Enjoy wearing green and searching for the pot of gold while you celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17. We have plenty of lessons and activities to help you explore this holiday, and celebrate in true Irish fashion!
Why Do We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
The history of St. Patrick’s Day dates to 17th-century Ireland, where it was a religious day that commemorated the nation’s patron saint, St. Patrick. The holiday became more significant in the United States after the Civil War with the arrival of increasing numbers of Irish immigrants. By the end of the 19th Century St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated in major Irish cities such as New York, Boston, and Chicago as well as cities in other parts of the country.
Printables and Worksheets for St. Patrick’s Day
Explore this collection of St. Patrick’s Day worksheets, activities, and choice boards for fun ways to bring this holiday into the classroom. Choose from St. Patrick’s Day math activities, writing packets, and art projects (which include building people out of potatoes and creating leprechaun marionettes). These resources will give you plenty of opportunities to teach your students all about this Irish-American holiday, while also building their reading comprehension, writing, and math skills.
St. Patrick's Day Themed Packets
These themed choice boards and activity packets provide easy ways to incorporate St. Patrick’s Day into learning. Choose from math activities, puzzles, and writing activities with instructions and printable worksheets included.
- St. Patrick's Day Choice Board, Activities & Puzzles Packet
- St. Patrick's Day Themed Writing Activities Packet
- St. Patrick's Day Themed Math Packet
- St. Patrick's Day Choice Board, Activities, and Puzzles Packet
St. Patrick’s Day Printables
Create some St. Patrick’s Day fun with these printables, including an escape room activity, word scramble, puzzles, and a story starter to encourage creative writing.
- St. Patrick's Day Choice Board, Activities & Puzzles Packet
- St. Patrick's Day Escape Room
- Spring Theme Bulletin Board
- St. Patrick's Day Story Starter
- St. Patrick's Day Word Scramble
- Leprechaun Marionette
- St. Patrick's Day
- Special Days
- Patron Saints in the UK
- More Popular St. Patrick's Day Printables
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
Try this fun St. Patrick’s Day craft activity from our sister site, FamilyEducation, to create some magic in your classroom and catch your very own leprechaun. Get inspired, or have students come up with their own ideas and add a competitive element.
Reading & Language Arts Activities
Use the sentence builders, story starter, and St. Patrick’s Day themed writing activities to develop your students’ creative writing skills while celebrating this fun holiday.
- St. Patrick's Day Choice Board, Activities & Puzzles Packet
- St. Patrick's Day - Sentence Builders
- St. Patrick' Day Themed Writing Activities
- More St. Patrick's Day Reading & Language Arts Activities
Math Worksheets
These themed St. Patrick’s Day math activities and number worksheets are designed for 1st grade and 2nd grade students, and make great activities for math centers, or just for fun!
References
Discover more about the history of St. Patrick’s Day and learn more about Ireland with these encyclopedia-style reference pages.
Activities about Ireland
This St. Patrick’s Day is a great opportunity to learn more about the country of Ireland. Explore quizzes about Irish literature, and folklore, or have fun with a Shamrock-themed game for middle school.
- The Shamrock Patch
- Irish Literature & Folklore Quiz
- St. Patty's Day Quiz
- St. Patty's Day Quiz: Answers
- More Activities about Ireland
Spring Activities
Enjoy Spring-themed activities with these worksheets, printables and ideas.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities Booklet
- Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
- Class Garden
- Top 10 Spring Activities (K-8)
- The Sunflower
- Rachel Carson: The Coming of a Silent Spring
- More Spring Activities & Resources for Teachers
More Spring Holidays
If you liked these St. Patrick’s Day printables and activities, explore our resource collections for other spring holidays to get more holiday-themed inspiration and ideas.
