities for a special holiday in your class? Find ready-made activities to use during center time, class celebrations, or special reward time on your interactive whiteboard. After school programs can easily use activities for all different interests during holiday times.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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E is for Explore! - Erin Bittman
Grades
K to 6tag(s): addition (125), alphabet (49), angles (51), branches of government (56), charts and graphs (163), density (19), dinosaurs (37), division (98), electricity (61), erosion (13), fractions (164), geology (62), geometric shapes (132), inferencing (5), literacy (96), logic (162), minerals (15), money (121), multiplication (119), place value (36), reading comprehension (130), rocks (36), senses (18), subtraction (108), transformations (12), weather (156)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for great hands-on activities across the curriculum. Use the activities throughout the school year. Allow students to explore areas of the site to find activities to perform on their own. For example, click on the fractions tag and allow students to view the list of activities to choose their own exploration. When finished, enhance learning by challenging students to create a talking avatar using a photo or other image (legally permitted to be reproduced). The avatars can be used to explain the activity and its outcome. Use a site such as Phrase.it, reviewed here, to add speech and thought bubbles.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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St. Patrick's Day - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
2 to 12tag(s): ireland (11), st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Use this site to reinforce and support vocabulary as you study the holiday. Share the word puzzles on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students create their own word activities from the same vocabulary list, such as matching or ranking challenges for their peers to try on the interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History of St. Patrick's Day - A&E
Grades
6 to 12This site is very well done and offers a lot of information. If you are doing any activities about St. Patrick's Day, don't miss this site. Be aware: there are advertisements.
tag(s): holidays (122), ireland (11), st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Share the video on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students work in cooperative learning groups and complete research papers about the famous Irish people highlighted at this site or other research topics of interest. Have the cooperative learning groups create a multimedia presentation giving them a choice of projects to complete with Genially, reviewed here. Family and Consumer Science teachers could use this site to find some recipes to try out in class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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St. Patrick's Day Theme Unit - edhelper.com
Grades
K to 8tag(s): st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector and challenge your students with this St. Patrick's Day fun!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Six Calendars of Special Days and Festivals - Woodlands Junior School( Project Britain)
Grades
K to 8tag(s): calendars (38), christmas (39), easter (9), holidays (122), st patricks day (11), valentines day (11)
In the Classroom
As you study other cultures, be sure to include this resource for students to research the celebrations there. Or include the link on your teacher web page with the title "Every Day is a Holiday?" asking students to use the holiday calendar to become more be aware of different cultures. Instead of reporting on a current event from the newspaper, give them the option of reporting on a holiday that occurred this week in another part of the world.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Saint Patrick's Day Activities - DLTK
Grades
K to 5tag(s): st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site to your class with a projector or interactive whiteboard. Then you could use these activites as stations, or you could have students choose an activity they want to complete, and those with the same choice could work in small groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wearin O' The Green - kate.net
Grades
K to 12tag(s): ireland (11), st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Search this site to find activities relevant to your class. Have students use this site to find research information about various topics related to St. Patrick's Day. Enhance learning by giving students choice of tools for a multimedia project using: PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, a slide show, Site123, reviewed here, a blog or webpage, PBWorks, reviewed here, a wiki, Biteable, reviewed here, a video creation tool. Share the videos on a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here, or all presentations on your class webpage or wiki.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lucy the Leprechaun - Spun Silk Web Design
Grades
K to 5tag(s): st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Share the short story on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Or have students read together in cooperative learning groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Legacy of Ireland - Ireland Now
Grades
2 to 8tag(s): ireland (11), st patricks day (11)
In the Classroom
Use this site for research about St. Patrick's Day or Ireland. Have cooperative learning groups research various topics at this site. Enhance learning by having the groups create a multimedia presentation using: Slides, reviewed here, a slide show, Site123, reviewed here, a blog or webpage, PBWorks, reviewed here, a wiki, Typito reviewed here, a video creation tool. Share the videos on a tool such as SchoolTube, reviewed here, or all presentations on your class webpage or wiki.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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