St. Patrick’s Day Activities – Low Prep Math, ELA, STEM & Critical Thinking

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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this fantastic PowerPoint set of 36 activities with its accompanying printable workbook. Your students will love listening to the stories, joining in with the music & movement activities, having a go at thinking critically, practicing their writing and counting skills, going on a scavenger hunt, having fun with some hands-on activities and so much more. This St. Patrick’s Day set of engaging activities works great on the smartboard in your classroom or when working virtually and screen sharing on Zoom or other virtual platforms.

IMPORTANT:

This resource contains YouTube videos. Please check with your school/school district if you can or are allowed to use/view/share YouTube videos with your student before purchasing this resource.

PREP:

– Rearrange / Add / Delete slides to create a PowerPoint to suit your needs.

– Copy the worksheets you will be using and create a workbook packet for each of your students to give out or send home ahead of time.

– Prepare the additional materials needed or make sure you send a note home to parents.

ACTIVITIES INCUDED IN THIS PACK:

Critical Thinking:

-Which one doesn’t belong? 2 Activities

-Would you rather? 2 Activities

-I see, I think, I wonder. 2 Activities (Worksheet included)

Math Activities:

-I spy little green donuts. Counting activity. (Worksheet included)

-5 Little shamrocks (Song video)

-Celebrate St’ Patrick’s Day. Counting to 100 chant. (Song video)

-St. Patrick’s Patterns. 4 Slides of pattern activities. (Worksheet included)

Writing Activities:

-I spy something green activity. (Worksheet included)

-How to catch a Leprechaun activity. (Worksheet included)

Hands On Activities:

-STEM Challenge. Design and build a rainbow. (Recording page included)

-Scavenger Hunt. 6 Different things to find. (Recording page included)

Read Aloud:

-The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day. (Read aloud video)

-How to Catch a Leprechaun. (Read aloud video)

-St. Patrick’s Day. (Read aloud video)

-Green Shamrocks. (Read aloud video)

Music and Movement:

-Traditional Irish music. (Video)

-Irish dancing. Learn how to Irish dance with Becky. (Video)

-St. Patrick’s Day FREEZE game. (Video)

-Leprechaun Dance. (Song video)

-I’m a little Leprechaun (Song video)

Creative Activities:

-Dressed all in green. Drawing Activity. (Worksheet included)

-Directed drawing activity 1: How to draw a Leprechaun. (Video) (Worksheet included)

-Directed drawing activity 2: How to draw a pot of gold. (Video) (Worksheet included)

-Make a puppet Leprechaun Craft. (Video)

NOTE: A blank editable slide is included at the end of the PowerPoint.

FORMAT: PDF File (Workbook) + Editable PowerPoint File (Slides)

Thank you for visiting and hope you enjoy this St. Patrick’s Day Activity set!

Sue x